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Mangaluru, Feb 4: In coming days, the ration card holders in three coastal districts of Karnataka – Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kananda will have the option of getting parboiled rice and raw rice from ration shops. In the wake of the demand by some card holders, who wanted only parboiled rice, Karnataka Food Commission has decided to recommend to the government the supply of boiled rice to

Shivamogga, Feb 4: Tremors of light intensity were experienced in villages in the vicinity of Varahi hydro-electric project in Hosanagar and Thirthahalli taluks of Shivamogga district in the early hours of Sunday. There were no casualties or damage. The tremors, measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale, were experienced at 1.33 a.m. Deputy Commissioner K.A. Dayanand said the epicentre was in

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Alleging "step-motherly" treatment meted out to Karnataka, state congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to allocate drought relief aid. "I write you to address the step-motherly treatment meted out to the state of Karnataka with regards to the allocation of drought relief aid that the government of Karnataka had sought

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Ahead of the Budget Session in Karnataka, the Congress high command has asked the state leadership to keep its MLAs together so that the government can pass the Finance Bill smoothly. The instructions from the party top brass came following an attempt by the BJP to topple the state government during the Budget Session that begins this week. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who

Mangaluru, Feb 3: Denying reports that the Congress is losing in the coalition set-up, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Sunday said the JD(S)-led coalition government had indeed helped the Congress consolidate votes and win the last few elections. Speaking with reporters, Mr. Rao said the two parties have come together to keep the BJP away and provide a secular

Bengaluru, Feb 3: If the Congress MLAs not willing to extend their support to the JD(S)-Congress Coalition government, the BJP will take over the mantle and form the new government in the State, Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilisers and former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said here today. Addressing a party workers here on Sunday, Mr Gowda said that "the Coalition government

Mangaluru, Feb 3: AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal, who is also in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka, said today that the Congress and JD(S) leaders will discuss seat sharing issue for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls after February 10. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said that here is no either difference nor factions in the Congress. “We are united in the State under the

Mangaluru, Oct 3: Miscreants vandalise the temporary bridge of the Pavoor-Uliya 'island village' in Mangaluru city, a week after the residents successfully draw the attention of the district authorities to the rampant and unauthorised sand extraction from the area. "Besides removing the planks from the temporary bridge, bending the support beams and metal joints of the structure, the miscreants

Kalaburagi, Feb 3: Disgruntled Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav today said that he is still in the party and he would be attend Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on February 6. Speaking to newsmen who met him on Sunday, he said that he was still not satisfied by the Congress party leader in the district and no one tried to communicate him. The problems in his

Mysuru, Feb 3: The principal of a residential school at Mangala village in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district was arrested on Saturday on the charge of sexually harassing girl students during a recent excursion. The accused, Lokesh, 38, has been booked under Section 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, said Superintendent of Police, Chamarajanagar, Dharmendra