Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 18: The recurrence of untoward incidents under the limits of Ullal and Konaje police stations has prompted the police to extend the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPc till November 23. M Chandra Sekhar, Mangaluru city police commissioner said that prohibitory orders have been extended under the limits of two police stations as some of the miscreants are trying to disturb

Mangaluru, Nov 18: A head constable of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) lost his life and four others suffered minor injuries when a heavy gate at the entrance of the New Mangalore Port Trust crashed to the ground on Thursday. The victim has been identified as Eshwar Naik (55), who hailed from Vittal. He was residing at CISF quarters at Panambur. He is survived by wife and two sons

New Delhi, Nov 18: The government has formed an inter-ministerial committee to look into concerns expressed by NRIs, tourists from abroad and foreign missions over demonetisation, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. While foreign missions had sought MEA's intervention to facilitate smooth collection of consular and visa fee and to allow them access to more funds, NRIs, money

Bengaluru, Nov 18: Escoms in the state appear to be one of the beneficiaries of the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. Energy Minister D?K?Shivakumar on Thursday said that escoms have collected a record Rs 277 crore bills after the state government decided to accept the demonetised currency notes up to November 24. The state government on Thursday fixed compensation rate for the

Kota, Nov 17: Ruling BJP legislator Bhawani Singh Rajawat stirred controversy when he was caught on camera criticising the Narendra Modi government's decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and alleging that industrialists Gautam Adani and Ambanis had prior information of the demonetisation decision. However, when the video was broadcast on a news channel, the Ladpura (Kota) legislator denied

Ahmadabad, Nov 17: God only knows the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's real intention behind introducing Rs 2,000 in the name of ending black money. But, the corruption is likely to thrive in the age of high value notes. A case of bribery has to the light from Gujarat, where in two government officials were caught accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh in Rs 2000 notes. The development has perplexed

Rohtak, Nov 17: A 56-year-old bank manager in Haryana died of a massive heart attack after spending three frantic days serving hundreds of customers following the government's shock withdrawal of high-value currency. Police say Rajesh Kumar, the manager of Rohtak's Cooperative Bank, was found dead in his chamber on Wednesday morning after spending three nights in the office because of the

Mangaluru, Nov 17: Where there's a will to convert black money into white without paying penalty, there's always a way! And, the heads of the educational institutions in Mangaluru, the city of 'intelligent' people, have found an easiest way to counter thejihad' against black money. According to reliable sources, a few city based professional college, have asked some of their students, who had paid

New Delhi, Nov 17: Government today lowered the exchange limit for now-defunct 500 and 1,000 rupee notes to Rs 2,000 from the existing cap of Rs 4,500, effective tomorrow. Among other measures, it has allowed up to Rs 2.5 lakh cash withdrawal from bank account of a bride or groom or their parents for a marriage during the ongoing wedding season. "To enable larger number of people to get benefit of

Mangaluru, Nov 17: On the occasion of World Diabetes Day – 2016, Mangaluru International Airport in collaboration with Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute Ltd (IHHI) hosted an awareness campaign on diabetes which included a free health checkup camp in the premises of Mangaluru International Airport. The health checkup camp was held on Tuesday from 09:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The World Diabetes Day