Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 24: Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh on Sunday called for the abolition of Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna awards stating that these create confusion and raise debates on who ought to be selected for the awards. He was speaking at a media interaction on the sidelines of the conference. “They (the awards) tend to create more problems than they solve. I believe we

Bengaluru, Jul 24: BJP state general secretary and MP Shobha Karandlaje on Sunday charged that T Narasipura tahsildar B Shankaraiah did not commit suicide but was murdered by the sand mafia. Shankaraiah was found hanging in his residential quarters in T Narasipura in Mysuru district last week. Speaking at a felicitation event organised by the Vishwakarma Mahasabha in Bengaluru, Shobha said, “The

Bengaluru, Jul 24: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said it is for the Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha to take a final call on declaring Veerashaiva- Lingayat dharma a separate religion. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a felicitation event organised by the Akhila Karnataka Vishwakarma Mahasabha for the BJP leaders here, Yeddyurappa said, “Let anybody say anything

Mangaluru, Jul 23: The authorities of the New Mangalore Port helped a Filipino crew member of a ship who suffered from severe abdominal pain. NMP authorities stated that they had received a "distress message / medical assistance required" from master of MT Kriti Sfakia through their local agents on Sunday at 10.45am. The vessel was enroute to Iran and coming from Singapore. According to the Master

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 23: The Kerala Congress today suspended its MLA M Vincent from the party post after he was arrested for allegedly raping and stalking a woman, though it defended him saying "the case and his arrest is politically motivated". "Though the rape charges and the arrest was part of a political conspiracy, considering the complaint of the woman, the Congress has decided to suspend

Mumbai, Jul 23: In a quiet display of dissent, numerous taxpayers across the country have opted to file their tax returns manually+ , via snail-mail, rather than get an Aadhaar card. Many others filed their returns online early, prior to June 30, when the Aadhaar linkage+ was not mandatory. "Technically you should be able to file online even if you don't have an Aadhaar card, but the e-filing

New Delhi, Jul 23: 'Indu Sarkar', a film on Emergency to be released on Friday, will hurt sentiments of many Congressmen and that is what the "present prime minister wants", veteran Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said today. Indu Sarkar, based on the 1975-77 Emergency period, has evoked strong criticism and protest from the Congress party. The Congress' apprehensions are over the portrayal of

Bengaluru, Jul 23: The government’s attempt to get specialist doctors to name their price to work in the villages is yielding good results. The Health department has received 5,262 applications for 1,212 rural vacancies. Its recent drive, asking doctors to quote their remuneration, was intended to attract specialists to work at district and taluk hospitals as well as community health centres

Kolkata, Jul 23: Union Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar has said vernacular question papers for the NEET will be mere translation of the question paper in English. "The vernacular question papers for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) — the all-India entrance examination for entrance to medical colleges — will just be translation of the question paper in English

Udupi, Jul 23: The district administration has decided to form separate task forces or the protection of children’s rights from the grassroots level. Chairing a meeting on District Children’s Rights Protection here, Priyanka Mary Francis, Deputy Commissioner, said that Sixty per cent members of these task forces will be children and the remaining will comprise elected representatives and NGOs