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Mangalore, Feb 16: For most people strolling at Panambur beach on Saturday evening, it was an unexpected surprise when a fully-functional hovercraft belonging to the Indian Coast Guard sped over waves around the coast towards the shore and whisked across the sand, leaving the visitors spellbound. It was the first time that locals had seen a hovercraft from close quarters, since Karnataka so far

Mangalore, Feb 16: It was a visual treat for dog-lovers. Mangalore's first open dog show held at Nehru Maidan on Sunday did not fail to delight canine lovers, with as many as 253 four-legged pooches from over 30 breeds participating in the event. The event was organised by Karavali Canine Club, Mangalore in association with Bangalore Canine Club, Bangalore, and featured dogs from Bangalore, Mumbai

New Delhi, Feb 16: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sunday announced the first list of 20 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. Prominent among them are social activist Medha Patkar, Anjali Damania, Yogendra Yadav and Kumar Vishwas. Party spokesperson Ashutosh will contest from Chandni Chowk, the constituency of Law Minister Kapil Sibal, Mukul Tripathi will be contesting against External Affairs Minister

Bangalore, Feb 16: Senior Congressman CK Jaffer Sharief received a shot in the arm as the party's top Muslim leaders in the state have backed him for the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat. In a meeting held late on Wednesday, a group of senior leaders unanimously agreed that the community should support Sharief's candidature. They have entrusted the responsibility of impressing the party high

New Delhi, Feb 16: Passengers flying into India will have to declare Indian currency exceeding Rs. 10,000 being brought by them, according to new customs rules which will be implemented from next month. Besides, they will also be asked to declare the number of baggage, including hand baggage, while entering into the country, say new rules notified by the Finance Ministry. According to new rules

New Delhi, Feb 16: Arvind Kejriwal, who quit as Delhi chief minister, on Sunday asked BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to "break his silence on gas pricing". "Modi should break his silence on gas pricing. Also, what is his and his party's relation with Mukesh Ambani and Adani?" Kejriwal tweeted. Kejriwal had ordered filing a police complaint against minister of petroleum and natural

Mangalore, Feb 16: A person has been arrested by Coastal Security Police (CSP) on charges of possessing huge quantity of ganja. The accused is from from Neereshwalya village of old port at Bunder. Police recovered 13.840-kgs of ganja valued at Rs 3.46-lakh from his possession. Police also seized a Maruti Swift car valued at Rs 4 lakh, and two mobile phones from the accused P Ibrahim, 38, resident

Sharjah, Feb 16: The police at Sharjah Airport have detained two Indian nationals, identified as XAS and AHM, for trying to smuggle nine gold bars into India from Sharjah. The bullion was placed in cans packed with dates and the cans where then stuffed inside suitcases. The accused have been transferred to the police for further investigation and admitted that they were hiding the gold to avoid

Udupi, Feb 16: After a violent protest in Brahmavar, a group of miscreants, suspected to be Bajrang Dal extremists, on Saturday evening barged into the office of Udupi district in-charge minister located at Hiriadka on the outskirts of the city and created ruckus. The miscreants reportedly damaged the furniture of the office and threw the name plate of Vinay Kumar Sorake. Local sources said that

Udupi, Feb 15: In an apparent attempt to disturb peace in the society, saffron brigades vandalized shops and pelted stones at a police jeep at Brahmavar near here on Saturday. The vandalism took place during a demonstration jointly organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Bajrang to register their protest against the arrest of an accused in a robbery case. Police had arrested Dinesh Mendon an