Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 27: The Union Government is planning to chalk out a crop insurance policy to bail out farmers from crisis, Union?Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday. Speaking to mediapersons in Bengaluru, Naidu said that the proposed policy would boost the irrigation sector. The need of the hour is a crop insurance scheme, he said. The minister

Kundapur, Jul 26: In a tragic incident, a first PU student drowned in a tank in Kundapura taluk of Udupi district on Sunday. Police gave the name of the boy as Ajith Devadiga, son of Muthaiah and Lalitha Devadiga, a resident of Kenchanur. He was a student of Junior College in Kundapur. The boy reportedly slipped in to the tank while in the process of driving cattle which came near his house in the

Bengaluru, July 26: Bidding battles are over and it is now time for the real on-field action to unfold in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2015 Twenty20 tournament. All franchises have finalised their squads for the 4th edition after the completion of the Players Auction here on Saturday. All-rounder Stuart Binny emerged as the highest paid player of this year's KPL as he was signed up by new

Dubai, Jul 26: Ajit Tendulkar, the man who guided the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to the path of glory has expressed his willingness to take part in Gulf Premier League (GPL). The master blaster’s elder brother and mentor, who interacted with the organisers of GPL in Dubai recently, said that he would love to take part at least in one exhibition match as part of GPL. Shaikh Mohammed Sharif

New Delhi, Jul 26: India has seen the second-biggest outflow of high net worth individuals in last 14 years, with as many as 61,000 millionaires shifting base to abroad due to reasons like tax, security and child education, says a report. A joint report by New World Wealth and LIO Global said the change in domicile, along with a rise in second citizenship applications, has increased dramatically

Mangaluru, Jul 26: Dalit activist S P Anand raised the issue of lack of employee benefits and security measures for youth from the SC/ST community working at Mangaluru Central railway station in the city. Speaking at the monthly SC/ST grievance meeting at the office of Police Commissioner, Mangaluru City here on Sunday, he said that about 20-30 Dalit youth employed by the railway department at

Udupi, Jul 26: Two youths were killed on spot when a speeding truck rammed into their two-wheeler at Muloor in Udupi district on Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as Nagaraj (25) and Kumar (26), both natives of Bhadravati district. Even though they were rushed to a hospital after the accident, doctors pronounced them brought dead. The tragedy took place when the driver of a fish

Mumbai, Jul 26: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has come out in defence of death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai blast case Yakub Memon, saying the wrong man is being hung for the crimes of his brother Tiger Memon. "Get tiger hang him. Parade him not his brother," the actor tweeted. Tiger Memon is one of the prime suspects in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. Khan said he had been wanting to tweet

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Former prime minister and JD?(S) supremo H?D?Deve Gowda would stage a hunger strike on Monday at the Janatar-Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the Union government for not giving him an opportunity to speak on farmers’ suicides in the Lok Sabha. Gowda had sent a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan seeking an opportunity to speak on the plight of farmers in

Mangaluru, Jul 26: Mangaluru International Airport is now Wi-Fi enabled for passengers. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) launched the facility for passengers at the terminal building on Saturday. According to J.T. Radhakrishna, director of the airport, the facility was available for passengers inside the terminal building and not outside