Karnataka

Mangalore, December 12: Air India has launched a special all-inclusive promotional return fares on its international destinations as well, official sources said. Earlier the airliner had introduced promotional fares for the domestic sector. The new scheme is valid for out-bound travel with immediate effect to the far East and near East. On sectors to the USA, UK, Europe and UAE the validity of

Bhatkal, December 12: Two undertrials escaped from the juvenile home run by the Women and Child Welfare Department in Karwar Monday night. According to a complaint lodged by officials of the department with Karwar Town police, the boys broke open the lock of the room where they were lodged and escaped. The department officials said the home was guarded by a daily wage worker Monday night. The boys

Mangalore, December 11: The demolition of a Hindu temple in Pakistan by a builder has triggered protest in the south India's portal city of Mangalore too. The Mangalore unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the office of deputy commissioner, here, condemning the demolition a century-old temple in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Besides razing the pre

Mangalore, December 11: The embracing of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG) economic policy in 1991 was an attempt to spoil the chances of backward classes in obtaining reservations in employment. Backward classes and minorities must be given reservation in private sector, said N Mahesh, State Convenor, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Karnataka. He was speaking at a seminar on

Mangalore, December 11: The new Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district had few words of appreciation for port city of Mangalore as far as cleanliness is concerned. Launching the massive cleanliness awareness campaign, organised by Mangalore City Corporation (MCC), Malabar Gold and Diamonds, Prajna Counselling Centre, Kankanady and Prerana Mahila Swasahaaya Sanghagala Okkoota, Mangalore

Mumbai, December 11: Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is close to buying a 48 percent stake in debt-ridden Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines (KING.NS) for a little over 30 billion rupees, the Mumbai Mirror reported on Tuesday. A formal announcement of the deal could come around December 18, the birthday of Kingfisher's flamboyant chairman, Vijay Mallya, the newspaper said, without saying how it got

Mangalore, December 11: Fed up with the approach of M B Sadashiva, District President, Janatha Dal (Secular), five JD(S) leaders have announced their resignation from the party. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Yogish Shetty Jeppu, Vice President, State JD(S) Students wing, District Joint Secretary and district in-charge of Yuva Janatha Dal, said that he along with

Mangalore, December 11: Another case of an agent deceiving vulnerable section of people by luring them of easy access to visas and lucrative jobs abroad has come to light in Mangalore. Informing about the same, CPI (M) leader Sunil kumar Bajal, in a press conference on Tuesday said that a person named Ronald Melvin Furtado, hailing from Bajpe has been cheating people, assuring them of visas and

Mangalore, December 11: A college student belonging to 'Student Federation of India' was allegedly assaulted by a group of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad workers on their college premises in the city. The injured Santosh D'Souza, a second year student of Narayana Guru Pre University College, Alake, has lodged a complaint with Mangalore North Police Station against 15 students of the same

Kochi, December 11: Police and CISF personnel are on high alert at the Kochi airport in Nedumbassery following an anonymous call on Tuesday morning that a bomb had been planted there. “The call was received at the Air India office at the Airport around 6.45 a.m. No specific area or location was mentioned,” Airport Director A.K.C. Nair told PTI. Mr. Nair said the airport area was thoroughly checked