Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 4: Officials of Airport and Air India Express accorded warm welcome to the passengers of maiden direct flight from Dammam to Mangalore, who reached Mangalore International Airport at 3:20 a.m. (IST) on Thursday. The Air India Express flight IX 386 with 160 passengers onboard had taken off from Dammam International Airport at 8:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday. “It was a pleasant

Bangalore, Apr 4: The Election Commission of India (ECI)?has urged media organisations in Karnataka to curb the “vicious” paid news as it not only queers the level playing field for candidates, but also creates confusion among voters. Speaking at a media workshop on 'Electoral Process', Akshay Raut, Director General, ECI, said self-regulation was key for media organisations to find an answer to

Dammam, Apr 3: The maiden direct flight from Mangalore to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia landed at Dammam International Airport at 6:50 p.m. local time on Wednesday. Senior officials connected to Air India Express and airport accorded a warm welcome to the maiden passengers who alighted from while flight IX 385, which took off from Mangalore International Airport at 5:00p.m.(IST) with 160 passengers

Dammam, Apr 3: More than two hours after the maiden direct flight from Mangalore landed in Saudi Arabia, the return Air India Express flight IX 386 took off from Dammam international Airport at 8:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday. There was a jubilant atmosphere at the airport, as Mangaloreans in Dammam were excited about the launch of direct flight service between two destinations. Air India

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 3: The Centre has responded positively to Kerala's request to bear full ticket fares of expatriates in Saudi Arabia wishing to return to the state due to the implementation of a new labour law in that country, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here today. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting that discussed various issues faced by emigrants there, he said Overseas

Bangalore, Apr 3: Congress in Karnataka is putting together a high-voltage campaign for the May five assembly polls, with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan slated to address public meetings even as it is set to unleash celebrity power. Congress Campaign committee today held a meeting chaired by Veeranna Mathikatti and discussed the strategy. Mathikatti said party President

Bangalore, April 3: Switching from cycle-riding to heli-hopping and lording over Bellary and the BJP in Karnataka, mining barons Reddy brothers and their associates are learning a bitter lesson: money and crowds do not always translate into votes. The lack of vote-catching ability, when elections are only a month away, invariably means desperate attempts to strike a political alliance - only to be

Udupi, April 3: An incident of miscreants pelting stones at a Masjid has been reported from Kallianpur in Udupi district. The incident reportedly took place at about 10:30 pm on Tuesday. Prior to the attack on the Masjid located on the Santhekatte-Hoode road, a certain Iqbal, a resident of a nearby area, was assaulted by a group the same night. Mr. Iqbal had attended a private programme along with

Mangalore, Apr 3: Enraged by the load shedding in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, the farmer community has demanded power supply from Jog falls to undivided Dakshina Kannada instead of banking on UPCL, Niddodi and other projects. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Wednesday, Vijay Hegde, State Vice-President, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha said that the profit

Mangalore, Apr 3: The historic Mangalore-Dammam direct flight with 160 passengers onboard finally took off from Mangalore International Airport at 5 p.m. (IST) on Wednesday. A festive atmosphere prevailed at the Mangalore International Airport as for the first time in its six decades of history, overwhelmed passengers from Mangalore are directly flying to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today