Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 22: Anganwadi workers have decided not to call off their indefinite protest till their demand for a salary hike is fulfilled. A meeting between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers' Association (KSAWA) office-bearers on Tuesday failed. The protest will enter the third day on Wednesday. The workers want their salaries hiked from Rs 6,000 to Rs 10,000.

Mangaluru: Mar 21: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has served notice to the Mangalore Electricity Supply?Company Limited (Mescom) fordigging the footpaths and roads for underground cable laying work without obtaining prior permission. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday here, Mayor?Kavitha Sanil said that she has directed the officials to serve notice as the Mescom has to pay Rs 59 lakh in the

Kasargod, Mar 21: Communal tensions have been flared up in Kasaragod district of Kerala after a Muslim cleric was hacked to death by unknown assailants on Monday night. Sporadic incidents of violence reported from different parts of the district during Tuesday’s Muslim League sponsored hartal in Kasargod assembly constituency demanding immediate action against the culprits. Mohammed Riyaz, a 34

Mandya, Mar 21: A Muslim girl from Mandya wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to help her get an education loan. The Prime Minister’s office wasted no time in responding to the letter and the girl received Rs 1.5 lakh loan to further her learning. Bibi Sara is an MBA student and had earlier applied to Central Bank of India for an education loan. Her father had not

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Opposition BJP today staged a walk-out from the legislative assembly, accusing the ruling Congress of misusing the government machinery for Gundlupet and Nanjangud by-polls, scheduled for April 9. Raising the issue of police "high handedness" against BJP workers at Gundlupet yesterday during the filing of nominations, during the zero hour in the assembly, Opposition Leader

Mangaluru, Mar 21: Consanguineous marriages — sanguine meaning blood or blood relation marriages is a common practice followed across many parts of our country. Most commonly, first cousins — uncle's son marries auntie's daughter or uncle marries his sisters daughter. Most of us do not even recognize the pros and cons of such marriages but research and studies have proved that cousins who marry

New Delhi, Mar 21: Government today moved a fresh proposal to cap cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh instead of Rs 3 lakh as provided in the Budget, as it introduced as many as 40 amendments to the Finance Bill in an 'unprecedented move'. As the Finance Bill was taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha, opposition parties like TMC, BJD and RSP protested against the introduction of the amendments to

New Delhi/Lucknow, Mar 21: Muslim organisations, including Babri Masjid Action Committee were today sceptical about the Supreme Court's suggestion for talks to resolve the Ayodhya dispute, saying attempts at out-of-court settlement in the past have been unsuccessful. "We are ready with Chief Justice (of India) mediating... we trust him. We are also ready we if he nominates a team for hearing the

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 21: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi must make way for others if he does not want to lead the party, Youth Congress leader C R Mahesh said. "Respected Rahul Gandhi, if you are not interested to take the lead, please make way, as this great entity that has roots all over the country is getting snapped," Mahesh said on his Facebook page. A Youth Congress vice president

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna will join the BJP tomorrow in Delhi, around seven weeks after he quit the Congress. "According to the information we have, SM Krishna will be joining the BJP tomorrow in Delhi," party sources said here. Krishna would be inducted into the saffron party in the presence of its national president Amit Shah and other leaders, including