Mangalore, June 25: Another incident where a Church property has been tampered with in Mangalore, surfaced on Monday at Holy Hill near Pumpwell in the city. The lighting on the Cross atop the Servants of Lord prayer hall at Holy Hill was found to be tampered with, besides broken flower pots. The lamp at the site of the Cross has also been damaged. “Like always, I had closed the main gate at 7:15
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Kasargod, June 25: More than two years after the Mangalore air crash that left 158 dead, families of the four-member cabin crew of the ill-fated Air India Express aircraft are awaiting compensation, with one family approaching the Kerala High Court. Parents and sister of Mohammed Ali, a flight steward from Bhopal who died when the aircraft crashed on May 22, 2010, has filed a petition at the high
Kochi, June 25: The campaign for the nomination of 39 serial sites of the Western Ghats as a world heritage site will be renewed at the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) which will begin at St. Petersburg on Sunday. A decision on the nominated sites will be taken by a 21-nation panel including India. The task of the panel will be to “identify the cultural and natural properties of
Karwar, June 25: Mankalu Vaidya, zilla panchayat member from Bhatkal taluk, on Sunday refuted the allegation that he had incited violence at Mathadahitlu in Bhatkal taluk on June 8. He told presspersons in Bhatkal that the disturbance at Mathadahitlu was due to the dispute between two communities and it had nothing to do with caste. It may be recalled that a huge protest was held on Friday in
Mangalore, June 24: One person is feared dead after he along with five others slipped into a river near Soorinje here on Sunday. As per preliminary information, a group of six people had gone fishing at River Nandini near Soorinje when they slipped into the waters. Among them, five were rescued to safety by locals while one is feared dead. The hunt for the body of Ritesh (18) son of Eshwara, is on
Mangalore, June 24: The Belthangady Court has reserved its decision regarding bail for tribal boy Vittala Malekudiya, an MCJ student of Mangalore University and his father Linganna who were arrested by ANF for alleged naxal links, for July 2. On Saturday, a hearing with regard to bail for the father-son duo took place at Belthangady Court wherein the bench heard the arguments from both sides. The
Mangalore, June 24: Several young boys were initiated to chanting of the 'Gayathri Mantra' amid Vedic rituals as part of a 'Samuhika Upanayanam' ceremony organised under the aegis of Shree Krishna Dharmopayana Samithi here on Sunday. The mass thread ceremony organised at Shree Krishna Kalyana Mandir in the city was the 43rd annual event. The devotees recited Mantra on the occasion. The 'Samuhika
Mangalore, June 24: A man, who said no to his would-be wife just a day before marriage citing her staying in touch with another man, has been taken into custody by Pandeshwar police. Deepak, a software engineer from Kinnigoli had got engaged to a girl from Bappal, serving as a lecturer in a College in Mangalore, two months ago. It is said that the girl was approached by Deepak's family. After
Mangalore, June 24: In spite of three swords being found in a Dalit colony in Chommugudde near Ullal, the police have not done enough to instill confidence among Dalits to ensure their safety, alleged Girish Kumar, a Dalit representative at the monthly SC/ST grievance meet held at the Police Commissioner's office in the city on Sunday. “Three swords were found in the area and we suspect that a
Kasargod, June 24: Amidst the reports of fresh cases of monsoon-related epidemics, two cases of bird flu (H1N1) have been reported in the district. One of the cases was reported from Bevinja in the district, said E. Raghavan, District Medical Officer (DMO). The second case was of a youth, who was tested positive for symptoms similar to the fever, he said. The two affected persons were shifted to