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Mangaluru, Feb 3: The Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) today felicitated 11 covid-19 warriors who had selflessly served the people during prolonged lockdown. The event was organised at a private hotel in the city. Dr Farhan Fazal, Dr Tajuddin K, Aboobakar Siddeeq, K M Asif, Abdul Rahman Goodinabali, Ziyauddin Ahmed, Muhammad Ilyas Bajpe, Ashraf Kinara Kudroli, Mohammad Ashraf Kandaq

A day after Rihanna extended her support to the farmers protesting against the contentious farm laws in New Delhi, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar in a cryptic tweet hit back at the international pop star. Taking to Twitter, the former India cricketer said that the "sovereignty" of India cannot be compromised and advised foreign citizens not to participate in the internal matters of the country.

Bengaluru, Feb 3: The government of Karnataka today allowed 100 per cent occupancy in theatres for four weeks, bowing to pressure from the industry. "If a rise in cases is seen after four weeks, this decision will be taken back," said Health and Medical Education Minister, Dr K Sudhakar. Currently theatres in Karnataka are operating at 50% capacity keeping the current pandemic in mind. The film

Mangaluru, Feb 3: A leopard which got trapped in the toilet of a house while chasing a dog in an isolated area in Kaikamba of Bilinele village in Kadaba taluk of a of Dakshina Kannada district, managed to escape when the sleuths of Forest Department were trying to capture it. According to Deputy Conservator of Forest V Karikalan, the leopard was found in the small washroom of the house of Regappa

Mangaluru, Feb 3: As many as 49 students of a private nursing college at Ullal in Mangaluru tested positive for covid-19, following which the officials concerned declared the college as containment zone. Confirming the development, District Nodal Officer Dr Ashok H said that all the infected students are natives of Kerala. On January 29, six of the symptomatic students had visited Ullal Community

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 2: Eight people have been arrested, and a hunt is on for nine others, for allegedly sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl over a period of five months in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, the police said on Tuesday. Among the accused who have been arrested by the police is the survivor's aunt who had pushed her into prostitution, a senior police officer told news men. "We

New Delhi, Feb 2: Multiple factors may have contributed to India reporting higher Covid-19-related deaths per million population than other South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the government said on Tuesday. According to Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey, the comparison of deaths per million might not be apt as there were factors such as varied

Bengaluru, Feb 2: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the second plant of HAL’s LCA Division here on Tuesday. In his inaugural address, he lauded the efforts made by HAL to increase the production capacity of LCA which is going to be the backbone of IAF fighter fleet in years to come. “HAL’s new LCA facility is an example of how ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ is shaping and HAL deserves the largest

Mangaluru, Feb 2: Following complaint of possession of disproportionate assets, the sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today raided the properties belonging to a senior official of Mangaluru City Corporation. ACB sources confirmed the simultaneous raids on private properties and office of K V Jayaraj, the town planning joint director of Mangaluru City Corporation. The officer is being

New Delhi: A day after Union Budget 2021, Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy posted a photo on Twitter comparing India’s fuel prices with that of neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka. Swamy who is known for no-nonsense approach when it comes to expressing his views wrote,“Petrol Rs 93 in ram’s India, Rs 53 in Sita’s Nepal and Rs 51 in Ravan’s Lanka”. Clearly, Subramanian Swamy is not happy with the