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Ayodhya, Aug 20: The construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers are now testing the soil at the site, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra tweeted in the morning on Thursday. The shrine will be built by adhering to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities. Notably,

Mangaluru, Aug 20: A man was arrested by the police for allegedly making a hoax bomb call to the Mangaluru International Airport, the police informed. The arrested has been identified as Vasanth, a 33-year-old man from Muradi in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. "On August 19, around 1 pm, former Airport Director M Vasudeva received a call from an unknown person informing him that there was a bomb

New Delhi, Aug 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 76th birth anniversary. "On his birth anniversary, tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji," PM Modi tweeted. Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984. He served as the Prime Minister of India till

Bhatkal, Aug 19: A giant crocodile got trapped in a fishing net which was spread in the Arabian Sea off Alvekodi in Bhatkal on Wednesday. The fishermen who saw the big reptile trapped in the net, immediately informed the forest officials, who later arrived and released it in a safer place. It is believed that the crocodile might had entered the sea from the Venktapur river, owing to the high tides

Bengaluru, Aug 19: Karnataka has conducted 20 lakh coronavirus tests in less than five months to emerge as one of the highest coronavirus-testing states in India, an official said on Wednesday. "Karnataka has conducted more than 20 lakh Covid tests from March 23 to August 16 (Sunday) and stands as one of the top states conducting maximum number of tests," the health official added. Initially, to

Bengaluru, Aug 19: In the wake of severe floods in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of mismanaging the situation and solely focussing on Bengaluru violence to gain political mileage. In a tweet earlier today, Siddaramaiah said, "The whole state is suffering due to floods and its mismanagement but the BJP is only interested in gaining political

Mangaluru, Aug 19: Security agencies at Mangaluru international airport went into a tizzy after a hoax bomb call was received today. According to sources, a former director of Mangaluru Airport received the call on his mobile phone this afternoon. He immediately informed the authorities in the airport. The sleuths of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel conducted an extensive search

Bengaluru, Aug 19: Veteran cricketer Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan died due to heart attack at his residence here on Wednesday. "G Kasturirangan passed away today morning. He died of heart attack at his residence in Chamarajapet," Karnataka State Cricket Association Treasurer and Spokesperson, Vinaya Mruthyunjaya told PTI. Kasturirangan, 89, was a former cricketer-administrator and the BCCI curator

Mudigere, Aug 19: A man was found dead inside a car between Charmadi Ghat and Kottigehara town under the limits of Banakal police station in Mudigere taluk on Wednesday. Police said the man, whose identity is yet to be established, is believed to have "committed suicide by consuming poison". The car had been parked at the roadside here since last evening. Police recovered a bottle of poison from

Mangaluru, Aug 19: Six persons including a minor have been arrested in connection with the pelting of stones at Maulana Azad Minority Bhavan, which houses offices of Minority Development department at Pandeshwara in the city. The arrests were made by the sleuths of Mangaluru South (Pandeshwara) police station. The arrested are Dhanraj Shetty (21) of Goodshed, Sushanth (20) of Emmekere, Karthik