Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 9: Clarifying that each student in every government school in Dakshina Kannada had already been issued their income and caste certificates for scholarship purposes, Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim requested people to cooperate with the district administration and avoid waiting in long queues at Atalji Janasnehi Kendras and taluk offices in the district to apply for the certificates

Jaipur, Jul 9: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today staged a 'chakka' jam here, demanding that temples which were shifted due to work of Jaipur Metro Rail and broadening of roads be relocated back to their original place. "Barring emergency services, chakka jam was observed at 85 locations in the city as supporters and RSS sevak (activists) stopped the movement of all vehicles from 9 am", a

Mangaluru, Jul 9: As many as 16 passengers were injured, a few of them critically, when a private bus plunged off the road into a ditch near Kateel on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. The incident took place when the driver of the Kinnigoli bound bus lost control over his vehicle while negotiating a curve at Ballana near Kateel. When the bus veered to the extreme left the mud on the side of

Mangaluru, Jul 9: Miss Mangalore 2014 Neha Shety has been chosen as the heroine for 'Mungaru Male 2' being directed by Shashank. Neha, who had also bagged the first runner-up title in Miss South India 2015, will be playing the female lead opposite Ganesh in the film. 'Mungaru Male 2' is the sequel of earlier movie Mungaru Male which was a super hit movie of 2006, directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Pooja

Mangaluru, Jul 9: The city police foiled attempts of a few cattle dealers to transport the animals to a slaughter house and seized as many as 16 heads of cattle on Thursday. The Force tempo traveller which evaded an interception bid by a team of police at Kulur early on Thursday was later stopped by another team of police near New Chitra Talkies in the city. However, two persons on board the

New Delhi, Jul 9: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has been ranked fifth among the best universities in the BRICS countries by an international ranking body, making it thus the best performance by an Indian institute in the global ranking lists. The 'QS University Rankings: BRICS ((Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) 2015' released today reflected the Chinese dominance in the

Lucknow: Jul 9: Almost the entire staff of a higher secondary school in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district, about 300 km from here, were suspended for watching a porn movie inside the school premises. The incident was reported from a school in Bilsanda area of the district. According to sources, the principal often watched porn movies on his cell phone while on duty. Sometimes other teachers also

Kasaragod, Jul 9: In a tragic incident, a sixth standard student of the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Meenchanda, died after a coconut tree inside the school compound uprooted and fell on him while he was playing with other students on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Shijil Ahamed, 11, son of Khaleel Ahamed, hailing from Arakkinar. The accident occurred at around 2

Belagavi, Jul 9: Housing Minister M?H?Ambareesh has expressed displeasure to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for not being consulted during the appointment process for the post of director from Mandya district to the Apex Bank. In a letter to Siddaramaiah, Ambareesh has stated that he had abided by the former’s choice in the appointment of president of Mandya District Cooperative Central Bank. “Then

Bengaluru, Jul 8: Economic value is sustainable only if created on a foundation of ethics and responsibility, say the IT czar IT czar Azim Premji has given away almost half of his stake holding in Wipro, India’s third largest exporter of software services, to philanthropy. The Wipro’s billionaire founder has given away an additional 18 per cent of his stake in the IT Company for charity, thus