Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Sri Shivakumara Swamiji, the centenarian head of Sri Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru, was airlifted on Friday to Chennai for treatment after he suffered gall balder infection and fever. The seer was taken in an Air Ambulance from HAL Airport. At Chennai he will be admitted to Rela Institute of Medical Centre for treatment. Earlier in the day, a team of doctors, including Siddaganga

Mangaluru/Dubai, Dec 7: Airfares for direct flights from Gulf region to South Indian cities including Mangaluru are likely to surge, causing hassle to Indian families planning summer travel. The development comes after two major Indian flight operators cancelled as many as 39 services per week to Doha, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and Dubai from cities in India. Once a key market for Jet Airways, the lower

When full of emotions, words get frozen... That’s what I personally felt when I heard the shocking news of death of my very good friend Emirate Khader. I felt once as if I was seeing a bad dream! Initial confusion about the uncertainty of his death gave again some hope; but that too was temporary as fact is always fact. He is no more among us now. I personally feel that whatever I write about his

Madikeri, Dec 12: The government of Karnataka has set up the Kodagu Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Development Authority to expedite the reconstruction of the district ravaged by floods and rain during August this year. The authority, which will be headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, will have Revenue Minister R V Deshpande and Minister for Tourism and Sericulture S R Mahesh, who is also

Bengaluru, Dec 7: The police have arrested a 50-year-old man on charge of sexually assaulting seven minor boys who he tutored in Arabic and Kannada at his house under the limits of Ashok Nagar police station in Bengaluru. Shockingly, the accused Muneer Abbas Ali, who hails from hails from Gauribidanur, was working as a muezzin of a mosque in Bengaluru for past 10 years. “He is married and has two

Mangaluru, Dec 7: Two persons have been arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Mangaluru city police, who busted a cricket betting racket yesterday. The arrested are Alwyn Kiran Montero, 23, and Kishore D’souza, 39, a resident of Pilar. The police seized Rs 2.06 lakh in cash from the duo. An official communiqué here said the CCB police on getting information about betting during India

Mangaluru, Dec 7: Mangalore City Police have booked a case against a person for allegedly demanding the 'encounter' of former Union Minister and Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary. The suspect who claimed to be an ardent supporter in his statement said that he was upset with Poojary for his pro-Ram Temple remarks, however had no criminal intent. On Thursday, the Kavoor police booked a case

Riyadh, Dec 6: Abdul Khader, popularly known as "Emirate Khader", aged about 62, died along with his father-in-law Mulky Bawa Basrikatte due to road accident that took place today early morning (06/12/2018) near Jooda, which is on Riyadh-Dammam highway express. He was returning back from Makkah after performing Umrah along with his family. Others sustained minor injuries initially being

Mangaluru, Dec 6: In a bid to understand how pollution is affecting people’s health on a daily basis, Mangaluru’s Regional transport Office (RTO) in association with the Anti-Pollution Drive Foundation (APD) has released a paper revealing the ‘impact of air pollution on the health of outdoor workers’ at a unique event in the coastal city. The paper is based on the results of a series of Pulmonary

Belagavi, Dec 6: 'Marriages are made in Heaven' and for this young bride and groom the graveyard became heaven as they entered wedlock at Sadashivanagar graveyard here on Thursday. Former Minister Satish Jarkiholi had organized a programme of graveyard stay under the banner of 'Manav Bandhutva Vedike' on death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar as ‘anti-superstition day’. The inter-caste marriage took