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Shivamogga, Mar 1: Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar has said that his party members will reiterate the demand for banning Popular Front of India?(PFI) on the floor of the lower house. Replying to a query during an interaction with media persons here on Saturday, Shettar said that the State government’s reluctance to ban the PFI only goes to show its anti-Hindu stand

Bengaluru. Mar 1: Senior IPS officer Om Prakash on Saturday took charge as Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) of the State. A 1981 batch IPS officer, Om Prakash received the baton from L R?Pachuau, who attained superannuation, at the State police chief office marking the change of guard. He was the Director General of Home Guard and Fire Force before being elevated as the DG

New Delhi, Mar 1: Petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the second time in February. Saturday's hike, coinciding with the Union Budget, was a hefty Rs 3.18 per litre for petrol and Rs 3.09 per litre for diesel (inclusive of taxes in Delhi). Higher prices will kick in with effect from midnight, state-run Indian Oil Corporation said. The sharp hike was done to account for rising crude prices. In

Mangaluru, Mar 1: In order to check autorickshaw drivers from charging exorbitant fares from passengers, the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has fixed the minimum autorickshaw fare at Rs 23 for the first one-and-a-half km of the journey. In a press release, Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim, who heads the RTA, said beyond 1.5 km passenger has to pay Rs. 13 per km. No charges will be collected

Mangaluru, Feb 28: Towards achieving 100 percent source segregation and bringing the garbage littering in Mangaluru city limits to a bare minimum, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has decided initiate source segregation in all wards under the city corporation from April 1 at both ward and generator level, informed MCC Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati. Announcing this at a press conference

Mangaluru, Feb 28: All preparations were made for the smooth execution and grand success of Hindu Samajotsav being organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) at Nehru Maidan on Sunday, said S Ganesh Rao, honorary president of the Samajotsav committee. Speaking at a press conference on the eve of the controversial event, he said that the Samajotsav was a celebration of the Hindu religion and

New Delhi, Feb 28: For every rupee in government coffer, about one-fourth will come from market borrowing in 2015-16, while 20 paise would be spent towards interest payment. The government's dependence on debt has remained unchanged at 24 paise in the coming year, reflecting tight situation on revenue collections despite projected better economic outlook. There has been no change in revenue

Mangaluru, Feb 28: The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha will hold a protest rally and hunger strike on March 8 in Karnataka demanding the state government to outlaw Popular Front of India and Social Democratic Party of India. Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, Hindu Mahasabha State General Secretary Rajesh Pavitran said that PFI and SDPI are responsible for several communal riots across the

Mangaluru, Feb 28: Several people, who staged protest at Nanthoor Junction in the city after a ghastly road mishap on Friday, have expressed their anger against city police for being ruthless towards peaceful demonstrators. “We were peacefully staging a demonstration to exert pressure on the administration to take necessary steps to prevent mishaps at accident-prone Nanthoor Circle. But, all of a

New Delhi, Feb 28: Sonia Gandhi congratulated LK Advani on his 50th wedding anniversary, saying it was also a "special day" for her as it was on this day 47 years ago that she got married to Rajiv Gandhi. "On the auspicious occasion of your 50th wedding anniversary, I send my warm felicitations to you and Mrs Kamala Advani. Over half-a-century you have enjoyed a close companionship, giving