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Mangaluru, Nov 11: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs T B Jayachandra said that the state government would take a decision on banning tobacco and its products in Karnataka after the Supreme Court declared its verdict on the same. He was speaking to mediapersons during his visit to the district Congress office here on Tuesday. In the wake of rumours that the state government had

Mangaluru, Nov 11: The stretch of road between Kuloor junction and Pump House on the outskirts of the city has been dubbed as an eyesore by commuters and residents of the area, who are fed up with lorries and tankers parking illegally on the sides of the stretch. From several months, lorries and tankers have taken to parking illegally on the paved sections on either side of the concretized road

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Sandalwood actress Aindrita Ray had a miraculous escape, sustaining only minor injuries after the sports utility vehicle she was travelling in met with a major accident in Gujarat. The Bengali girl, who was immediately rushed to a hospital after Saturday night's accident, revealed that she was in Gujarat to attend her friend's marriage. While coming back to the hotel where she

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of duplicating programmes that had been launched by the previous UPA government. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for different development works at Yadgir on Monday, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the copycat' BJP-led NDA government at the Centre had now launched Jan Dhan Yojana and Swachh Bharat

Mangaluru, Nov 11: The Blood?Bank?Committee of the Dakshina Kannada unit of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) has denied the media reports that claimed that 90 units of blood were dumped in drain in the city recently. A press release issued by the Committee following an emergency meeting held on Monday in the city stated that only 38 units of blood collected out of 341 units in a blood donation camp

Mangaluru, Nov 11: A 10-year-old girl, who had come with her parents to Kukke Subrahmanya temple from Bengaluru was electrocuted to death at a shop near the temple on Monday. Deepa (10) daughter of Chinnachari-Jayamama couple from Nandini Layout of Bengaluru, was standing with her mother and other family members while they were buying fruits from the shop. In moments, the girl moved away from her

New Delhi, Nov 11: Government is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory for issue of passports and is in the process of establishing a system for validation of criminal antecedents of the applicant. The issue was discussed threadbare at a meeting between the Ministries of the Home and the External Affairs, official sources said today. The MEA is working with the Unique Identification Authority of

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies Dinesh Gundu Rao and his family members have grabbed 10.09 acres of government land in Navaratna Agrahara near Devanahalli, a report by Bengaluru North (Yelahanka) tahsildar has confirmed. The Lokayukta police had directed the tahsildar to submit a report on the alleged encroachment of land in Bengaluru North taluk. Social activist S

Mangaluru, Nov 10: The youngster from Mangaluru who recently gained fame and popularity thanks to his beloved steed, now grieves over the one he could not ride. Months ago, Sikander' stole hearts among youth and citizens of Mangaluru, when news spread about a college student riding a horse on most days to attend his classes in roshni Nilaya. Avinand Achanahally, a postgraduate student of Roshni

Mangaluru, Nov 10: Rahul K L, the promising young cricketer from this port city is now a Team India player! Karnataka's in-form young opener has made into India's 19-member Test squad for the Test series against Australia in December-January. The squad was picked on Monday by the five-man selection committee headed by Sandeep Patil. Hailing from Surathkal town in Mangaluru taluk, 22-year-old Rahul