Karnataka

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

Mangalore, December 11: The Legislative Assembly Petitions Committee, headed by BJP MLA N Yogish Bhat has submitted its report on students and public in the coastal city becoming victims to drug meance, to the Assembly on Monday in Belgaum. The report has pointed fingers at the police for failing to contain the increase in use of drugs among students in colleges and schools in Mangalore city. It

London, December 10: The distraught family of an Indian-origin nurse, who got caught up in a prank call made to a hospital treating Prince William's wife Kate, believe she died of shame after falling for the hoax. 46-year-old Jacintha Saldanha was found dead at nurses' quarters next to the private King Edward VII hospital in Marylebone, central London on Friday. Saldanha's brother Naveen has said

Mangalore, December 11: Members and Father of the Holy Redeemer Church in Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district have expressed shock over the death of Indian Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, who was killed in a road accident in Abidjan of Ivory Coast. Fr James D'Souza of the Holy Redeemer Church said Madtha's body was expected to reach Belthangady and all were waiting for it. He recalled visit of

Mangalore, December 10: Amidst wide outrage and anguish, suspicions have arisen over the mysterious and tragic death of senior nurse Jacintha Saldanha, hailing from Mangalore, last Friday in London after the Kate hoax call. Although her death is not being treated by authorities in London as suspicious, people have their doubts. Vicar General of Mangalore Diocese Fr Denis Moras expressed his

Mangalore, December 10: Cricket India Academy's Mangalore Franchise Mangala Sports Pvt. Ltd will be conducting a free cricket coaching camp for boys and girls from December 26. The categories include 'Cricket Kids Programme' for children above 5 years to below 8 years and 'Cricket Education Programme' for kids above 9 years and below 14 years. Coaching will start from December 26 to 29 at St

Mangalore, December 10: Members of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Students Federation of India (SFI) along with other social activists and thinkers held a handcuff protest against the arrest of journalist Naveen Soorinje in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Muneer Katipalla, President, DYFI, said that although the day is

Mangalore, December 10: The problem of proper waste management should be addressed at its source, and not at its consumer-end, said Secretary to Government of India and member of Finance of Atomic Energy Commission V V Bhat. Delivering the keynote address after inaugurating the two-day national seminar on 'Waste Management and Alternate Energy Sources' organised by the Department of Zoology, St

Mangalore, December 10: The RC-KSCA Cricket Academy was inaugurated at the premises of Sahyadri College, Adyar, Mangalore, on Monday. Anil Kumble, President, KSCA, Javagal Srinath, Secretary, KSCA, Syed Kirmani, former India wicket-keeper batsman took part in the inauguration besides other KSCA officials. In an interactive session, Mr. Srinath explained the aims and objectives of the new coaching

Mangalore, December 10: A jewellery shop was burgled in the wee hours of Monday in the city. According to Manjunath Shetty, the owner of 'Manjushree jewellers' located in front of Hotel Royal Darbar at Bendoorwell, he has suffered a loss of around Rs 7 lakh in the burglary. The thieves, who gained entry into the shop through the back-facing side of the shop by making a whole in the wall, made away