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Mangalore, Jan 29: A 30-year-old man who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital allegedly committed suicide by jumping from window early on Wednesday. The deceased has been idendifed as Latheesh Poojary, a resident of of Madoor near Kotekar. On January 27, Mr Poojary was admitted to Wenlock hospital for consuming poison along with liquor. Not satisfied with treatment at Wenlock, the family

Manipal, Jan 29: As many as five students of T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) have got international placements this year. In a press release issued here, Chowdari Prasad, Chairman (Admissions) and Dean (PR) at the institute said that Etihad Airways offered five international placements with the highest package of Rs. 47.09 lakh per annum. “The faith in the PGP (Post-Graduate Programme) of

New Delhi, Jan 29: Private airlines, including the no-frill ones, have been directed by the government to ensure that special privileges, like faster security clearances and lounge access, are given to MPs in line with what Air India has been providing so far. While the protocol to accord such services to MPs have been in existence for over three years now, aviation regulator DGCA, in a fresh

Mangalore, Jan 29: Mangalore based Corporation Bank has won the IBA Banking Technology Award 2012-13 for best use of mobility technology in banking. Indian Banks' Association gives this award to banks to encourage use of technological innovations for benefit of customers. Corporation Bank bagged the second runner up in public sector banks category. S R Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director of the

Mangalore, Jan 29: In yet another case of hate crime, two Muslim youths were thrashed allegedly by a group of miscreants for talking to a girl in Puttur on Tuesday. The victims have been identified as Azar (20), son of Abdurrahman and Sayyed (20), son of Hasan. Both are residents of Kanyana. They were reportedly talking to a girl. According to sources, some 20 men surrounded them and assaulted

Mangalore, Jan 29: It was a day of deep mourning as the remains of 32-year old Babitha Karkera, senior manager at Apple company in UAE were laid to rest at her hometown Mulky on Tuesday. She was killed in a five-vehicle pile-up on January 21 on the highway near Al Raha Beach in Abu Dhabi. The dead body was brought in a flight to Mangalore via Mumbai. Last rites were conducted by her husband Rohit

Mangalore, Jan 29: Home Minister K?J George has stated that as many as 27 buildings, including government and private structures, have been facing terror threat in the State. In a written statement to a question by V?Sunil Kumar (BJP) in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, the minister gave the names of certain buildings facing threat from various terror groups. However, he indicated that more

Sullia, Jan 29: In a shocking incident, two teenaged boys were arrested on the charges of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl at Katipalla Vishnunagara of Ajjavara village in Sullia taluk. One of the accused has been identified as Naveen (19). He was arrested by police and remanded in judicial custody. The other accused, a 17-year-old boy, was sent to the remand home. The incident came to

Mangalore, Jan 29: A 36-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested by the Bajpe police on the charge of molesting a Malaysian student on board a Mangalore-bound flight. The arrested has been identified as Anku Agarval. The victim, a student at a private dental college in Mangalore complained that Ankur Agarwal “molested” her throughout the journey from Bangalore to Mangalore. Agarwal, a

Mangalore, Jan 28: A group of over 50 representatives of organisations staged a 'rail roko' agitation at the Kankanady railway junction in the city on Tuesday demanding that the state government should axe Nethravathi diversion or Yettinahole project. The group of protestors expressed their opposition to the Yettinahole project by delaying the Yeshwantpur-Karwar train that arrived at the station