Karnataka

New Delhi, Feb 18: Orally noting that “there is no concept of National Song”, the Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a petition seeking a direction to the government to frame a national policy to promote and propagate the ‘National Song’, along with the National Anthem and the National Flag. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra, R. Banumathi and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, in a short order, said it

New Delhi, Feb 18: An International-level discus thrower, who had bagged two medals for the country, was among three persons arrested from New Delhi railway station with more than 25 kilos of Mephedrone drug (popularly known as meow-meow in party circles), police said on Friday. The estimated worth of the drugs seized from the accused is around Rs 50 crore. The discus thrower, identified as

Bengaluru, Feb 18: To erase the image of the BJP being a party with dissidence and internal bickering, two of its most senior leaders B.S. Yeddyurappa and K.S. Eshwarappa will together tour various districts, organising rallies of voters from backward classes. The first such rally will be in Bidar on February 22. Yadgir will witness the Other Backward Classes (OBC) rally the next day. From then

Bengaluru, Feb 18: A study conducted by the George Institute for Global Health has revealed that 24% of products in the market do not have any nutrition information, and therefore do not meet the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) norms. The study, “The Association of Knowledge and Behaviours Related to Salt with 24-h Urinary Salt Excretion in a Population from North and South

Mangaluru, Feb 18: Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved construction of part parallel taxi track (Phase-II) and grading of basic strip at south side of Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) at Kenjar. AAI has placed the work order with M/s P B I Construction Company for construction of this critical work at MIA. Total cost of the work amounts to Rs 98 crore. The total extension of

Bengaluru, Feb 18: Exactly 100 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised high-denomination banknotes, the apprehension that the decision will severely impact Karnataka’s revenue collections seems to have subsided. Feedback being obtained by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the finance portfolio, indicates that except for stamps and registration, the other three revenue

Mangaluru, Feb 17: Speakers at the Popular Front Day held today at Nehru Maidan in the heart of this coastal city took on the union government for what many of them termed “saffronization of the ‘system’ and massacre of the democracy in the country. The event was organised to mark the decennial celebration of the Popular Front of India. Thousands of people, a majority of them youth, took part in

Mangaluru, Feb 17: R B Tiwari, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Bengaluru Zone launched the Unaccompanied Baggage Module in Customs EDI yesterday at New Custom House, Panambur, and also launched Online Customs Guide for International Passengers at Mangaluru International Airport today. The Central Board of Excise and Customs has been taking several initiatives for smooth and quick clearance of cargo

Mumbai, Feb 17: A special court here has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to invoke the India-UK Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to bring back embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya to the country to face money laundering probe. The special court, which is entrusted with hearing cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, had last week approved the Enforcement Directorate's request

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Thick smoke enveloped Bellandur lake after a fire broke out when garbage strewn around it was set ablaze, a fire department official said on Friday. The incident triggered panic among motorists on the busy Sarjapur main road. "Usually, a pile of garbage strewn around the lake is set on fire, but yesterday it caused a scare among residents and motorists as the smoke started