Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 2: Minister for Energy D K Shivakumar said that there would be no load-shedding of electricity across the state during morning and evening hours in the coming weeks till exams were over so that students would not suffer due to power cuts. Addressing mediapersons at a press meet at MESCOM head office here on Sunday, he said that the state government had decided to launch a scheme to

Mangalore, Mar 2: In what could be termed as a major victory for Mangalore Lok Sabha ticket aspirant B Janardhana Poojary, the selection committee of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has rejected the nomination of industrialist Harsha Moily. With this the biggest hurdle for Mr Poojary to secure the Congress ticket for 2014 polls was cleared. Besides Mr Poojary, Mr Moily and former Ullal

Allahabad, Mar 2: Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, blaming him for the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. Addressing a large election rally, Yadav thundered: "You first carry out a massacre of the Muslim community and then apologize? You feel they (Muslims) are fools?" Mualayam Singh Yadav was

New Delhi, Mar 2: Jet fuel or ATF price has been hiked by a marginal 1 per cent while rates of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) have been cut by Rs 53.5 per cylinder (rpt) cylinder reflecting global trends. Aviation Turbine Fuel, or ATF, price at Delhi was hiked by Rs 753.34 per kilolitre, or 1 per cent, to Rs 74,825.54 per kl, according to Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer. The

Mangalore, Mar 2: Dalit organisations in Dakshina Kannada district came together with their new found unity in a district-level convention organised by DK Dalit Associations' Union at SDM Law College auditorium here on Sunday. Speaking after inaugurating the convention, Ratnakar Bannadi, principal of Ganapathi PU College, Mangalore said that moving forward in unity was the way to remove the

New Delhi, Mar 2: The central government, perhaps for the first time, has given age relaxation to children and dependents of victims of 2002 Gujarat riots in jobs of Intelligence Bureau and CISF. In two separate advertisements, published ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Home Ministry said upper age limit up to five years is relaxable to the children and dependents of victims in the communal riots

Kundapur, Mar 2: A kidney dialysis centre (KDC) was installed at Vinaya Hospital in Kundapura recently under the aegis of the Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association, popularly known as KKMA, a social welfare organization of Indian nationals in Kuwait. This center will be setup in Vinaya Hospital, Kundapura one of the best medical equipped Hospital complimented by highly skilled doctors and professional

Mangalore, Mar 2: There is no question of changing BJP's candidate for Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency according to BJP state-vice president MB Bhanuprakash. Allaying the confusions with regard to the selection of MP Nalin Kumar Kateel as the candidate for the Lok Sabha election, the senior party leader said that the name of Mr Kateel has been forwarded to the state unit of the party. “The party

Udupi, Mar 2: In the name of religion, caste and faith Bharatiya Janata Party has ruined the lives of youth, said Urban Development and Udupi district-in-charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake. Speaking after inaugurating the district women Congress convention on Saturday, he said that Congress always upheld the principles of secularism and firmly believes in progress of the nation. He said that

Bangalore, Mar 2: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is a man on the move. To give him company, a few of the top Congress leaders associated with various castes and communities are also expected to launch a full-scale campaign with Lok Sabha elections round the corner. Siddaramaiah will be courting various communities and launching several high-profile projects over the next 48 to 72 hours. On Sunday