Karnataka

Dubai, Nov 30: An Emirates aircraft was targeted by a laser pointer in an "extremely serious" attack as it flew over Hertfordshire, UK, on Wednesday, November 16, British media has reported. A Hertfordshire Police spokesman told Daily Mail that a green laser was shone at the plane for "at least a couple of seconds", though this did not cause the flight to change its path. The incident happened in

The students of Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, the leading private medical university in the region owned and operated by Thumbay Group celebrated the 45th National Day of the UAE with pomp and splendor on Tuesday, 29th November 2016. The celebrations, which were held at the University campus from 4 pm to 6 pm started with the UAE national anthem, followed by a cake-cutting ceremony led by

New Delhi, Nov 30: The Supreme Court today directed that cinema halls across the country must play the national anthem before the screening of a film and people should stand up as a mark of respect. The court also directed that the national flag should be shown on screen when the anthem is played. "People must feel this is my country and this is my motherland," a bench of justices Dipak Misra and

Mangaluru, Nov 30: The Karnataka state government has said that it would take necessary measures based on the directives issued by the High Court in connection to the legality of Kambala race organised in Uttar Kannada, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. During Zero Hour, Congress member Ivan D'Souza said the buffalo race was an integral part of the culture of the Tulu Nadu (coastal Karnataka)

Mumbai, Nov 30: To check the misuse of Jan Dhan accounts by black money hoarders, Reserve Bank has restricted the withdrawal from such accounts to Rs 10,000 per month. "With a view to protect the innocent farmers and rural account holders of PMJDY from activities of money launders and legal consequences under the Benami Property Transaction & Money Laundering laws, it has been decided to place

Mangaluru, Nov 30: Former union minister B Janardhana Poojary has warmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the latter's controversial demonetization drive may lead to a riotous situation in the country, as predicted by the Supreme Court. Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, the Congress leader also came down heavily against the central government for not accepting recommendations of the

Mangaluru, Nov 30: Three youths have been arrested by Dakshina Kannada district police on charge of kidnapping and trafficking a two-month old baby under the limits of Uppinangadi police station, Tuesday. The arrested have been identified as Muhammed Udaif (28), from Bengaluru, Siyab (24) from Hirebandady, and Sameer (21). Police said that locals in Perne had complained that three young men were

Kasargod, Nov 30: Two little boys, cousins, were drowned after they fell into a well in their house compound at Ubrangala, near Badiadukka, on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Ramzan (4), son of Hameed, and Naswan (2), son of Hameed's brother Shabbeer. The boys were playing with their tricycle and went missing when their mothers were busy preparing food in the morning. The parents

Belagavi, Nov 30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said his government will enact legislation to ensure reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in proportion to their population in the state. Replying to a discussion on the issue in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, he said there was a demand for increasing reservation from the existing 50% to 70%. The

Bengaluru, Nov 30: Karnataka will see an increase in hiring for the country's BPO/ KPO, ITES, software and IT sectors, according to India Hiring Intent Survey 2017. This marks an increase of 5 to 10% in the hiring intent in these sectors for the coming year. In 2015, Maharashtra was leading the table against West Bengal and Delhi. The preferred age group for hiring in BPO/KPO and ITES sectors is