Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 21: The Karnataka government will ensure implementation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s recent order capping the monthly cable television bill for households at Rs 130 for a basic package. Home Minister G?Parameshwara made the announcement in the Legislative Council on Monday after members cutting across party lines said cable operators have been fleecing subscribers

Bengaluru, Mar 21: The Siddaramaiah government has performed miserably in agriculture, industry and service sectors, leading to downward growth of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the last one year. Making this observation along with supporting statistics, Jagadish Shettar, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, on Monday said the decline in the key sectors reflected poorly on

Bengaluru, Mar 21: The state government on Monday decided to simplify the procedure for issuing below poverty line ration cards, with an eye on the Assembly elections next year. Sources in the government said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed the Food and Civil Supplies Department to introduce a self-declaration system for issuing new cards. An applicant has to submit an affidavit, declaring

Mangaluru, Mar 20: Two youths lost their lives in an explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit at Kambalabettu near Vittla Mudnur Village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday. The victims have been identified as Sundara Poojary (39) and Hashim (25), who were working at the cracker manufacturing unit belonging to Gafoor alias Garnal Saheb. Garnal is a term used for fire crackers

Mangaluru, Mar 20: The Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has finally decided to fulfill the long pending demand of thousands of Muslim passengers to provide them a room to offer namaz within the terminal building. J T Radhakrishna, the Director of the MIA has assured to make necessary arrangements to offer prayer in the Airport within two weeks. The prayer-room is expected to include a space

Bengaluru, Mar 40: A 20-year-old student and her friend objected a person for riding in the wrong direction but ended up being molested and slapped. The incident took place on the service road near A2B hotel near Vidyanagar cross, Chikkajala on Sunday night. Four persons were arrested in this connection on Monday morning. The arrested are identified as Manjunath and Krishna, both lorry drivers

Bengaluru, Mar 20: Criticising the government for not announcing loan waiver despite consecutive years of drought, opposition BJP in Karnataka Assembly today called the budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as a budget of debt. Initiating debate on the budget presented on March 15, BJP leader Jagadish Shettar hit out at the government for criticising demonetisation in the budget without

Mangaluru, Mar 20: In one of the major detections made at the Mangaluru International Airport, the officers of Airport Customs, seized assorted foreign currency notes of 10 countries, including US Dollars, Russian Roubles, EUROs, Pound Sterling etc equivalent to Rs 69.74 lakhs. On inputs received that a passenger who was departing to Dubai on Saturday, vide Air India Express flight IX-383 would

New Delhi, Mar 20: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday issued a second notice to internationally acclaimed thinker and orator Dr Zakir Naik asking him to appear before it on March 30 in a case filed against him under a controversial anti-terror law. The NIA had earlier this month issued the first summons to him asking him to appear on March 14. Officials said Naik has been summoned

Allahabad, Mar 20: A day after Yogi Adityanath took oath as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Allahabad Nagar Nigam authorities on Monday sealed two slaughterhouses in the city. In its manifesto, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had vowed to close all the slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP's victory in Assembly Elections had caused panic among big slaughterhouses across Uttar Pradesh