Karnataka

Bangalore, Jun 14: Unable to mobilise the huge quantity of rice, the State Cabinet on Thursday decided to retain the unit system (fixing quantity of rice per person) for implementing the rice-for-Re 1-per-kg scheme to be launched from July 1. Besides, the Cabinet discussed the possibility of supplying ragi and jowar under the public distri¬bution system (PDS) along with rice, but no decision was

Bangalore, Jun 14: Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who is dissatisfied over denial of ministership, took oath on Thursday as an MLA nearly a month after Congress returned to power in the state. Shivakumar, who has been elected for the sixth time from Kanakapura constituency, had delayed taking oath of office even as most of the legislators took oath on May 29. Shivakumar took oath

Mangalore, Jun 13: The State Cabinet on Thursday has approved the withdrawal of criminal cases registered against a television journalist-Naveen Soorinje , who was arrested and released in a case related to the attack on youngsters at a ‘homestay’ in Mangalore in July last year. Mr. Soorinje covering Mangalore district for the channel, was instrumental in exposing the July 28 attack by activists

Mangalore, Jun 13: Akhila Bharata Beary Parishad organised a felicitation programme for the elected representatives of Dakshina Kannada at the Town Hall in the city on Thursday. Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo was felicitated on the occasion, with a citation, shawl and a fur hat. Speaking on the occasion, he said that felicitating someone was a way of showing their love and respect to them. “It is

Mangalore, Jun 13: The issue of dengue control dominated proceedings at the monthly meeting of DK Zilla Panchayat in Mangalore on Thursday. The meet began with a presentation by O Srirangappa, District Health Officer (DHO), who provided a brief overview of the steps taken to tackle dengue disease to go with an audio visual presentation of the same prepared by the Department of Health and Family

New Delhi, Jun 13: Finance Minster P Chidambaram Thursday reiterated his appeal to public to control their craving for gold. Chidambaram was addressing a press conference to detail the steps being taken by the government to get the economy on track. "If we can have for six months or one year almost minimal gold imports into the country, it will dramatically change the situation on the current

Moodbidri, Jun 13: An incident has occurred wherein a student pursuing her second year PUC in a Science stream in a private educational institute at Moodbidri, committed suicide at hostel. The girl was Roopa (17) daughter of Shekharappa from Mundurgi taluk in Gadag. She was residing at Bhagirathi hostel of Alva's Educational Institute in Vidyagiri. When all the students of the girls' hostel had

Ullal, Jun 13: Nine Muslim couples entered wedlock on Wednesday in a mass community marriage organised under the aegis of Nusratul Masakeen Association, Alekala, Ullal. The mass marriage was held at Unity Hall in Thokkottu nearby. Under the guidance of Mangalore Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar, the solemn Nikah ceremony was performed for the nine couples. The wedded couples are Nabeesa and A Ziyad

Riyadh, Jun 13: Saudi Arabia will resume the hiring of Indian female domestic workers but on lower salaries than before, Al Hayat newspaper reported. This is part of an agreement recently signed by the two countries' labour ministries, according to Ahmad Al Faheed, undersecretary for international affairs at the Saudi labour ministry. He said that the hiring of Indian maids will be resumed soon

Tiruchirapalli, Jun 13: Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with the BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from July 15. Once the main source of quick and urgent communication, the service delivered many happy and sad news to people spread all over the country. But with the advent of technology and newer means of