Karnataka

New Delhi, May 13: Government today gave its nod to a proposal allowing children below 14 years of age to work only in family enterprises or entertainment industry with certain conditions while completely banning their employment elsewhere. The original child labour law banned employment of children below 14 in only 18 hazardous industries. The amendments also make it clear that children between

Udupi, May 13: Toppers normally get cent percent marks in Mathematics and Science subjects in SSLC examinations. But, scoring full marks in Kannada language is very rare. However, a twin sister from Kundapur in the coastal district of Udupi, have achieved this uncommon feat thanks to their commitment and dedication. Mustan and Melak, the twin druthers of Shaikh Adam and Shakira Banu couple from

Mangaluru, May 13: Unidentified burglars decamped with the booty of gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 7 lakh from a jewellery shop in the city in the wee hours of Wednesday. Sources said that the burglars entered the Laxmidas Jewellers by breaking the door escaped with the locker in which the gold and silver ornaments. It is said that the thieves gained entry into the shop after 10 p.m. on

Washington, May 13: Researchers have developed a new device that works just like a pregnancy test to detect chikungunya within an hour, rather than days. Scientists at US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases modified an assay that tests whether or not a sample of mosquitoes harbours the virus responsible for the disease known as chikungunya (CHIKV). Health workers now have a

Mangaluru/Udupi, May 13: SSLC toppers in twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have attributed their success in the SSLC examinations to hard work and systematic studying. An impressive number of students from different backgrounds in the twin district have scored above 615 marks this year. DK Toppers Swathi K, student of Indraprastha Vidyalaya in Uppinangady, who scored a whopping

Kasaragod, May 13: The Air Customs Intelligence Unit at Calicut International Airport, Karipur, seized seven kilogram gold worth Rs 2 crore from a woman passenger who arrived on Oman Air flight WY 291 on Tuesday. Another passenger who came from Dubai via Muscat on the same flight was also arrested in connection with the seizure. A Customs team led by Assistant Commissioner S.P. Shyam Sundhar

Chennai, May 13: A 24-year-old niece of Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty died following in an accident at an industrial unit in Chennai on Tuesday. Nireeksha, daughter of Ms. Shetty’s brother Gopalakrishna Adyantaya, ran an industrial unit in Chennai. Nireeksha, a BE graduate, was injured in the unit after she fell from a ladder. Nireeksha died of injuries at a private hospital in Chennai. The body

Bengaluru, May 13: A “glaring arithmetical error” by the Karnataka High Court in computing the loans taken from banks by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa, her aides and their firms resulted in their acquittal, Special Public Prosecutor B.V. Acharya said on Tuesday. “We have to examine whether the High Court itself can correct this arithmetical error,” Mr. Acharya said. He believed correcting

Mangaluru, May 13: “Hard work, five hours of study every day and meticulous learning helped me attain success in the SSLC examination,” said Swathi, student of Indraprastha Vidyalaya in Uppinangady, who scored a whopping 622 marks out of 625-second highest in the State. “I am happy that I got good marks as expected. My parents are overwhelmed with joy,” Swathi said. My teachers and parents played

Bengaluru, May 13: The pass percentage in this year’s SSLC examinations (81.82) is the highest since the inception of the Karnataka Secondary Education Examinations Board in 1966. Announcing the results here on Tuesday, Commissioner for Public Instruction Mohammed Mohsin attributed the overall improvement in results to the introduction of the Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation programme this year