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Mangaluru, Oct 25: The Vitla police arrested four people on the charge of negligence in the use of explosive substances that led to the death of a calf in Karodipady village on October 18. The calf, that belonged to Radhakrishna Moolya, was grazing with other cattle when the explosion occurred. The animal died after it consumed an explosive substance that had been wrapped in a cloth. Following a...

New Delhi, Oct 24: Microsoft India has launched its first full-scale Cybersecurity Engagement Center (CSEC) in India, after a successful year-long pilot. Situated in Delhi, the center will bring together Microsoft capabilities to foster deeper cybersecurity collaborations with public and private sector organizations and build a trusted and secure computing environment, a critical enabler for India...

The Gulf Medical University (Ajman), in association with the Department of Anaesthesia, Thumbay Hospital, conducted the ‘National Conference on Updates in Anaesthesia’ at The Ajman Saray Hotel, Ajman on Friday, 21st October 2016 to discuss the modern breakthroughs in administeringanaesthesiaand the role of anaesthesiologist on World Anaesthesia Day. The conference was inaugurated by the chief...

Consider what's faced by people who want to end their TV subscriptions — what's known as cutting the cable cord. There are multiple streaming services and bills to juggle. And there are numerous streaming gadgets to choose from. So to make moving away from cable cords easier, we teamed up with the Wirecutter, the product recommendations website, to compile the definitive guide to cord-cutting. The...

Bengaluru, Oct 23: BJP?national president Amit Shah will attend a convention of other backward classes to be held here on November 27. BJP?MLC?and former minister B?J?Puttaswamy said the convention will be held at Palace Grounds and will highlight the support of the OBCs to the BJP. Puttaswamy, who is also the chairman of the BJP?OBC?Morcha, said the party was trying to mobilise two lakh people...

Mangaluru Oct 22;: Fr. Muller Medical college Mangaluru duo team comprising of Miss Sandhya Rao and Miss Swathi secured 70 points and emerged as winners and claimed the prestigious. Mediquiz -2016 Trophy. KMC Mangaluru team comprising of Mr. Suraj Kumar and Miss Sanjana Rai secured 60 points and were declared as Runners up. It was a very closely contested competition. and a nail biting finish...

Moodbidre, Oct 22: “Teaching is a noble profession which makes change in a very systematic way. Teachers carry the utmost responsibility in constructive society. Hence teachers should be paid like IAS officers,” said eminent counselor and academician Dr. P.V. Bhandary. He was speaking after inaugurating the Faculty Development Programme organized by commerce department of Alva’s College...

Udupi, Oct 22: Yakshagana artiste Airody Rama Ganiga (98) passed away at a private hospital in Koteshwar late Thursday night. Though hailing from Airody village, Ganiga had settled down in Kumbashi village for the last four decades. He began his career as a “bhagavatha” (singer-director) in Yakshagana puppetry shows and later went to do “bhagavatike” for Yakshagana performances. He also served as...

Oct 21: Self-driving cars hold the promise of saving thousands of lives each year on US roads. But does pointing out flaws with the technology effectively put people in danger? That claim was put forth Wednesday by Tesla Motors CEOElon Musk, who criticised the media for harping on the relatively few crashes involving Tesla's semi-autonomous driving system called Autopilot, while saying little...

Kasaragod, Oct 21: The body of a man who jumped into the Chandragiri river from a bridge near Melparamba two days ago was traced on Thursday. The body of Bhaskara, 41, son of Janardhanan, a resident of nearby Mannipady, was fished out by the Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the police nearly a kilometre from the bridge. He had jumped into the river around 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday, the police...