Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 6: The second of two hovercrafts sanctioned Indian Coast Guard along Karnataka coast arrived in Mangalore on Monday, exactly a fortnight after the induction of the State's first hovercraft. Hovercraft H-198 the third series of Air Cushion vehicle, built in the United Kingdom, arrived on Monday at Panambur Beach, near the ICG, Karnataka Headquarters where it will be permanently based

Jeddah, Oct 6: Prisoners sentenced to death have been allowed to perform Haj and Umrah as part of their last wishes. In 2009, the Directorate of Prisons carried out a study to examine the possibility of granting prisoners the opportunity to perform Haj particularly those sentenced to long jail sentences. The study reviewed obstacles in the way of prisoners' Haj including the period needed to

Mangalore, Oct 6: With the arrest of two youths, the Mangalore city police have successfully solved the two murder cases that took place recently under the limits of commissionerate. The police have identified the arrested as Siddappa alias Siddu (22), a native of Savadatti in Belgaum district and Murthuza Khadri alias Rafeeq (27), a native of Nittoli in Davangere district. The duo were arrested

Mangalore, Oct 6: There may not be any night flight operation at Mangalore International Airport for six months starting from next month thanks to runway-end safety area works. Reliable sources said that Airports Authority of India (AAI) has proposed to suspend night flights at Mangalore International Airport from November. The move aims at facilitating the runway-end safety area works on one side

Mangalore, Oct 6: A group of miscreants at Valachil on the outskirts of the city never missed a chance to fight even on the day of Eid-ul-Adha. Two persons were hospitalized with severe injuries after a clash near a Masjid soon after Eid prayers. V. Abbas (58) and his younger brother Abdul Rahman (49) are the injured. A group assaulted them following altercation over collection of funds for Jammu

Kundapur, Oct 6: A 48-year-old expatriate worker from Kundapur taluk in Udupi district passed away in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Alwyn D'Souza (48) son of Peter D'Souza, a native of Chikansal in Kundapur, who was working in Riyadh, the capital of the kingdom, died while on duty, sources said. He was an employee of Joannou & Paraskevaides, one of the largest construction companies in Middle East for

Mangalore, Oct 6: Mangalore, Oct 6: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader has said that the opening of Kanachur Medical College on the outskirts of Mangalore from next academic year would solely depend on these institutes having facilities as sought by Medical Council of India. The minister's clarification comes amidst the allegations that Kanachur Educational Institute had

Kasargod, Oct 6: Amid reports of widespread destruction of standing crops in hamlets bordering forests, the carcass of a three-year-old tusker was found at Kottamkuzhi in Karadukka panchayat in the district on Sunday. The carcass was noticed in the forest land by a woman who in turn alerted forest officials in the morning. The officials who carried out preliminary inspection did not find any

Mina, Oct 6: Raising his arm, Yousef Ali hugs his elderly father in front of one of Islam's holiest sites as they grin for a selfie -- a craze that has hit this year's hajj. But not everyone is happy about young pilgrims from around the world constantly snapping "selfies", photographs taken of one's self, as they carry out the rites of hajj which are the high point of a Muslim's spiritual life

Bangalore, Oct 6: A series of holidays starting from October 2 to October 6, has put many Bangaloreans as well as visitors to the City to inconvenience as several ATMs have gone dry. People wearing a disappointed look and coming out empty-handed from ATM kiosks was a common sight at many places in the City on Saturday and Sunday. According to bank officials and customers, the ATMs in commercial