Karnataka

Mangalore, October 6: In a major crackdown on hawala operators, Mangalore Police have arrested 27 persons the city on Saturday and seized over Rs 78 lakh in cash that they had received through hawala transactions. The arrested include youth and elders from different parts of the country including Karnataka, Guajarat and Maharashtra. After a few days of watch, a team of police led by City Crime

Mangalore, October 6: British have played a key role in demonizing Muslims and creating a rift between Hindus and Muslims in Indian history, said Shivasundar, senior writer-activist. He was speaking after releasing a book 'Vaastavada Vodakugalu - Itihaasada Todakugalu' authored by Dr. Barkoor Udaya, History Professor, Mangalore University, on Saturday in Mangalore. The programme was organised

Mangalore, October 6: Air India express, in its winter schedule has increased its services from Mangalore and Kerala airports to the Middle East destinations from 92 services a week to 119 services per week, hence an increase of 27 flights per week. Mangalore International Airport will see Air India Express flying twice daily to Dubai, three times a week to Muscat, Abu Dhabi and twice weekly to

Mangalore, October 6: Indian National Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi will be visiting the coastal city later in the month to participate in a political and a religious event, said former union minister B Janardhan Poojary. Addressing media persons here on Saturday, he said that Ms Gandhi would preside over the valedictory ceremony Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district Congress convention scheduled to

Mangalore, October 6: Dozens of activists in the city courted arrest in the city on Saturday as part of ongoing state-wide agitation against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu. Though the dawn-to-dusk 'Karnataka bandh' called by Kannada outfits did not have any impact on the normal life in coastal district, activists belonging to various organisations staged protests and road blocks in

Mangalore, October 6: Police have released the 25-year old youth, whose hoax bomb call terrorised the passengers of Netravati Express train in the city. Ernakulam based Anush, who was taken into custody by Suratkal Police from the same train in the wee hours of Friday, was let off with a warning after questioning, sources said. “He was mentally ill and not a terrorist”, said sources in Suratkal

Kasargod, October 6: Police have averted a possible explosion by seizing a large haul of explosive substances during a raid in the Nadapuram, a communally and politically sensitive region of North Malabar in the neighboring state of Kerala. Officers of the raiding team said the explosive substances, including eight gelignite sticks, six detonators, fuse wires of 30 metres, and three kg of ammonium

Kochi, October 6: Flights to various destinations in West Asia from the State had to be cancelled due to reasons beyond the control of the management, according to an affidavit filed by Air India (AI) before the Kerala High Court. The affidavit was filed in response to a writ moved by the Centre for Non-resident Indians and Returnees (CNIR) against cancellation of flights. In the affidavit, Air

Puttur, October 6: Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel told media persons here that he had appealed to the Union government to name the Mangalore airport after Late Ullal Srinivas Mallya. It is appropriate to name the international airport after Late Mallya, the then Member of Parliament, the great reformer of this region, who conceptualized and saw the dream of Mangalore Airport becoming true in the

Mangalore, October 6: Despite the support by various local organisations to the ongoing agitation against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu, the Karnataka bandh did not evoke any response in the coastal district on Saturday. The dawn-to-dusk 'Karnataka bandh' called by Kannada outfits has disrupted normal life in many parts of the state except the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and