Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 8: A person found to be smuggling gold from Dubai has been nabbed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on Saturday, at Mangalore International Airport. The officials have seized 12 gold chains weighing 200 grams, estimated to cost Rs 5 lac in total, from a person named Sanaulla (48), a resident of Bhatkal. The accused who flew to Mangalore from Dubai by Jet

Bangalore, Jun 8: A private complaint has been filed before the Special Lokayukta Court against Karnataka Wakf Minister Qamar-ul Islam accusing him of illegally acquiring Wakf properties in Gulbarga. Complainant Tabrez Pasha submitted documents to the court alleging that Qamar-ul Islam illegally acquired a little over eight acres of Wakf land in Bandepura. The land was granted to Khwaja Bande

Mangalore, Jun 8: The new auditorium and office building of Government Teacher's Training College was inaugurated, near Town Hall in Mangalore on Saturday by B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forests and Environment and district in-charge minister, DK. Speaking at the formal inauguration programme, Mr. Rai said that provision of social security and creation of a harassment-free society is possible only

Mangalore, Jun 8: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), has awarded the coveted Gold Medal to Sowmya Kamath of Mangalore for being the topper in Physical Science. She received the honour from Dr R. Chidambaram, the eminent nuclear scientist and metallurgist (currently serving as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of India) and former President, Dr APJ Abdul

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 8: An Air India Trivandrum-Muscat flight had to return after take-off as the pilot reported a technical snag. The Boeing 747 IX 549 flight, with 153 passengers on board, returned 30 minutes after it took off from the Trivandrum International Airport, Air India sources said. The Air Traffic Control was alerted immediately and the aircraft landed safely, airport sources said

Udupi, Jun 8: A person was electrocuted and two were injured when an earth-mover came in contact with an electric cable at Nadpal village on Thursday. The incident occurred when an earth-mover with a few workers from a construction site at Vanajar on board, was being driven from Kanajar to Kanjarkatte. Though the top portion of the vehicle was dangerously close to the electricity cable at Nadpal

Bangalore, Jun 8: Former chief minister and KJP leader B S Yeddyurappa on Friday urged the State government to set up a commission of inquiry to probe land denotification and 'G' category site allotment issues and allow a debate on the Karnataka Lokayukta report on illegal mining in the House so that people know the truth. Speaking on the motion of thanks to the Governor's address to the joint

Mangalore, Jun 8: Close on the heels of the district administration, Mangalore City Corporation too has issued directives and undertaken several preventive measures to control the spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue in areas falling under the MCC limits. Addressing reporters at a news conference here on Friday, Joint Commissioner of MCC Srikanth Rao said that a survey of

Riyadh, Jun 8: An online service to issue and renew iqamas (residence permits) has been launched. It is available on the portal of the General Directorate of Passports for Electronic Services and the site is called Abshir. Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif inaugurated the service. “The new service is a major step taken by the Passport Department to offer better online services to citizens

Mangalore, Jun 7: In a bid to lift the spirit of police officers in the district, the department rewarded as many as 53 police personnel on Friday, June 7 at police guesthouse here. Superintendent of Police Abhishek Goyal conferred the award and commendation certificates for the police personnel in recognition of the excellent work performed in criminal investigation. Speaking on the occasion