Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 2: Jet Airways, which is operating two international flights daily from Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), would add one more to Sharjah from August 7. A release from Airport Authority of India-operated MIA here said the Mangaluru-Sharjah-Mangaluru service would depart Mangaluru at 9.05 a.m. and arrive at MIA at 5.45 p.m. Airport Director J.T. Radhakrishna said many people from

Bengaluru, Aug 1: The mortal remains of two soldiers from Karnataka who were killed during a landmine blast in Kargil sector along LoC last week were today laid to rest at their native villages. Subedar Basappa Patil and Sepoy Hasansab Khudavand were killed on July 29 while patrolling when they were caught in a mine blast, the Army had said. Both their bodies were brought to their native villages

Mysuru, Aug 1: Thousands of people on Monday bid farewell to Rakesh, elder son of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who died in Brussels last week, at the exhibition ground in the city, about 150 km from Benglauru. "As scheduled, the cortege carrying the mortal remains of Rakesh was brought here in a special aircraft from Bengaluru after it was flown from Brussels by an Emirates Airlines

A low intensity explosion rocked a court premises here today causing panic among lawyers and litigants and leaving at least two persons injured. The explosion with "bomb blast-like" sound occurred in the toilet located behind the court building, eyewitnesses said. Windowpanes were shattered due to the intensity of the explosion, police said, adding the two persons received minor injuries. Senior

Mangaluru, Aug 1: So far the police in Mangaluru knew only one language, i.e., the police language', and that was sufficient for them to deal with criminals. However, now the men in khaki have realised the importance of learning local languages of the city for better and effective policing. A month after successfully holding 10-day Tulu language workshop for constables, the City Police

New Delhi, Aug 01: About 10,000 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia will be evacuated and no one will go hungry as ration has been distributed to them, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in Parliament today. Her deputy V K Singh is leaving for Saudi Arabia to oversee the evacuation process, she said in a statement in both Houses of Parliament. As members in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

Mangaluru, Aug 1: Nearly two weeks after he was transferred and posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, young IAS officer K G Jagadeesha assumed the office on Monday. Mr. Jagadeesha was the Managing Director of Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Ltd., Bengaluru, before his July 21 transfer. Even though he was supposed to take charge last week, the out-going DC A B

Agra, Aug 1: The Uttar Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party is in shock after its much hyped Dhamma Chetna Yatra failed to draw even 500 Dalit supporters in the city of Agra. In fact, the saffron party had expected 50,000 supporters to welcome the Yatra which entered the city on Sunday. The welcome function, which was earlier scheduled to be held at one of city's the biggest grounds, was shifted

Bengaluru, Aug 1: The multiple love affair of a Mysuru based girl has claimed the life of a young real estate agent in Bengaluru. The victim is Yogesh (26), who was reported missing by his sister on July 21. He was allegedly killed over his involvement in a love triangle with a girl he befriended on Facebook. Prathap, son of Shivakumar, president of the Karnataka State Gaurakshana Samithi, is

Srinagar, Aug 1: Two army men were killed in a mine blast along Line of Control (LoC) in Kargil sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Army's Northern command spokesman based in Udhampur Colonel S D Goswami said a mine blast took place when an army men were patrolling along LoC in Kargil sector of J&K on July 29. “Due to the effect of the blast, two army men, part of the patrol party, suffered grievous