Karnataka

New Delhi, Jun 8: In the next three to four months air travellers in the country will have to mandatorily provide a unique identification (UID) like an Aadhaar card, passport or PAN at the time of booking tickets. The government has constituted a technical committee that will prepare a white paper on this proposal in 30 days, said Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha at a press

Doha, Jun 8: President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered US help as efforts grew to resolve a damaging feud between the emirate and its Gulf neighbours. Trump's call to Qatari ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, a key US ally, came as a senior Emirati official told AFP that Gulf Arab states were not seeking regime change in Doha. “The president offered to help the

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 8: Just before the commencement of a special session of the Kerala Assembly to discuss Centre's ban on sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets, the lawmakers had beef fry in their breakfast. Several Kerala MLAs headed to the assembly canteen to have their breakfast, which comprised beef fry, before attending the special session in the Assembly. Though, on normal

Doha, Jun 8: In wake of the ongoing 'Gulf crisis', the Indian Embassy in Qatar on Wednesday issued an advisory and assured that the political developments are not something which should worry Indian citizens in Doha. In the advisory, the Indian citizens living in Doha have been assured that the embassy is monitoring the situation closely and is in touch with the Qatar authorities to ensure safety

Shivamogga, Jun 8: A 46-year-old man was injured when a leopard chased his motorbike on road and attacked him near Hullathi-Dattarajapura village near the Shettyhalli wildlife sanctuary in Tirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district. The victim, Manjunath, a resident of Poralukoppa village, was returning home with his son Chethan. The leopard chased the bike and pounced on Manjunath. However, he

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 8: The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the May 23 notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, which banned sale of cattle for slaughter through livestock markets. The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the May 23 notification of the Ministry of

Udupi, Jun 8: A massive landslide at Otthinenne Junction near Byndoor not only hit the traffic for over five hours on Wednesday but also affected the ongoing National Highway 66 widening work between Kundapur and Bhatkal. The landslide took place at around 5 am. However, there was no loss of life as the vehicular movement was scarce. A large number of vehicles queued up on both sides of the road

Mangaluru, Jun 8: Four of the seven absconding accused in Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary murder case have surrendered to a local court in Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district. The surrendered accused are: Akbar (30) from Valachil, Siraj (28) from Ullal, Anwar and Tajuddin from Bajpe. They appeared before the Moodbidri court together on Wednesday. The court remanded the four in judicial

Ballari, Jun 8: As many as 671 sheep died, a couple of houses were partially damaged and culverts and drains and a few rural roads were also damaged when rivulets overflowed following incessant and heavy rain that lashed various parts of Ballari district on Tuesday night. The damage was extensive in Ballari taluk which witnessed 66 mm rainfall. Storm water gushed into several houses in the low

Kasaragod, Jun 8: The Centre's recent move to enforce curbs on cattle sale across the country was aimed at helping the interests of the corporate bodies, Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary Kanam Rajendran has alleged. The move was a gross violation of the Constitution and amounted to usurping the powers vested with the State and would have an adverse impact on small-time dairy farmers