Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 30: In what could have been a major tragedy, an Air India Express plane that came from Dubai overshot the taxiway at the Mangaluru International Airport on Sunday evening. All passengers are safe and have been de-boarded. The Air India Express flight IX384 had departed from Dubai at 12.39 pm and landed at Mangaluru 5.35 pm safely. The incident took place around five minutes later

Mangaluru, Jun 30: The 30th Shramadan of Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan’s 5th phase was carried out in Hampankatta area today. The shramadan was jointly flagged off at Old Bus Stand by Officers of the State Pollution Control Board Rajashekar Puranik and Jayaprakash Nayak. Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Harish Achar, Mohan Kottari, Srikanth Rao, Aniruddh Nayak, Rajeshwari, Yashodhara Chowta, Srikar

Mysuru, June 30: The Karnataka's ambitious 10 lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway project will be completed by 2020, Minister for Public Works (PWD) H D Revanna said. Speaking to newsmen after inspecting the work here on Saturday evening, Revanna said the works to upgrade the Highway is in full swing and efforts will be made to complete the project by December next year. The National Highways Authority

Bengaluru, June 30: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday participated in the rituals performed for laying foundation stone to construct Sri Kalabyreshwara Temple in New Jersy, US, and foundation stone was laid today. According to information reaching here here, the Chief Minister, who is currently on 10-day tour of United States, lauded the efforts of Sri Adichunchinagiri Trust for

Bengaluru, Jun 30: Even after the Karnataka government asked cab aggregators to stop their pool services immediately in Bengaluru, the Ola and Uber continued to offer the ride share option on their platforms in the weekend. The ban on pool services was imposed during a closed-door meeting by the Karnataka Transport Department with the ride-hailing companies on Friday, June 28 on the ground that it

Mangaluru, Jun 30: The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences will open its regional centre at Kavoor in Mangaluru, according to RGUHS Vice-Chancellor S. Sacchidanand. Addressing a press conference in the city on Saturday, the VC said it will be one of the four regional centres of the university coming up in the State. The RGUHS planned to have its regional centres in Mangaluru, Davangere

Srinagar, Jun 30: In a post on her Facebook page, the 'Dangal' fame Zaira Wasim said she realised “though I may fit here perfectly, I do not belong here”. National Award-winning actor Zaira Wasim on Sunday announced her “disassociation” from the field of acting, saying she was not happy with the line of work as it interfered with her faith and religion. Also read: Dangal — nationalism over

Mangaluru, Jun 30: A student of a private college in the city lost his life while playing in the swimming pool of Amche Ghar Resort at Vamanjoor on the outskirts of the city yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Alden Peris (21), who hailed from Chikkamagaluru district. He was a BBA student at St Aloysius College, Mangaluru. It is said that a group of student had been to the resort for

Mangaluru, Jun 29: A whale shark, listed as an endangered species under the Wild Life Protection Act, washed ashore near Sadashiva Temple, adjacent to National Institute of Technology at Suratkal on the outskirts of the city today. According to A Senthil Vel, professor and dean, College of Fisheries, Mangaluru, a team of scientists from the college led by him examined it and conducted the

Bengaluru, Jun 29: Abdul Ahad Puthige, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield Division, Bengaluru, was today transferred and posted as the Superintendent of Police in Anti-Corruption Bureau, Bengaluru city. Son of Moulana E M Shaffi and Rukhya couple from Palakkala, Puthige near Moodbidri, in Dakshina Kannada district, Abdul Ahad had earlier served as the SP in Lokayukta and CID. He entered