Karnataka

Kathmandu, April 26: The devastating earthquake in Nepal has destroyed or badly damaged many Hindu temples both in the Kathmandu Valley and elsewhere. Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake and aftershocks throughout the day destroyed around 80 percent of the temples in Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, the Kantipur News reported on Sunday. These include the Kasthamandap temple, the Panchtale temple

Bengaluru, Apr 26: People from Karnataka stranded in Nepal that was rocked by a massive earthquake are returning to India in batches through road and special Indian Air Force flights, state government officials said. A batch of 82 people belonging to Karnataka has reached Delhi in an IAF aircraft, the Secretary, Disaster Management said in a release. Their return to Karnataka is being facilitated

Mangalore, Apr 26: In a tragic accident, a woman instantly lost her life when a garbage truck ran over her after she fell on the road in front of Sahara Hospital at Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Maimuna (50), resident of Krishnapura near Suratkal. While Maimuna was returning from a marriage function at Kallapu with her son Shabbeer on a Honda

Mangaluru, Apr 26: In recognition of his three decades of service in the field of journalism, senior journalist and Mangaluru bureau chief of Udayavani Daily Manohar Prasad was felicitated at ‘Manobhinandana’ programme organised by Media Alumni Association of Mangalagangothri (MAAM) at T V Raman Pai Memorial Hall here on Sunday. On the occasion, a souvenir “Manobhinandana” – a collection of

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Online shopping portals seemed to take an opportunistic view of the disastrous Nepal earthquake on Saturday by putting up extremely insensitive posts for promoting a discount offer. "Shake it off like this Earthquake: Get any Vincent Chase Sunglasses upto Rs. 3000 for FLAT Rs. 500, by sending invites to 50 friends," were the words Lenskart, an online shopping portal for eyewear

New Delhi, Apr 26: Fresh tremors were felt today across north and east India, a day after a quake devastated Nepal and affected parts of India. The aftershocks measured 6.7 in the Richter scale according to United States Geological Survey -- the epicenter was Kodari, around 80 km east of Kathmandu. Soon after, defence ministry suspended vehicular and air traffic in Nepal. "All movement to

Aurangabad, Apr 26: A look at the data available from the Maharashtra Election Commission released after counting of votes in the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation elections revealed that the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimimeen (MIM) has more non-Muslim corporators than the 'secular' Congress party. The data shows that the MIM led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who is accused of playing

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Tourists from Dakshina Kannada who had been to Nepal before a devastating earthquake hit the Himalayan nation are safe, sources said. Vathika Pai from Nirmala Travels said that as many as nine persons from different parts of coastal district had been to Pokhara in Nepal. “Nine tourists had left Mangaluru a few days ago to Pokhara, which is about 80 km from the epicentre of

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Office bearers and members of Dakshina Kannada district Karmika Parishad held a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Saturday, against the Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014 proposed by the NDA government, which is slated to be tabled in the next session of the Lok Sabha. Addressing the protestors, president of the Karmika Parishad Ivan D'Souza said

New Delhi, Apr 26: National carrier Air India resumed its flights to quake-hit Nepal with two services- one each from Delhi and Kolkata - leaving for Kathmandu early this morning. Both the flights left around 7:30 AM with 118 and 45 passengers on board each plane, an Air India spokesperson said. Air India operates three services to Kathmandu including two daily services from the national capital