Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 12: Low-cost carrier Air Pegasus on Wednesday said it would connect Bengaluru with Mangaluru and Chennai from August 21. "Besides daily flights to Mangaluru and Chennai, we will offer daily service to Madurai (Tamil Nadu) instead of thrice a week and fly twice a day to Hubbali (northern Karnataka) from August 21," Air Pegasus managing director Shyson Thomas told media persons here

Mangaluru, Aug 12: A group of Hindutva activists, who allegedly tried to attack rationalist thinker and writer K Prof. S Bhagawan, who was addressing a press conference in the city on Wednesday, was whisked away by police. Prof Bhagawan, who is known for his tough stance against communal politics, casteism and blind-believes, justified his previous remarks on Bhagawad Gita, the Ramayana and

Mangaluru, Aug 12: During an interaction programme with severe chronic renal patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis at Government Wenlock Hospital under a pilot project launched by the state government, the patients revealed that their health conditions had largely improved with the initiation of peritoneal dialysis which could be done at home on their own. Under the project initiated by the

Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 12: The decision not to oppose the bail granted to Swami Assemanand chargesheeted in 2007 Samjhauta blast case was slammed by opposition parties today with NC leader Omar Abdullah asking how this was different from Pakistan justifying bail for Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. "How is the Indian justification of bail for #Aseemanand any different from the Pakistani justification of

Mangaluru, Aug 12: The newly-renovated haemo-dialysis centre of Government Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru was formally inaugurated by Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly Kagodu Thimmappa, in the presence of Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader, in the 167-year-old hospital on Wednesday. The haemo-dialysis centre, consisting of 12 beds, will provide dialysis to patients suffering

Dubai, Aug 12: Indian expatriates in United Arab Emirates have geared up to give a rousing welcome to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose two day visit to the gulf country will include high profile meetings and a public event at Dubai Cricket Stadium. Preparations are ongoing at the Dubai Cricket Stadium to erect a food court and other pavilions for the visitors. At a meeting of ICWC

Mangaluru, Aug 12: Kavita Trust, which works for the promotion of Konkani poetry will hold its annual James and Shobha Mendonca endowment lecture on poetry in Mangalore on Saturday, August 22. Renowned English poet and writer Arundhathi Subramaniam will deliver this lecture at Gallerie Orchid on K.S. Rao Road, Mangaluru, at 5:00 p m. The lecture occupies important position in the many programmes

Udupi, Aug 12: Amidst the ongoing preparation by Adani Power Ltd to expand Udupi Power Corporation Ltd. (UPCL) located at Yellur in Udupi district, activists residents of villages surrounding the 1,200 MW thermal power plant are gearing up for an agitation. The Gram Panchayat Okkoota, which has been opposing the expansion of the UPCL, has warned that the second phase expansion of the thermal power

Bengaluru, Aug 12: The Karnataka High Court has said the returning officer will have to take inputs from the city police before granting permission to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to organise a rally ahead of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike elections. Justice A.S. Bopanna on Tuesday issued the direction while rejecting AIMIM’s plea for a direction to the authorities to

Udupi, Aug 12: The Officials and police raided five places where illegal sand extraction was taking place, and seized two trucks for illegally ferrying sand, in the surroundings of Barkur village in Udupi, on Tuesday. H.K. Thippeswamy, Brahmavar Special Tahsildar, led the operations. He said that after receiving information about illegal sand extraction, with the assistance of police, he raided