Karnataka

Mumbai, Feb 24: In yet another bonanza to air travellers at the onset of the summer season, budget carrier SpiceJet today reduced its fares by up to a whopping 75 percent under a special offer. This is the third time in the last one month that the Kalanithi Maran promoted carrier has slashed fares to avail early summer bookings. The bookings under the 'Super Summer Sale' offer will remain open

Mysore, Feb 24: The first list of probable Congress candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections from Karnataka would be announced next month, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. The list would be sent to the high command which would take a final decision, he told reporters here.He said his government was planning to set up an anti-corruption ombudsman as per the guidelines of UPA Government.The

Mangalore, Feb 24: It was for the first time that the inmates of Mangalore District Prison got an opportunity to get some fresh air by playing chess. As many as 30 inmates of the 280 in prison took part in the tournament which was organised in association with United Karnataka Chess Association and jail authorities on Sunday. The players sported a cap and a t-shirt for the matches. N S Patil

Mangalore, Feb 24: Demanding that the police should not arrest 'innocents' in a case of moral policing, a group of people led by Hindu Jagarana Vedike picketed the police station in Surathkal on Sunday. Police had arrested Satheesh (23) of Kulai and Nagesh (34) of Neermarga on the charges of kidnapping and assaulting a Muslim youth on Friday. Nisar a resident of Kulai, was found in an unconscious

Bangalore, Feb 24: LPG distribution will be affected from February 25 as distributors across the country have decided to launch an indefinite strike urging the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the oil marketing companies to concede to their demands. Though consumers would be able to make their bookings through IVRS, there will be no delivery service. This includes supply of both

New Delhi, Feb 24: By 13 February 2014, Rs 292.97 crores of the Members of Parliament fund were lying unspent in 70 Lok Sabha constituencies of significant Muslim population across the country. While Congress MPs of these constituencies still have over Rs 92 crores unspent the MPs of BJP come at No. 2 with the unspent Rs 79 crores. Nishakant Dubey (Godda, Jharkhand) and Shafeequr Rahman Barq

Mangalore, Feb 23: Union minister of railways Mallikarjun Kharge flagged off the new daily superfast Intercity express train service between Mangalore Central-Madgaon, Mangalore Central-Kacheguda bi weekly express and Mangalore Central-Bhatkal Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) services announced by in the rail budget at Mangalore Central on February 23. Speaking after flagging off Mr Kharge

Jubai, Feb 23: A class 8 student of International Indian School in Jubail, the industrial hub of Saudi Arabia lost his life in a road accident on Saturday. The deceased is Zakariya, the only son of Riyaz from Raichur district in Karnataka. The boy was born and brought up in Jubail. Riyaz is currently working at Saudi Kayan, an affiliate of Sabic in Jubail. The incident took place when Zakariya was

Mangalore, Feb 23: In order to propagate the objectives and ideologies of Aam Aadmi Party among the people of Mangalore and to popularise the party symbol - The Broom, the Dakshina Kannada unit of Aam Aadmi Party took out a Jaadu Chalavo Yatra along the main roads of the city on Saturday. This event coincides with the country wide campaign of the party to come closer to the people as the political

Moodbidri, Feb 23: Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha Constituency Congress ticket contender and entrepreneur Harsha Moily urged the youth to join politics as it is the responsibility of the youth to transform the development agenda of the nation. Harsha Moily was speaking to students of Alva's Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodbidri on 'role of youth in governance and public service; organized