Karnataka

Shivamogga, Nov 20: The Agumbe Ghat Road that connects Malnad with coastal Karnataka will remain closed for the whole of December for repair work. The Public Works Department (PWD) has received Rs 3.5 crore from the state government for repairing the 2.5-km road that is spread over Shivamogga and Udupi districts. The road will be maintained by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) after

Hubballi, Nov 20: The BJP's state president, B S?Yeddyurappa, has demanded a “serious” discussion on farmers' problems in the winter session of the legislature that begins in Belagavi on Monday. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, he said Karnataka was facing a severe drought and asked the Congress government to take steps to waive farm loans given by co-operative banks. He said the BJP-led

New Delhi, Nov 20: Additional liquidity that is coming into the banking system following demonetisation will not go away in a "hurry" and may pull down interest rates further, the countrys largest lender SBI said. "The recent governments move on demonetisation is a welcome one. A huge amount of money is coming into the savings and current accounts. This huge amount of deposits has turned the

Mangaluru, Nov 20: T A Rahman, a veteran football player and coach, who had played in several national level tournaments, passed away here on Sunday. He was 74. Rahman, who was also a banker, breathed his last at a private hospital where he had been admitted following old age ailments. In 1960s he was a popular player in Mumbai, where he was working for a nationalised bank. He had represented

Kochi, Nov 20: While the central government has taken a series of steps to end the hardship being faced by the common man after the its decision to ban the old currency notes, a church in Kerala has now come forward to help those with no money. The church made an announcement in this regard during its Sunday mass after which two collection boxes were opened to help the less privileged during

Mangaluru, Nov 20: The police have invoked the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act) against a youth who blackmailed a minor girl from Nelyadi in Puttur taluk after morphing her photo. The accused has been identified as Mahesh N (20), a resident of Nekkyaradka in Belthangady. According to police, Mahesh had befriended a minor girl while pursuing his education in Nelyadi. He

Mangaluru, Nov 20: In a new twist to the 2012 Soujanya rape and murder case, a Special CBI Court has summoned three persons from Dharmasthala not named by the investigation agency in its charge sheet. Soujanya, who was then a 17-year-girl and II PUC student of SDM college, Ujire was raped and murdered while returning home after finishing classes on October 10, 2012. This had triggered widespread

Mangaluru, Nov 20: In a bold move, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced interest-free loans for women self-help groups (SHGs) in Karnataka to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Addressing the gathering during the launch of the state-wide birth centenary celebrations of Later Indira Gandhi, at Nehru Maidan here, Siddaramaiah said a government order

Mangaluru, Nov 19: Congress leaders including Chief Minister Siddramaiah, KPCC president G Parameshwara on Saturday used the birth centenary celebration of Indira Gandhi to virtually launch a campaign for the 2018 assembly poll. Addressing party workers at the Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru, Mr Siddaramaiah cautioned youth in the coastal belt “to not fall prey to Hindutva and divisive agenda of the BJP

Kasargod, Nov 19: The police here arrested a five-member gang, with Rs. 6 lakh worth cash of the newly introduced Rs. 2,000 notes. The gang was offering upto Rs. 7 lakh in the new Rs. 2,000 notes in exchange for Rs. 10 lakh in demonetised notes. The police arrested P. Harris, 39, P. Nissar, 32, his brother M. Noushad, 39, C.H. Siddique, 39, all of them hailing from Neeleshwaram and Muhammed