Karnataka

Bangalore, Sep 16: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj H K Patil, said the state government has decided to construct over 10 lakh toilets during the current financial year. He said that the government had pledged to make Karnataka free from open defecation by 2018. There are over 50 lakh families that do not have toilets in the State, Mr. Patil said, quoting a survey. He claimed that

Lucknow, Sep 16: Buoyed by SP's performance in the by-elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said people of the state have shown the door to divisive and communal forces. "People of the state have given a befitting reply to the communal forces and have expressed intention that they need harmony and brotherhood," he told reporters here. The Chief Minister thanked people of the

Ahmedabad, Sep 16: Congress today wrested three assembly seats in Gujarat from the ruling BJP, which managed to retain six besides the lone Lok Sabha seat for which by-polls were held on September 13. After a complete sweep in the May Lok Sabha polls in which BJP had won all the 26 seats in the state, it suffered reverses as it lost Dessa, Mangrol and Khambalia seats to Congress. BJP managed to

Mangalore, Sep 16: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has demanded a detailed inquiry into the false allegations leveled against an innocent expatriate worker from Uppala, who was briefly detained at Mangalore International Airport on Saturday night. The minister said that he would appeal the union government to investigate the issue and find out who is responsible for

Kannur, Sep 16: The Crime Branch team investigating the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker E Manoj is questioning local Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers in and around Kathirur as it has got clues that can lead to the establishment of conspiracy in the killing. Sources close to the investigating team said several CPI(M) workers were under the scanner as part of the probe

Mysore, Sep 16: Karnataka will be in a position to contribute 10 per cent to the country's total earnings in electronics sector, besides generating about 2.5 lakh jobs in the industry by 2020, according to Minister for IT, BT and Science and Technology S.R. Patil. Speaking after inaugurating Spark-IT, the Minister said India is expected to be a $400 billion electronics market by 2020. “I can say

Mangalore, Sep 16: The government has sacked all the five independent directors of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), leaving the company board with no powers to take any large investment decision. MRPL in a filing to the stock exchanges today said: "Five non official part time directors namely, C L Shah, Neela Gangadharan, Prof Usha Kiran Rai, Prof Jayant M Modak and Capt John

Uppinangady, Sep 16: In an unfortunate mishap, a motorcycle plying towards Uppinangady from Mangalore on the national highway fell into a pit resulting in the death of the rider, while another person riding pillion was injured. Mithun (19) from Sullia is the deceased, who lost his life in the accident. The other rider, Manju, escaped with minor injuries. On the way to Uppinangady, the bike which

Kateel, Sep 15: The closure of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers (MCF) Limited will not be allowed to happen, said Mangalore M P Nalin Kumar Kateel. Talks have been held with the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar in this regard. In the coming days, a delegation of company officers and employees will visit the capital to hand over a memorandum to the concerned union ministers

Mangalore, Sep 15: Peace activists and family members of a Dubai-bound Muslim passenger, who had been briefly detained at Mangalore International Airport last weekend, have demanded unconditional apology from a section of media that terrorized the port city through their racist reportage. Within a few hours after Abdul Khader, a resident of Muttagate in Uppala town of Kasargod district, was taken