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Mangaluru, Aug 30: A young conductor of a private bus lost his life after he fell off the moving vehicle near Nanthoor junction in the city on Wednesday August 30. The deceased has been identified as Guru (23), a resident of Thadambail, Surathkal. He was working as a conductor on route number 15 which was heading to Katipalla from Mangaladevi. The tragedy took place when Guru was standing on the

The Asia Cup, once considered a mini-version of the World Cup, has gradually turned into a preparatory platform for the World Cup. Whichever World Cup is being held that year, be it in the ODI format or T20I, the Asia Cup is molded into the same format. Last year, when the Asia Cup was held in the UAE, it was the Sri Lanka cricket team that emerged triumphant, winning the title in the T20 format

Bengaluru, Aug 29: The government of Karnataka has decided to introduce Kannada and English classes in madrasas registered with Wakf Board as part of modernization of madrassa education system. Minorities welfare and wakf minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, who reviewed the work undertaken by his department, said the directorate of minorities has been instructed to adopt appropriate measures to teach

New Delhi, Aug 29: Amidst growing public anger over price rise, ahead of imminent elections in a five states and next year’s general elections, the central government has slashed the price of a 14 kg LPG cylinder by Rs 200 under the Ujjwala Scheme. Union Minister Anurag Thakur in a Cabinet briefing announced the price cut of LPG cylinders under Ujjwala Scheme by Rs 200 per cylinder. “All domestic

Bengaluru, Aug 29: The Karnataka Police have arrested an alleged associate of Mohammad Junaid, the alleged absconding kingpin of terrorist group that allegedly wanted to carry out disruptive acts in the IT city, police said on Tuesday. The detained person has been identified as Mohammad Arshad Khan. The authorities say that the development is going to be a major breakthrough and they could get

New Delhi, Aug 29: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a phone call that he will not attend the G20 Summit. India is hosting this year's summit, which will be held in capital Delhi from 9-10 September. Mr Putin told Mr Modi that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would attend the summit on his behalf. The two leaders also discussed several "regional and

Mangaluru, Aug 29: The Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) has planned to hold a road show in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Khobar on September 7, to showcase the potential of the Karnataka’s coastal belt, especially Mangaluru, to attract in IT/ ITES, back-end offices. KDEM is an initiative of government of Karnataka designed to function as the knowledge bridge between the government and industry to

Beijing, Aug 29: China on Monday officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map” incorporating the disputed areas including its claims over Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin region, Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea. “The 2023 edition of China's standard map was officially released on Monday and launched on the website of the standard map service hosted by the Ministry of Natural

A man belonging to Hindu religion allegedly killed his 19-year-old daughter and then secretly buried her body objecting to her relationship with a Dalit boy in Karnataka’s Kolar district. This is the second honour killing reported in just about two months in Kolar district. The police identified the victim as Ramya. Her father, Venkatesh Gowda, and his brothers — Mohan Gowda and Chowdegowda — have

Bengaluru, Aug 28: A 24-year-old woman in Bengaluru was beaten to death with a pressure cooker by her live-partner who suspected her of cheating on him. The accused, Vaishnav, has been arrested. The incident took place on Saturday evening in South Bengaluru's Begur. The woman died due to heavy bleeding, the police said. According to cops, 24-year-old Vaishnav and Deva - both from Kerala - had been