Karnataka

Mangalore, October 5: An awareness programme on the process of revision of voter list process which is being undertaken in the district as per the directions of the Election Commission, was held in Mangalore on Friday. Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, DK, inaugurated the students' jatha at Nehru Maidan. The programme aimed at urging people to register themselves in the voter list, was

Udupi, October 5: A 30-year old woman has gone missing along with her two children under mysterious circumstances. The missing persons have been identified as Rubeena, wife of Haneef, a resident of Koyal Apartments, Doddangudde, their son Munaf (8) and daughter (4). According to Haneef he and along with his wife and children had gone to sleep on last Wednesday night. However, when he woke up in

Manipal, October 5: The Manipal University enhanced its security cover by adding 10 home guards to the existing police and campus security infrastructure. According to a release issued here, the 24-hour campus patrol vehicles one in Kasturba Medical College and the other in Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), will now have a home guard, a local police man, and one from the university security

Udupi, October 5: Three members of a family including a pregnant woman were killed and two others were injured when a speeding bus hit them near Vidyaniketan School at Kaup in Udupi district on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Rafeeq Ahmed (32), a resident of Hejmady, his sister Nafeesa (37) and wife Nusaiba. Nafeesa's son Fahad (2) and Rafeeq's son Ghalib have been hospitalized with

Kasargod, October 5: Three youths have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two girls who were on their way to school near Kanhangad and Cheruvathur on Monday. Mungath Mubasheer, 26, Anish, 22, and Amal, 22, have been arrested for kidnapping the girls by promising to take them to circus shows and then confining them to Mubasheer's rented house at Velloor, near Payyanur, a senior police official

Mangalore, October 4: The Air Cargo Complex at Mangalore Airport proposal is before higher authorities and a notification in this regard would be issued soon, said D Purushotham, Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore. He was speaking at a programme organized at the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangalore on Thursday. Admitting that there have been instances where custom officials

Mangalore, October 4: The long wait for the international status for Mangalore Airport has finally come to an end with the Union Cabinet officially declaring five domestic airports in the country as 'International Airports on Thursday. After the crucial cabinet meeting Finance Minister P Chidambaram told media persons in New Delhi that Cabinet approved the declaration of five international

Mangalore, October 4: Sandhya Christabel D'Souza, reporter and sub-editor of Deccan Herald, Mangalore Bureau, was conferred the prestigious 'Sarojini Naidu National Award-2012' for best English reporting on Women and Panchayat Raj by The Hunger Project at India International Centre, New Delhi on Monday, October 1. The prize that carried a citation and prize money of Rs. 2 Lakh was awarded by

Mangalore, October 4: In an early morning raid, Excise officials seized illegal liquor being smuggled into the city in a luxury bus on Thursday. Three persons - identified as bus drivers Ashok son of Subba, Venkappa, and cleaner Vishwanatha Moolya alias Shivappa Moolya son of Santhosh - have also been arrested. The Ganesh Travels bus bearing registration number K A-21 8575, which was carrying

Mangalore, October 4: Following repeated requests from members of the Mangalorean fraternity living in Doha, the Air India Express has rescheduled its Mangalore-Doha flight services. Following is the schedule as per the latest change made by Air India Express: Mangalore – Doha (Mondays and Fridays) Departure from Mangalore : 7 am Arrival to Doha : 8.30 am Doha – Mangalore (Mondays and Fridays)