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Mangaluru, Aug 16: Dr B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, a prominent educationist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, passed away at a private hospital in the city today due to age related ailments. He was 87. The mortal remains of Ahmed Hajee were briefly kept at Thumbay PU College for the public viewing. The funeral was be held at Thumbay Masjid burial ground in the evening. Dr Ahmed Hajee was the Founder

Bengaluru, Aug 16: As many as 17 coronavirus patients were shifted overnight from the CV Raman Nagar government hospital to other medical facilities after a short circuit disrupted oxygen supply. The incident took place on the intervening night of August 14 and 15. All patients who were shifted are doing well, said CV Raman Hospital Superintendent Radhakrishna. "There was a short circuit in the

Bengaluru, Aug 16: A fact finding committee formed by the Indian National Congress to look into the August 11 Bengaluru violence has expressed concern over the arrest of innocent people including “boys as little as 10-12 years”. The committee is headed by former home minister G Parameshwara. “Nearly 400 people have been arrested, including boys as little as 10-12 years of age. One father died

Bengaluru, Aug 16: The imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in areas under DJ halli and KG halli police station limits has now been extended till 6 am on August 18. The prohibitory orders were imposed following a mob attack on the house of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasamurthy on August 11 over a defamatory post against a religion. Four people had lost their lives after

Bengaluru, Aug 15: Karnataka on Saturday reported the biggest single-day spike of over 8,800 new cases of Covid-19 and 114 related fatalities. With this, the total number of infections rose to 2,19,926 and death toll to 3,831 in the state, the health department said. The day also saw 6,629 patients getting discharged after recovery. Out of 8,818 fresh cases, 3,495 of them were from Bengaluru urban

New Delhi, Aug 15: India's World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday announced retirement from the international cricket. Taking to Instagram, the wicketkeeper-batsman shared a video and captioned the post, "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired." The video had the iconic song 'Mai Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hu' from Amitabh Bachchan's

New Delhi, Aug 15: Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina on Saturday announced his retirement from international cricket. Raina's announcement came minutes after MS Dhoni's decision to bid adieu to international cricket. "It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781. With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you, India. Jai Hind," Raina wrote on Instagram. It was

Mangaluru, Aug 15: District-in-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said that the fisheries department has chalked out programmes to generate self-employment for 10,000 people in the fisheries sector in the state. Speaking at the 74th Independence Day after hoisted the National Flag at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru on Saturday, he said Karnataka is in the sixth position in terms of fish production in

Bengaluru, Aug 15: BJP MLC A H Vishwanath has held Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and former Speaker Ramesh Kumar responsible for the recent violence in Bengaluru. Vishwanath was asked by media to about the attack on the house of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasamurthy over a defamatory response to a post. According to him, the speeches made by Siddaramaiah and Ramesh Kumar during the protest against

Newsroom, Aug 15: A one-and-a-half-year-old video has now started going viral on social media platforms with a claim that the King of Bahrain arrived in Dubai with his robot bodyguard. A text message with the viral post claims: “King of Bahrain arrives in Dubai with his robot bodyguard fitted 360 with cameras and inbuilt pistols. Technology is moving very fast than ever in history.” Since its