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Mangalore, Feb 17: The much-needed Missing Child Bureau (MCB), Karnataka was formally launched in Dakshina Kannada, which will be part of a vast network that will help in tracking down missing children in the country. The Dakshina Kannada district cell of MCB was inaugurated at Deputy Commissioner's office here on Monday. The bureau will be run by a local NGO called Karnataka Integrated

New Delhi, Feb 17: Prices of small cars, Motorcycles and SUVs are likely to come down by 3 to 4 per cent immediately as automakers are expected to fully pass on to the buyers the excise duty reduction announced in today's interim Budget. "We could see vehicle prices go down by 3 to 4 per cent. I would presume that most automakers would pass on the entire reduction to consumers." "Almost everybody

Manipal, Feb 17: In a major breakthrough in the case of uploading intimate photos of a girl and boy at Udupi which triggered massive protests by Safrron brigades across coastal Karnataka, six Bajarang Dal men including leader of Go Rakshak have been arrested by the Brahmavar police. Go Rakshak Pramukh Dinesh Mendon, Rithesh Shalin Athrady, Sandeep Parkala, Manoj, Rathan, Pranesh and Putta were the

New Delhi, Feb 17: President Pranab Mukherjee has imposed President's rule in Delhi and accepted the Arvind Kejriwal government's resignation, authorities said on Monday. "The President, on the advice of Union Cabinet, has imposed President's rule in Delhi. The resignation of Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, along with his council of ministers, has been accepted by the President with

Mangalore, Feb 17: After six-year long wait the affected families of Ulaibettu school bus tragedy have received the compensation of Rs 5.5 lakhs released by the Central Government. MLA Moideen Bawa handed over the amount to the families of the deceased children, The Ulaibettu school bus tragedy claimed 11 lives including that of 7 children on August 14, 2008. The school bus of Tenkulipadi Primary

Kasargod, Feb 17: Panakkad Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, president of the Indian Union Muslim League State unit said that people should join hands to fight the fascist threat that is posing a threat to the nation. He was speaking after inaugurating the valedictory session of the 60th State conference of the Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (SYS) at Cherkala near here on Sunday evening. He said that there

Mangalore, Feb 17: City Crime Branch personnel arrested a person on the charges of illegal possession of a pistol. Soorya Kumar alias Soori (24) from Shuntikoppa in Somawarpet who has various cases of murder and attempt to murder against him in the city seen brandishing an unlicensed pistol on a public road at Monkeystand near Mangaladevi Temple. Acting on the tipoff, police led by CCB inspector

Mangalore, Feb 17: In a tragic incident, two youth met watery grave when a giant wave dragged them into sea off NIT-K beach at Surathkal on Sunday. The deceased are Sriram (22) and Ashwin (24), both residents of Kulai on the outskirts of the city. Both were sitting on the rocks at the beach with their friends Muthulingam when a wave pulled Ashwin into the sea at around 3.30 p.m. Sriram jumped into

New Delhi, Feb 16: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi continues to be the top choice for Prime Minister, according to an India Today Group/CVoter survey of the Indian Middle Class with 52.1 per cent preferring him. Aam Aadmi party leader Arvind Kejriwal came second at 15.8 per cent and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi third at 11.5 per cent. Asked about Modi's key attributes, the

Mangalore, Feb 16: The Mangalore city police department will enforce restrictions on the movement of traffic in few areas in the city on Tuesday as part of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mangalore. Addressing mediapersons here on Sunday, Mangalore City Police Commissioner R Hithendra said that 12 platoons of Karnataka State Reserve Police, eight platoons of Army Services Corps