Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6: Six Dalits are among 36 non-Brahmins, who have been recommended for appointment as priests in temples in Kerala being managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). The recommendation in this regard was made by the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board, a press release said. This is for the first time six people from the scheduled caste community have been recommended for

New Delhi, Oct 6: The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra. Existing depositors have been given time till December 31, 2017 to provide the 12-digit unique identification number. Ministry of Finance has issued four separate Gazette notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for

Bengaluru, Oct 6: The controversial Yettinahole drinking water project has overcome a major legal hurdle with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) disposing off an application that challenged the river diversion. With this, the stage is set for the completion of the first phase of the Rs 13,000-crore project, which envisages the diversion of over 24 TMC of water during the monsoon months from four

Bengaluru, Oct 6: As many as five saffron extremists linked to the Sanatan Sanstha, a hardline Hindutva outfit, have emerged as key suspects in the coldblooded murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. The key suspects have been identified as Jayaprakash alias Anna (45), from Mangaluru; Praveen Limkar (34), from Kolhapur; Sarang Akolkar (38), from Pune; Rudra Patil (37), from Sangli and Vinay

Mangaluru, Oct 6: The BJP has demanded the resignation of Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader following the murder of a youth by unidentified miscreants in latter’s constituency. Muhammad Zubair, 45, and his friend Illiyas, 62, were attacked with weapons by a group of four persons near a place of worship in Mukkacherry. BJP leaders claim that Zubair was an active BJP worker. Footage from

Mangaluru, Oct 5: In line with central government’s Swacch Bharat Initiative Yenepoya University observed “Swachhta Pakhwada” from Sept 1 – 15 and “Swachhta Hi Seva” from Sept 15 – Oct 3, 2017. The Centre for Environmental Studies of the university, in collaboration with the constituent colleges organized various programmes which included Guest lecture on the topic “Garbage cleaning systems in

Bengaluru, Oct 6: Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa, who is facing corruption charges, has accused the chief minister Siddaramaiah-led state government of misusing the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to target those who speak against the ruling party. Reacting to reports that the ACB was planning to raid the Income Tax department’s officials, Yeddyurappa said that the I-T sleuths need not worry as

Bengaluru, Oct 6: Energy Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday appeared before the Income Tax officials in connection with the ongoing investigation. The I-T sleuths had conducted searches and seizure from houses and business establishments linked to Shivakumar between August 2 and 5 this year. After appearing before the taxmen, Shivakumar said, “They asked me to submit certain documents. I have

Bengaluru, Oct 6: Traders cutting across various sectors on Thursday sought that no penalties be imposed on them till March 31 next year for errors in the filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns as they are yet to get accustomed to the new tax regime. Participating in an interactive session on GST organised by the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) and the

Bengaluru, Oct 6: While the ruling Congress gets bullish on promoting the government’s achievements, 10 out of 18 flagship programmes of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah - the party’s face for the upcoming Assembly polls - are unlikely to meet implementation targets before the end of his tenure. These 18 programmes or schemes are directly monitored by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). Ten of them are