Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 22: Success in the NTSE examination is a great achievement. All NTSE selected candidates from Dakshina Kannada are students of CFAL. The two students selected from Udupi are CFAL students who come all the way from Udupi to Mangalore for training. These selected students have carved a name for themselves and for our region by qualifying in the statewide NTSE examination. They will

New Delhi, Feb 22: Amid anxiety in India over the protectionist policies of Trump administration and possible clampdown on H1B visa, the European Union came openly expressing that it's ready to accommodate more India-skilled IT professionals. Nearly 300,000 Indian-Americans are likely to be impacted by the Trump administration's sweeping plans that put the nation's 11 million undocumented

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22: A young Kerala couple went live on Facebook as two police personnel allegedly try to moral police them over their "indecent" behaviour. The youngsters, who are not married, were questioned by police yesterday, when they were sitting in the museum park here, for being seated "indecently." Irked by the questioning, the two live streamed the incident on Facebook. The man

Tirupati, Feb 22: In a princely offering, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today donated gold ornaments worth around Rs 5 crore to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in nearby Tirumala. Accompanied by family members and some cabinet colleagues, Rao arrived here last night by a special flight on a 15-hour maiden spiritual visit to the ancient temple. After offering worship to

New Delhi, Feb 22: The government has no plans to introduce Rs 1,000 notes and the focus is on increasing production of lower denomination currencies, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said today. He also said complaints of cash shortages at ATMs are being addressed and requested people to desist from withdrawing more money than they need. "No plans to introduce Rs 1000 notes. Focus is on

New Delhi, Feb 22: Informing about the well-being of the Indian national who was stabbed in Kuwait, the External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said the victim has undergone surgery. “I was informed about the stabbing of Mrs. Gopika Shajikumar an Indian national from Kottayam (Kerala). I asked for an immediate report and we have complete details of the unfortunate incident. Gopika has

Mangaluru: Feb 22: City based A J Hospital & Research Centre has successfully conducted the first cadaver heart donation on Tuesday. The heart retrieved from the body of a 27-year-old brain dead man was sent to Bengaluru. According to hospital sources, Satish, a carpenter, met with an accident at around 10 pm on February 18 near Karkal bypass resulting in grievous head injuries. He was initially

Bengaluru: Feb 22: The police arrested the director, managing director and coordinator of the nursery school in connection with the sexual assault on a three-year-old girl by the school’s supervisor.? They are Dr Veena Ashok, the director, Kingston, the MD and Praveen N, the coordinator. The police booked them under IPC?188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and produced

Bengaluru, Feb 22: Congress working president Dinesh Gundu Rao said BJP leader B?S?Yeddyurappa seems to have lost mental balance as “he is making wild allegations against Congress leaders.” He needs to be treated for his problem, he said. Addressing the media in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Rao said Yeddyurappa on Monday threatened to send Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to prison within a year of him coming

Udupi, Feb 21: Priyanka Mary Francis, Chief Executive Officer of Udupi Zilla Panchayat, has been elevated as the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district, while the incumbent Deputy Commissioner T Venkatesh has been transferred as Managing Director of Mysuru Sugar Company Ltd. But the transfer is not without controversy as Mr. Venkatesh said that he was sad at being transferred in about six months of