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Vice Admiral Karambir Singh set to be next Indian Navy chief; govt neglects 'seniority' criteria to pick Admiral Sunil Lanba's successor
• 6 years agoThe government made the selection following a merit-based approach and did not go with the tradition of appointing the senior most eligible officer to the post, official sources said.
Karnataka: Eight drowned, 17 rescued after boat capsizes off Karwar coast; efforts on to find one missing
• 6 years agoEight bodies have been recovered from Karnataka's Karwar coast by the navy and Coast Guard while search is on for the one person still missing.
Coastal erosion: Homes disappear, walls crumble as climate change ravages India's already battered coastline
Dishashetty • 6 years agoIn the next three decades, coastal erosion will occur 1.5 times faster than the past three decades. India’s coasts are under attack both from man-made activities — such as growing construction, damming of rivers, sand mining and destruction of mangroves — as well as natural causes linked to climate change such as rising sea levels.
Karnataka minister RV Deshpande throws sports kits at athletes; BJP terms it 'uncivilised behaviour' part and parcel of Congress
Fp Staff • 6 years agoKarnataka revenue minister RV Deshpande on Wednesday courted controversy after a video of him throwing sports kits at athletes from a stage went viral, drawing sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party
Karnataka rains: Schools, colleges to remain shut for two days in Dakshina Kannada district
Ians • 7 years agoAll schools and colleges across coastal Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district will remain shut on Wednesday and Thursday as heavy rains disrupt normal life
Karnataka polls: Narendra Modi transcends language barrier as Kannadigas find untranslated Hindi speeches better
Swetha Gowda • 7 years agoIn Hyderabad-Karnataka, people can easily understand Hindi, but in Mumbai-Karnataka it is a bit tough to interact in the language," said Hanumanthappa Doddamani, 45, electrician.
Karnataka polls: BJP's failure to nominate any Hindu fishermen could hurt poll chances in Uttara Kannada's Karwar
Deepakkumarshenvi • 7 years agoMore than 5,000 youths from the fishermen community in coastal Karnataka's Karwar have defected from BJP to Congress after the party failed to nominate a candidate from the community in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls
Goans to get priority over outstation patients in govt hospital, says health minister Vishwajeet Rane
• 7 years agoThe residents of Goa availing medicinal facilities at state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) will be given priority from Monday, state health minister
Two killed after inhaling toxic gas on INS Vikramaditya in Karnataka
Ians • 9 years agoTwo persons—an Indian Navy sailor and a civilian—died and two others were hospitalised when toxic gas leaked during maintenance work on the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier at Karwar in Karnataka
Manohar Parrikar commissions new naval establishment INS Vajrakosh at Karwar
Fp Archives • 10 years agoDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday commissioned INS Vajrakosh, the latest establishment of the Indian Navy at Karwar in Karnataka.