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Mangalore, Aug 10: 92.7 BIG FM, South Canaras most heard FM station organized the finals of Benedryl BIG Golden voice Mangalore regional round on Saturday, August 9 at City Centre Mall, Mangalore. Lavita Lobo won the finals of regional round by leading with maximum votes and has been nominated to enter into the next round to be held in Mumbai. BIG Golden Voice is a unique format of On Air singing

New Delhi, Aug 10: Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. The speculation has been fuelled by the home ministry placing an order of five Bharat Ratna medallions. BJP leaders have in the past demanded Bharat Ratna be awarded to Vajpayee. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who

Dubai, Aug 10: Effective Aug. 1, the new visa costs after price structure change is being implemented by the United Arab Emirates, according to a local English daily. The new visa price structure signed by Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, states that the residence visa for an investor or partner will cost Dh250 per year, according to the

Bantwal, Aug 10: Brother of Thouseef who was arrested in connection with the murder case of rowdy sheeter Naushad on June 21, 2014 was found murdered at Netharekere near Maripalla in Bantwal taluk. 25-year-old Rifayee, resident of Maripalla went missing since August 9. Sources said that some unidentified people booked his autorickshaw, but never returned. Upon searching, his auto was found near

Kasaragod, Aug 10: A group of contractors from the district waved black flags at Public Works Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju here on Saturday in protest against the delay in clearing their dues for executed works. The incident occurred shortly after the Minister alighted from a train at the Kasaragod railway station in the morning. The contractors had reached the railway station to submit a memorandum

Mangalore, Aug 10: MLC Ivan D'Souza has urged the government to increase the number of staff at Passport Seva Kendra in Mangalore to process about 1,000 passport applications a day. Currently PSK is processing 350 applications per day.Mr D'Souza, who visited the kendra on Friday, said in a statement that there was a delay in issuing passports.People and local organisations had brought to his

Tel Aviv, Aug 10: At least 450 Palestinian children have so far lost their lives in more than a month of Israeli attacks against the impoverished Gaza Strip, latest tallies show. According to Palestinian health officials, the overall Palestinian death toll from brutal Israeli assaults has reached 1,915, with most of the fatalities being civilians. Nearly 10,000 others have also been wounded in the

Bangalore, Aug 10: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday challenged JD(S) leader H?D?Kumaraswamy to prove his allegations against him that he had tried to influence the KPSC, to select some candidates who had written the 2011 exams. When reporters drew the chief minister's attention to Kumaraswamy's allegations that Siddaramaiah had called the KPSC several times to select certain candidates, the

Bangalore, Aug 10: In a major shake-up of the State bureaucracy, the State government on Saturday transferred 22 IAS officers and an IPS officer with immediate effect. Ekroop Caur has been appointed as Managing Director of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Anjum Parwez, who was BMTC MD, has been transferred to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board as Chairman. Name of

Bagalkot, Aug 10: After a nearly week-long massive round-the-clock operation, the six-year-old boy trapped in an abandoned borewell in his father's farm in nearby Sulikere village was confirmed dead today. Authorities called off the operation involving about 500 persons, including teams from National Disaster Relief Force, Hutti gold mines from neighbouring Raichur district and fire brigade after