Karnataka

Kundapur, Jul 7: The police arrested a person who posed as a journalist and demanded a ransom of Rs. 2 lakh from his uncle and threatened to kill him and his son, at Kundapur on Tuesday. The police said Pradeep Kharvi (24) posed as a reporter of a Kannada television channel and called his uncle Annappa Kharvi on his mobile telephone at 12.06 p.m. on July 4 and demanded Rs. 2 lakh from him. He

Bengaluru, Jul 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government, which had been promoting ‘Gujarat Model’, is now going to scale up Congress-ruled Karnataka's e-Mandi model to the national level! An e-market for farm products in Karnataka has been so successful that the NDA government is setting aside politics and holding up the south Indian state's programme as a model for all others

Belagavi, Jul 7: Karnataka government today announced pay hike in the range of Rs 5,000 to Rs 35,000 to its doctors, with an intention to attract more doctors for government service. The monthly salary of MBBS or BDS qualified doctors with six years experience has been increased from Rs 54,989 to Rs 59,989, with six to 13 years experience from Rs 63,620 to Rs 68,620, with 13 to 20 years experience

Udupi, Jul 7: Having achieved a national rank of 931 in the recent UPSC competitive examination, Priya Shetty wishes to make another attempt at the examination in order to secure a rank within the first hundred. Expressing her ambition at the institution Prime Coaching Centre in Udupi where she took classes to prepare for administrative services examination two and half years ago, Priya Shetty

Jaipur, Jul 6: The Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in Rajasthan is on a collision course with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the demolition of 86 big and small temples by local administration and Metro authorities in Jaipur. The RSS and other Hindu outfits have called a two-hour “Chakka Jam” on Thursday to register strong protest, adding to the woes of the state government, which is

Moodbidri, Jul 7: The fasting in the month of Ramadan provides Muslims an opportunity for self introspection, said Abdussalam Puthige, editor-in-chief, Vartha Bharathi Kannada daily. Speaking on the significance of fasting at the 13th annual 'Iftar meet' organised by Alva's Educational Foundation in the college premises at Moodbidri, he said that there are instances of observing fast in every

New Delhi, Jul 7: Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday apparently termed Vyapam scam a “silly issue” and slammed the Opposition parties for make it an issue and demanding answer from the Prime Minister. The shocking statement was given by Mr Gowda in response to the Opposition’s continuous demand that Mr Modi should break his silence on India’s worst ever recruitment scam, which has

Udupi, Jul 7: A youth from Assam was found murdered in Madumane Estate near Moorkai under the limits of Brahmavar police station in Udupi district on Monday. The youth has been identified as Mahendraraj Bonsi (22) from Assam. Pinpointing the accused as Nayana Das, Sukleshwar Saronia and Jayanth Das, the police are conducting an investigation. Currently, the three accused are said to be absconding

Bhopal, Jul 7: Another shocking death in relation to the Vyapam scam has been reported of late in which a police constable in Madhya Pradesh was found hanging from the ceiling at a tourist outpost in Tikamgarh, yesterday morning. The constable was interrogated over the Vyapam scam four months back, according to media reports. However, police denies the death of the constable being linked to the

New Delhi, Jul 7: Bangalore has been ranked 12th in the list of top 20 technology-rich cities in the world, according to a survey conducted by global property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). "Bangalore has helped India debut on the 'City Momentum Index' Top 20 list –- an annual survey carried out by JLL globally. Reinforcing the city's status of being one of India's premier technology centres