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Dhaka, Sept 5: Twelve worshippers including a boy died and dozens of others suffered serious burn injuries after air conditioners of a mosque burst on Friday night in Bangladesh's central Narayanganj district, an official said on Saturday morning. Samanta Lal Sen, the coordinator of the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, told journalists that "12 people till

Bidar, Sept 5: The parents of a medical student from Karnataka’s Bidar, who died under suspicious circumstances in Ukraine, have appealed the state government to help bring back the mortal remains. Amar (20) from Kadalabad village of Bhalki, Bidar, was pursuing MBBS at Kharakhavi Medical University in Ukraine for the past one year. His parents received a call a few days ago saying that their son

Visakhapatnam, Sept 5: Visakhapatnam Police on Friday arrested film producer Nutan Naidu from Karnataka's Udupi in connection with an incident wherein a man's head was allegedly tonsured after he stole a phone. He was later produced in a court in Udupi. Visakhapatnam City Police Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha said that Naidu will be brought to Andhra Pradesh with the permission of the court.

New Delhi, Sept 5: The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday directed the authorities in 15 districts of five states-- Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh to proactively curb the chain of coronavirus transmission and bring mortality below 1 percent. These 15 districts comprise of Chittoor, Prakasam, Mysuru, Bengaluru Urban, Ballari, Koppal, Dakshina Kannada

Geneva, Sept 4: The World Health Organization does not expect widespread vaccinations against Covid-19 until the middle of next year, a spokeswoman said, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety. None of the candidate vaccines in advanced clinical trials so far has demonstrated a "clear signal" of efficacy at the level of at least 50 per cent sought by the WHO

Abu Dhabi, Sept 4: Abu Dhabi has updated its Covid-19 test requirement to enter the emirate for visitors and residents. A statement issued by the Abu Dhabi Media Office on Friday said: 'In line with efforts to expand testing for the early detection of COVID-19 infections, Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated procedures for entering Abu Dhabi emirate Starting Saturday

Bantwal, Sept 4: Police have arrested three miscreants belonging to Sangh Parivar in connection with a murder attempt in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The arrested are Yatin Kalladka, Raju Kumpanamajalu and Manish Kodikere. Police have continued manhunt to nab six more accused in the case. They are facing the charge of attempting to kill Shareef, a resident of Aladi in Sajipamunnoor

Mangaluru/Udupi, Sep 4: Coastal Karnataka today witnessed another spike in covid-19 cases. While Dakshina Kannada reported 428 new coronavirus positive cases and seven deaths, Udupi reported 186 cases and two deaths in past 24 hours. Dakshina Kannada As many as 14,223 people have tested covid positive so far and among them 2,904 cases are currently active. A total of 1,03,065 samples have been

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said officials have been instructed to extend their action against drugs and ganja supply in tier 2 and 3 cities and in various districts, as he noted that "new dimensions" are emerging from investigation into its menace here. The minister asserted that the government's action against drugs will continue, until it is completely

Mangaluru, Sept 4: A District Armed Reserve (DAR) personnel, accused of raping a teacher from Bengaluru, has gone absconding. A case has been registered at the women’s police station in Mangaluru in this regard, and police have launched a manhunt. The accused is Sayabanna, who hails from Vijayapura and is a DAR personnel with the Dakshina Kannada district police. It is learnt that he has been