Karnataka

Mangalore, May 23: E Ahmed, Union Minister of State for Railways, along with a delegation from Kerala, visited the survivors of the Bajpe air crash at three different hospitals in the city and assured them that the Government of India will not ignore them on Sunday, May 23. “We are all with you. We all share the sorrows and pains you have experienced equally”, he told Krishna, one of the survivors

Mangalore, May 23: Dismayed citizens along with a host of local politicians took out a march in the city to express condolence and show their solidarity with the families of the victims of one of the worst aviation tragedies of the country on Sunday, May 23. Over 200 people joined the march that commenced at Nehru Stadium, proceeded through Lady Goshen Hospital road silently and dispersed inside

Dubai, May, 22 : A Dubai resident, who was supposed to go to Mangalore to help his son get admission in an engineering college, missed the ill-fated IX 812 that crashed early Saturday because his boss piled on extra work. Kunhikannan Chandu, 51, manager of the Lulu Hypermarket in Al Qusais, was to take the flight that crashed soon after landing at the Mangalore airport, killing 158 people. His

Dubai, May 22 : A Saudi businessman lost 16 family members in Saturday's plane crash in Mangalore who were going to attend his grandmother's funeral. Another family from Dubai was on its way to a wedding when it perished in the tragedy. Saudi Arabia-based businessman Sameer Sheikh lost 16 relatives, including his wife and two children, in the Air India Express tragedy that claimed 158 lives. All

BANGALORE: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said the Mangalore airport, where an Air India plane crashed on Saturday, is known to test the limits of pilot's skills "Well, it was known that the Mangalore airport and runway are a very tricky and the skills of the pilot would be put to maximum test while landing," Krishna told a television news channel. An Air India Express aircraft crashed after

Mangalore, May, 22 : At least 158 people were killed Saturday morning when an Air India Express Boeing 737 with 166 passengers and crew flying from Dubai overshot the runway while landing at the Mangalore airport and turned into a ball of fire as it crashed into a forested ravine, authorities and witnesses said. Most passengers were Indians, many returning home from Dubai where they worked

Mangalore, May 22: Following are the lucky few who have survived the tragic plane crash: Mueen Kutty (Kannur), Krishnan (Kasaragod), Pradeep (Mangalore), Ummer Farooq (Ullal), Abdul Ismail, Dr Sabrina and Joel Santhosh (Vamanjoor). “The plane landed in some forest kind of area and there was a blast. Soon there was fire and smoke everywhere. I found a little empty space in the plane from where I

Mangalore May 19: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), a new political party, has bagged 67 seats in the State in the recently concluded Gram Panchayat elections, informed Abdul Majeed Kodlipet, State President, SDPI. Addressing mediapersons in a press conference held at the Press Club in the city, he said that SDPI had contested for 368 seats in the State and has won 67 seats. In Daksina

Bangalore, May 16: Prof. U R Ananthamurthy, a well known literateur and thinker has opined that the number of criminals may increase in the state if the Government of Karnataka imposed the anti-cow-slaughter law. He was expressing his views at an interaction meeting of members of legislative assembly, writers, leaders of noted organisations and senior citizens of the stated organised at the

Mangalore, May 15: While a host of political leaders including BS Yeddyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, proudly patted their own backs for their achievements during the inaugural function of New Integrated Terminal Building of Mangalore Airport at Kenjar on the outskirts of the city, a group of frustrated Dalits, who had been forcefully evicted by the Government a few years ago in order to