Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 4: Deputy Director of Public Instructions has suspended six teachers and one clerk on the grounds of dereliction of duty following the complaints from the villagers that there was no coordination among the teachers in Aletti Government High School in Dakshina Kannada district. The suspended teachers are Sandhya, Chandrashekhar, Subrahmanya, Hariprasad, Chandramathi, Shivakumar N Rai

Mumbai, Jun 4: Bollywood actor Jiah Khan has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence, police said. The 25-year-old actor reportedly hanged herself at her Juhu residence. Jiah was brought up in England and had shifted to Mumbai with her mother Rabiya recently. "She had been depressed for some time due to personal issues, but was keen on returning to acting soon. She was also

Udupi, Jun 3: Manpower crunch is faced by almost every sector and government departments are no exception. Udupi district has witnessed commendable progress over the last few years and if one looks at the revenue of RTO, then it is easier to imagine the growth that the region has experienced. The Regional Transport Office, which had revenue of Rs 3 crore way back in 1984 today has a revenue of Rs

Bangalore, Jun 3: The opposition JDS and BJP today slammed Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj's address to the joint session of the state legislature, saying it was devoid of any new programme and policy and lacked direction. Leader of Opposition H D Kumaraswamy said while the Governor mentioned about scams and corruption cases in the last few years, he, in fact, had lavishly praised the BJP

New Delhi, Jun 3: Setting a new bench mark in transparency in politics, the Central Information Commission today held political parties are answerable under the Right to Information Act. A Full Bench of the Commission comprising Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra and Information Commissioner M L Sharma and Annapurna Dixit held six parties--Congress, BJP, CPI-M, CPI, NCP and BSP--to

Udupi, Jun 3: In a heartrending tragedy, an elderly man was crushed to death by a speeding bus on Monday evening near Manipal. The deceased has been identified as Thomas (60), a Keralite. The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. when Thomas standing in front of a hotel after having food. According to sources Thomas had been to Teerthahalli along with his cousin Prashanth on a motorbike on a

Bangalore, Jun 3: The Congress government in Karnataka today said recommendations of two key reports would be implemented for the benefit of minorities, especially Muslims. The recommendations made in the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission and Justice Sachar Committee report for the development and uplift of religious minorities, especially Muslim minorities who continue to be severely

Bangalore, Jun 3: The new Congress government in Karnataka today slammed the five-year BJP rule, saying public money has been swindled and esteem of the State lowered by scams and corruption cases. The Siddaramaiah dispensation chose the address of Governor, H R Bhardwaj, to the joint session of the State Legislature, to mount an attack on the previous government. "In the past few years, Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 3: City based Career Guidance and Information Centre (CGIC) will be conducting pre - counselling guidance for CET students on Wednesday June 5. The guidance class will commence at 9.30 a.m. at Badria P. U. College Auditorium Kandak, Mangalore, stated a press release issued here. Online counselling methods for Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Yunani, Yoga-Naturopathy and also

Belthangady, Jun 3: Minister for Wakf and Minority Affairs Qamar-ul-Islam said that the state government would give utmost priority to safeguard Wakf properties and ensure that they would not be encroached. Delivering the presidential address at the communal harmony meet held as part of the Kajoor Darga Sharief Uroos, near here, he said that the Wakf properties would be developed and the revenue