Karnataka

Udupi, Jul 4: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has said that as many as 45 cases of dengue and 40 cases of rat fever have been reported from twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi till June 26. In reply to Karkala BJP MLA Sunil Kumar during Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly, Mr Khader said 41 cases of A(H1N1) were reported from the two districts. Of this, 35

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 4: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lay the foundation stone of the state's fourth international airport at Kannur tomorrow and its commercial operations are expected to start in May 2016. The state government has 35 per cent stake in the airport, and the terminal would have the capacity to handle 2,000 passengers at a time, Minister for Ports and Airport K Babu

Mangalore, Jun 4: In order to curb traffic jams and control accidents in Mangalore city, the traffic police have continued their new experiments. Earlier this week, the city police changed the two-way traffic on this four-lane road to one-way from Horticulture Junction towards Bendoorwell Junction. Following Thursday's two accidents, the city traffic police closed a gap in the median near Hotel

Mangalore, Jul 4: A young woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well along with her two-year-old son in Santoshnagar, Pachanady on the outskirts of the city. Shruthi (26), a beautician by profession, was staying at her parents' home here along with her husband Ramesh Acharya and son Prathik, jumped into the nearby well. Though the exact reason for the extreme step not yet known

Bangalore, Jul 4: The state reported 1,061 cases of rapes in 2013 — the maximum in the last three years. This includes 563 cases of rape on minors. However, only 26 persons were convicted of rape last year. And the number of rape accused convicted in the first half of this year is zero. The information was provided by home minister KJ George while replying to C Motamma (Congress) in the

New Delhi, Jul 4: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday launched its e-office, marking the first virtual office by an Indian ministry. Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh launched the e-office by appending her digital signature to a proposal submitted electronically seeking her approval for implementation of e-Office in the Ministry. The e-office is part of the mission mode project under the e

Bangalore, Jul 4: KPCC president G Parameshwara and three others on Thursday took oath as the members of the Legislative Council (MLCs). With this, all vacancies in the Upper House have been filled. H M Revanna (Congress), T A Sharavana (JD-S) and D U Mallikarjun (BJP) also took oath. When Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council K S Eshwarappa greeted Parameshwara as he took oath

Panaji, Jul 4: Days after a minister in Manohar Parrikar-led government set off a controversy by denouncing "pub culture", a BJP MLA has invoked mythology saying "pub and liquor are very much part of Indian culture" and opposed any move to ban them in the name of culture and religion. The legislator, Vishnu Wagh said he would attend the upcoming session of the state Legislative Assembly, beginning

Bangalore, Jul 4: AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tony Fernandes said considering the population and potential tourism market India has, the aviation industry in the country is very small. "....for the size of the population and for the size of the potential tourist market, the aviation industry is very small. There is huge scope for fourth airline, I would tell my competitors this is

New Delhi, Jul 4: The passport delivery system could soon become hassle-free and quick. On the directions of the chief passport officer in the ministry of external affairs, Mumbai may lead the way to do away with cumbersome processes that currently delay the issuance of a passport. The ministry is set to waive a second police verification in case of passport renewal provided the previous police