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Mangalore, Jun 24: Members of Akhila Bharathi Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a demonstration against the Karnataka government protesting inadequacy in supplying Pre University course text books. The protesters said that even though the P U classes for the new academic year have already started, many students have not yet received their textbooks. The agitators said that indifference of the state

New Delhi, Jun 24: The Narendra Modi government has come under pressure from its own MPs to reduce the hike in the suburban rail fare in Mumbai with 10 BJP and Shiv Sena MPs meeting Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda today to press for a roll back. It is worth mentioning here that BJP and Shiv Sena MPs of Maharashtra have opposed fare hike ahead of assembly polls in their state. BJP MP Kirit Somaiya

New Delhi, Jun 24: Government promised to bring in significant improvement in facilities for Haj pilgrims and request Saudi Arabia to withdraw 20 per cent cut in India's quota for the annual pilgrimage. Addressing the All India Annual Conference for Haj, Swaraj identified accommodation for pilgrims as a major issue and said there was a need to think about a long-term solution to the issue and

Beltangady, Jun 24: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda is in Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala for religious and treatment purposes. He got himself admitted to Yoga and Nature Cure Hospital of Shantivana Trust, Dharmasthala on Monday. He was welcomed by D Surendra Kumar on behalf of the Kshetra and tahsildar Srinivas as part of the protocol. After the first round of treatment at the hospital, he visited

Tumkur, Jun 24: A defence research scholar hailing from Delhi and working in Bangalore, went missing during a hiking trip in the Madhugiri mountain of Tumkur district on Sunday. With the help of his Smartphone he was rescued on Monday around 2am. Priyank Sharma, 32 and Gowrav Arora, 35, heard about Madhugiri, a 3,900-foot monolith about 120km north of Bangalore and decided to climb it on Sunday

New Delhi, Jun 24: Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand said on Monday that Sai Baba of Shirdi is not a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity and should not be worshipped because he was a human being, and not a God. "Muslims would have had the same amount of faith in Sai Baba if he really was a symbol of unity between the Hindus and Muslims," he said. The seer also expressed his disapproval over the

Mangalore, Jun 24: Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda has appointed the working president of Dakshina Kannada unit of the party B Mahammed Kunhi as president of the district unit. The post was vacant following the resignation of M B Sadashiva. Mr Kunhi was serving as the district president of the party when M B Sadashiva resigned few days ago citing personal reasons. Mr Kunhi appointed

Jeddah, Jun 24: Four outstanding students of the International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ) have received letters of appreciation from Indian Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani for scoring high marks in the Class XII CBSE exams. “Heartiest congratulations on your wonderful performance in the Central Board of Secondary Education Class XII examination this year,” the minister

Kunjathur, Jun 24: A 65-year-old man from Kasargod died at Makkah after collapsing due to massive cardiac arrest. The deceased has been identified as Usman, resident of Poochakudi near Udyavara 10th mile in Kasargod district. He had gone for Umrah pilgrimage along with his family a week ago although he was unwell. He collapsed while performing Umrah. He was found to have died of a massive heart

Bangalore, Jun 24: Traffic in the central parts of Bangalore city came to a grinding halt on Monday as thousands of sugarcane farmers from across the state took out a protest rally demanding the payment of cane arrears from the sugar mills. Office goers and general commuters that arrived at the City Railway station and bus stations had a harrowing time this morning as farmers sat on dharna on the