Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 24: UT Khader, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, said on Tuesday that from May 1, the government would conduct a survey of BPL people who have been left out of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme to provide cooking gas. The Centre has identified 2.16 lakh families under the Ujjwala Scheme, which is yet to be implemented in Karnataka. Following the survey, the State government will

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Hundreds of cine lovers from Mangaluru and outskirts turned up for the maiden International Film festival (NIFF) organised by Nitte University on Monday, April 24. The Nitte International Film Festival was inaugurated at Bharath Cinemas here in Mangaluru by the National award winning Marathi Director Mr Sunil Sukhtankar. Dr M Shantharam Shetty, Pro Chancellor of Nitte University

Bengaluru, Apr 24: A group of people led by an Andhra Pradesh MP's son allegedly ransacked and vandalised a toll plaza at Bagepalli in Chikkaballapura district, after they were asked to pay the toll fees. Hindupur MP Nimmal Kristappa's son Ambarish was on his way to Bengaluru International Airport and was asked to pay the fees at the toll plaza located near the Andhra Pradesh- Karnataka border

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Saudi Arabia based Eastern Blues cricket team emerged champions of the second season of the SAB Udupi Premiere League T10 hard tennis ball cricket tournament that concluded last night at Dr Ambedkar stadium in Panambur. They defeated Yash Bisiya Lions Oman team by eight wickets. As many as 20 teams that participated in the tournament took with them memories of the coastal city

Bantwal, Apr 24: The police have seized two abandoned motorbikes and deadly weapons in connection with the murder of Congress leader and Karopadi Gram Panchayat vice president Abdul Jaleel. On April 20 a gang four miscreants had barged into the office of Karopadi Gram Panchayat in Bantal taluk and brutally murdered 40-year-old Abdul Jaleel. They had come and fled on two motorbikes. P Harishekaran

Lucknow, Apr 24: Cashless system existed in India in 'Dwapara Yug', five thousand years ago and the example of the same could be found in the tales from the Hindu mythology, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Speaking at a function organised on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day here on Monday, Adityanath said that the best example of cashless transaction could be found in

New Delhi, Apr 24: A court here on Monday convicted underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and others in a fake passport case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge Virender Kumar Goyal held Rajan guilty of possessing a fake passport The court on June 8 last year framed charges against Chhota Rajan and then passport officers Jayashree Dattatray Rahate, Deepak

New Delhi, Apr 24: Amid a raging debate over cow vigilantism, the Central government has now proposed to give Aadhar-like unique identification number to cows in India. The Centre has made this proposal to the Supreme Court, news agency reported on Monday. In its report to Supreme court, the Central government said, "Each cow and its progeny across India should get a Unique Identification Number

Bengaluru, Apr 24: A major tragedy was on Monday averted when a bird hit Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's helicopter while it was taking off. An eagle hit the helicopter during its take off at the HAL Airport here when Siddaramaiah was flying to Shravanabelagola along with Karnataka Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara. But the alert pilot averted a major tragedy and landed the chopper safely

Hubballi, Apr 24: This was one Indo-Pak alliance that ended (in fact began!) on a joyous note. Daniel Devanur from Karnataka’s Hubballi, who married his distant relative Sylvia Noreen at a church in Lahore in 2016 couldn’t get her home to India due to some technical problems. After nearly a year and after many merry-go-rounds, both are now reunited in Delhi. The happy couple are expected to arrive