Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 7: A public grievance meet headed by J R lobo, Mangalore South MLA, was held in MCC Ex-Deputy Mayor Anusuya Maben's house in Dambel, Ashoknagara, here on Wednesday. The main issue that has been put forth by the public was regarding the underground drainage system, like manhole overflow, leakage, pipeline damage and so on. Road widening mainly from Urwastore to Shediguri, no proper

Puttur, Aug 7: In a tragic mishap, a handicapped woman was killed when she was hit by an unidentified pick-up truck near Mukrumpadi on Puttur-Sullia highway on Tuesday night. The victim has been identified as Padmavathi (35) daughter of late Sheshappa and Gopi, residents of Mukrumpadi. From the past few years, Padmavathi ran a stall next to the entrance of KSRTC depot from the aid she received

Mangalore, Aug 7: As per the ritual every year, residents near Pachanady dumping yard continued to cover their noses with towels this year as well. Continuous foul smell emanating from the dumping yard spoiled the daily routine of residents of Santhosh Nagar and Pachanady this month. It is learnt that since two months, the waste generated in the compost plant opposite the dumping yard at Pachanady

Riyadh, Aug 7: The Imam of Grand mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia broke the protocol and straddled down on the ground to have Iftar with expatriate cleaners at the world's largest mosque. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, chairman of the Masjid Al Haram (Grand Mosque) affairs, was pictured eating and chatting with the cleaners, mostly Asians. “The workers were caught off guard when he came and sat

Vittal, Aug 7: The police arrested a person who was engaged in illegally transporting cattle, at Vittal Kasaba on Tuesday. According to the police, the arrested are Kodange Siraj, (21) and Thimmaiah Achary. Acting on a tip off, the police waylaid a vehicle used for the transportation. The police have seized two cattle and a vehicle. A case has been registered.

Kochi, Aug 7: Kochi International Airport, which was closed for traffic since Monday following waterlogging on the runway, resumed operations Tuesday evening with Air India Express (AIE) operating its Kochi-Doha-Bahrain flight. AIE sources said one of their three flights, stationed in Thiruvananthapuram, was brought to Kochi by 1520 hrs for operating the Kochi-Doha-Bahrain flight via Kozhikode

Udupi, Aug 7: A woman was killed and four others were injured when the wall of their house caved in due to heavy rains at Yelagoli in Shivapura village in Karkala on Monday night. The deceased had been identified as 25-year-old Poornima. Her husband Sundar (35) and sister Pushpa (22), who were severely injured, had been shifted to Wenlock Hospital in Mangalore for treatment. Two of Poornima's

Mangalore, Aug 7: Six persons have been arrested by the Mangalore North in connection with the attack on industrialist Vijayendra Bhat on the Mannagudde –Ballalbagh road on July 2. The arrested have been identified as Deekshith (25) from Maroli, Satish (28), and his cousin Litesh Kumar (20) from Soorinje, Padmaraj from Bejai, Sonia from Someshwar, and Anil from Pumpwell. Deekshith and Litesh are

Bangalore, Aug 7: Getting an online appointment for your passport may get easy now. The Regional Passport Office on Tuesday announced it will accept online applications round the clock. Until now, the online-appointment window opened at 6.30pm, and all slots were booked within minutes. And applicants had to wait for the next day to strike an appointment. The round-the-clock facility will ensure

Mangalore, Aug 7: Flights carrying Hajj pilgrims from Mangalore International Airport are scheduled to depart between September 7 and 9 and would return between October 10 and 24, said a press release. Each day, 220 passengers are expected to depart for the pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Air India is operating A-310 aircrafts to ferry the passengers. The Old Terminal Building of the airport