Karnataka

Mumbai, Jun 26: With an eye on assembly elections after severe drubbing in Lok Sabha polls, the Congress-NCP government today approved 16 per cent reservation for Marathas and five per cent for Muslims in government jobs and education institutions. With the additional 21 per cent quotas for the politically influential Maratha community and Muslims cleared by the Cabinet today, reservation in jobs

Noida, June 25: Nine-year-old Amaar Asif was suffering from end-stage kidney and liver disease. When his parents, who own a small shop in Lahore, came to know about this rare disease, they were shattered. There is no treatment available for it in Pakistan. They consulted hospitals in Singapore, China and the US, as also in London. The cost of treatment was beyond their reach. Finally, with the

Udupi, Jun 25: Cadres from the Youth Congress staged a rail roko on Wednesday in Udupi demanding that the Centre roll back the rail fare hike immediately. The Union Railway Minister had announced that the rail fare hike would come into force from Wednesday. The agitators stopped the Rajadhani Express train for more than half an hour at Indrali railway station. Condemning the sudden hike, the Youth

Mangalore, Jun 25: A pre-university college student was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her hostel room on Wednesday at Valachil, here. It is believed that Mahima (17), daughter of Rajendra and Nitya couple from Kollegal in Chamarajanagar committed might have committed suicide as she was found hanging. It is learnt that the deceased had admitted to the PUC at prestigious Expert PU

Udupi, Jun 25: Narendra Modi led new government of India has shown its true colour within a month of its coming to power by taking measures leading to all-round increase in prices of essential commodities, said senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes. He was speaking at a dharna in front of the Clock Tower here organised by the Udupi Block Congress Committee to protest against

Mangalore/Udupi, Jun 25: As many as five police personnel were injured in two separate attacks by miscreants in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. The injured including two female cops-Panambur sub-inspector of police Bharathi G and Kundapur Assistant Sub Inspector. Two persons were arrested on the charge of assaulting a lady Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and a police constable at Kundapur

Dammam, Jun 25: Passengers of Air India in Saudi Arabia have been requested to report four hours prior to scheduled departure time for check-in formalities during the month of Ramadan. A press release issued by Dammam office of airlines said that during the month of Ramadan, immigration counter/security check will be closed for Iftar break which may result in heavy congestion at the immigration

Bangalore, Jun 25: JDS bagged two Legislative Council seats and the ruling Congress and BJP one each in the biennial elections for teachers and graduates constituencies. Elections were held for two graduates and teachers constituencies each on June 20. JDS had in its kitty the seats from the constituencies of Bangalore Teachers and South-East Graduates. Puttanna won the Bangalore Teachers

Peshawar, Jun 25: One person was killed and two others injured tonight when shots were fired at a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane landing at the Peshawar airport. The shots were fired at the Boeing flight PK756 carrying nearly 180 passengers from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to Peshawar, said PIA spokesman Mashood Tajwar. "I can confirm two people were injured - a steward and a woman

Bangalore, Jun 25: The Governor, H R Bhardwaj, on Tuesday nominated five persons to the Legislative Council even as four members were elected to the Upper house from the graduates and the teachers constituencies. Former opposition leader in Council and Congress leader V S Ugrappa, former party MP Iqbal Ahmed Saradagi, Davangere district Congress president Abdul Jabbar and party leader Ivan D'Souza