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Plane Crash in Southern India Leaves 158 Dead

By Lauren FrayerMay 22nd 2010 – 6:19AM
AP

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(May 22) -- An Air India Express plane with 166 people aboard tried to land in the rain at a hilltop runway today in southern India but overshot the runway and crashed into a forested ravine. Eight passengers are believed to have survived. Indian TV footage shows firefighters spraying the smoldering wreckage outside...

Mangalore News From the Web

  • 05/23/12 II PUC exam results hit record pass pc of 57.03 Source: Deccan Herald - India The leakage of question papers in March does not seem to have affected the students as a record-high 57.03 per cent of them passed the II PUC examination, the results of that were declared on Wednesday.
  • 05/22/12 Passenger handling up 20% at Mangalore airport Source: Hindu Business Line Passenger handling at Mangalore airport witnessed 20 per cent growth in the first four months of 2012.
  • 05/19/12 Delay in trains running in Palakkad division Source: Hindu Business Line Following the track maintenance work being undertaken in Kannur South-Kannur section and Etakkad-Kannur South section, from 11.30 am to 5.30 pm, the following trains will run delayed on May 20.
  • 05/18/12 God orphaned Source: Deccan Herald - India Two weeks ago, I was in the precincts of Shri Krishna Temple at Udupi and was enjoying afternoon breeze in the enclosure surrounding Shri Anantha Padmanabha Temple located just nearby.
  • 05/18/12 Expressing taste is their passion Source: Deccan Herald - India If you are new to Mangalore and wish to serve your taste buds with some of the best food items available in the restaurants of Mangalore or if you are looking forward for suggestions on restaurants serving the best food here, then reviews on restaurants by 'the three hungry men' will definitely help you a great deal.

Background on Mangalore

Mangalore (also called Mangalapuram in Malayalam,' in Tulu, Maṅgaḷūru in Kannada, Koḍiyāl in Konkani, or Maikāla in Beary bashe) is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka.

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