Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 23: A private airline has personally apologised to a Mangaluru based passenger over the cancellation of one of its flights without prior information which caused inconveniences to many. However, unsatisfied by the apology letter, Ashik Kukkaje from Bantwal taluk near Mangaluru, has decided approach the consumer court demanding the fulfilment of the losses caused to him and other

Ayodhya, May 23: Right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal has started training its cadre in Uttar Pradesh in using rifles, swords and laathis so that they can 'protect Hindus from non-brothers'. A camp was recently organised in Ayodhya. Similar camps would be held till June 5 in Sultanpur, Gorakhpur, Pilibhit, Noida and Fatehpur. Bajrang Dal is the youth wing of Vishva Hindu Parishad, and has faced

Hyderabad, May 23: A 35-year-old “drunken” man jumped into a lion enclosure at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Sunday reportedly “to shake hand with a lion” but was rescued unhurt by the alert animal keeper. Mukesh, a native of Sikar district in Rajasthan, crossed the barricade of the African lion enclosure despite warnings by the security staff, Nehru Zoological Park Curator Shivani Dogra

Kasaragod, May 23: The district police have seized a huge quantity of ganga being transported in a car on the national highway at Hosadurga yesterday. They have also arrested three people on board the car identified as Moidin (34) from Padannakad, Ubaid (45) and T Shafeeq (33) from Ambalathara village. The trio were caught while transporting 11 kg of ganja in four bundles. Acting on a tip off, a

Mangaluru, May 23: A senior police officer in Mangaluru suffered minor injuries after his car met with an accident last night at Yekkuru, here. Shantaraju, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Mangaluru City, was heading to Ullal from the city in his official car when the incident took place around 12:00 a.m. It is learnt that a speeding car coming from the opposition direction rammed

Srirangapatna, May 23: The bandh called by Hindutva organisations in the town on Sunday, against the police for releasing three persons who had disfigured the carvings of Hindu gods on the wall of the historical fort here, evoked a mixed response. It is said that three miscreants - Shamshuddin of Srirangapatna, Jamiulla of Mysuru and Danash of Uttar Pradesh – were seen disfiguring the carvings of

Udupi, May 23: As many as 64 cases of infant mortality were reported in Udupi district alone between December 2015 and April 2016, according to Rohini, District Health and Family Welfare Officer. Speaking at a review meeting on health matters at the District Offices Complex, here, Dr Rohini said that two cases of maternal mortality had been reported in the district this year. Last year, the

Manglauru, May 23: As the tussle between two factions for wresting administrative control of the Ullal Juma Masjid and Sayyid Madani Dargah continued, Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader has initiated dialogues between group leaders. Mr Khader, who is also the local MLA, said that appointing an administrator for the historic Dargah is not a solution for the issues pertaining to management

Bengaluru, May 23: Municipal Administration and Minorities Affairs Minister Qamarul Islam said that Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka has, over the past three years, allocated Rs. 2,528 crore for minority welfare, as opposed to Rs. 1,145 crore set aside by the previous BJP government during its five-year tenure. Releasing a booklet on the achievements of his department in the past

Mangaluru, May 22: Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader today not only vowed to resign from his post but also to retire from politics for good if allegations hurled at him by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were proven to be true. Addressing media persons in the city on Sunday, Mr Khader reiterated that the allegation of a multi-crore drug purchase scam under the National Rural Health