Karnataka

Mangalore, November 17: It is now final : it was pilot error which resulted in the horrific crash of flight IX 812 on May 22 this year, killing 158 passengers arriving from Dubai while landing at the table top airport in Mangalore. Sources in the DGCA, privy to the final report on the investigation into the crash, said the pilot of the ill-fated flight, Zlatko Glusica, had been groggy from his 90

Mangalore, November 13: A Mangalorean youth, who had met with a fatal road accident near Riyadh, the Capital City of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday evening, succumbed to the injuries in the wee hours of Saturday at a hospital. The victim Isma'eel, aged 38, was driving a Diana car on a highway nearly 150 kms away from Riyadh, when a speeding truck collided with it at around 4:30pm Saudi time

Tumkur, November 13: In the guise of Prani Daya Sangha members, a group of saffron activists attacked a few Muslims who reportedly bought cows from farmers for the purpose of sacrifice during Eid-ul-Adha on Friday evening at Huliyurdurga of Kunigal taluk. According to a media report, Nataraj, a Bajarang Dal activist, Prasanna, VHP activist and Shankara Linge Gowda have attacked Muslims and

Makkah, November 13: About two million pilgrims listened with rapt attention to Imam Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais' soul-stirring 40-minute sermon on Friday from the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The sermon was carried live on state television and many Arab, African and Asian television stations. On many occasions during the sermon the congregation was reduced to tears as the imam spoke about the tough times

Udupi, November 12: The 2010 Formula Manipal car, conceptualised, designed and fabricated by a team of over 30 students from the Manipal Institute of Technology was launched by the Chancellor, Ramdas M Pai at the Manipal University building on Friday. The Formula type single seater, open wheeled race car, which won accolades at the competitions held in Melk, Austria recently, was displayed at the

Mangalore, November 10: Launching a verbal attack against minority communities of India and those who condemn the activities of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, its leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat said the Sangh would retaliate if any action is taken against it. He was addressing thousands of people gathered at Nehru Maidan, here on Wednesday, November 10 as per the call of national leaders of RSS to

Mangalore, November 9: In a positive move to utilise the enough space available at the old terminal building of Mangalore Airport for handling cargo, its Director MR Vasudeva on Monday said that Mangalore airport is ready to start air cargo, provided a custodian is appointed to start the operation. Speaking at an interactive meeting with the stake holders on the establishment of air cargo complex

Mangalore, November 6: In a breakthrough tourism project, the first direct cruise from Mangalore has begun its much awaited journey towards Lakshadweep on Saturday morning. There were around 120 passengers including 40 tourists on board the vessel which left Mangalore City Old Port at 10:15 am. However the tour will be of a very short period. The cruise will be returning back to Mangalore on

Mangalore, November 4: Over twenty months after a teenage girl ended her life at her residence, after being publicly humiliated by suspected Sangh Parivar activists for being friendly with a Muslim boy, the second additional district and sessions judge Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar on Thursday, November 4, sentenced her friend Saleem to life imprisonment and fined him Rs 50,000. Saleem, the owner-cum

Jaipur, October 23: The Rajasthan ATS on Friday filed a charge sheet against five 2007 Ajmer blast accused, accusing them of murder and defiling a place of worship. A senior RSS leader, Indresh Kumar, is among those named in the charge sheet, which says the blast at the Ajmer Dargah three years ago was the result of an elaborate conspiracy hatched by a group of Hindu radicals. The chargesheet says