Karnataka

Spot inspection with Mangaluru airport bomb case suspect continues

Unattended bag creates bomb scare at Mangaluru airport

3:49 pm January 20, 2020

Mangaluru: An unattended bag near ticket counters of the Mangaluru airport in Karnataka created a bomb scare on Monday. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is maintaining the security of the airport, cordoned off the area. Mangaluru Police Commissioner P S Harsha rushed to the airport along with a police team. An extensive search […]

SSI’s killing: Two suspects held in Udupi

8:22 pm January 14, 2020

Mangaluru (Karnataka): Two prime suspects in the murder of a policeman at a check post in Tamil Nadu were arrested from the Udupi railway station, about 55 KM from here, on Tuesday, police said. The arrested suspects have been identified as Abdul Shameem (29) and Taufeeq (27), both hailing from Thiruvithancode near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari […]

Goa teen composes Konkani song on Mahadayi issue

3:57 pm January 14, 2020

Panaji: With the Mahadayi river issue stirring politics of Goa, a 16-year-old budding rapper has composed a song in Konkani in a bid to attract youths of the coastal state to the cause. Goa-based Kabir Naik has shot a song in the Mahadayi river basin in Sattari taluka of North Goa which is trending on […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

West Bengal govt tests viability of white-topped roads

3:32 pm January 9, 2020

Kolkata: The West Bengal government is testing the viability of white-topped roads, officials said on Thursday. White-topping is a relatively new technology in which bituminous and asphalt roads are covered with concrete which substantially increases their longevity, a senior state official said. The state government, in consultation with IIT- Kharagpur, has white-topped one kilometre of […]

Tepid impact of trade union strike in Karnataka

9:12 pm January 8, 2020

Bengaluru: The nationwide strike called by 10 trade unions in protest against the centre’s ‘anti-people’ policies had no effect on normal life in the city and other parts of Karnataka, with most of the vehicles including government buses plying on Wednesday. State minister for primary and secondary education S Suresh Kumar said the strike was […]