Karnataka

Bangalore, Jun 5: The Legislature Committee on Women and Child Welfare has suggested setting up of 125 lower courts for speedy disposal of cases against women, besides a slew of measures to ensure the safety and security of the fair sex in the State. Establishing a separate investigation cell in every police station for investigating crimes against women, launching a toll-free number to register

Bangalore, Jun 5: Corruption, autocracy and Hindutva led to the downfall of BJP in its southern bastion, according to psephologist James Manor. Speaking about post-poll analysis of the Karnataka 2013 election on Tuesday, he said the BJP had given a below par government and were also unskilled in covering up their misdeeds.According to him, corruption and centralisation of power held by the chief

Mangalore, Jun 4: The 13th World Milk Day was observed by Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. at Kulshekar on Tuesday. As part of the programme, a demonstration of milking of cows by cattle owners was given to children. Primary students of Sacred Heart School in Kulshekar and Canara School participated in the demonstration. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, District

Mangalore, Jun 4: The Helpline Centre to assist students wanting to opt for professional courses post-CET and to verify their documents has been set up at Sahyadri College of Engineering, Adyar, Mangalore. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the college premises on Tuesday, Jagajivandas Bhandary, Nodal Officer, Mangalore Helpline Centre, said that the centre is one among the 13

Mangalore, Jun 4: The cancellation of a Morarji Desai Residential School sanctioned for Sullia has put students who had been selected for the school in a spot of bother. Furious with the development, students and parents alike have demanded that elected representatives and officials concerned to take immediate steps to solve the situation. The Panjakke Morarji Residential School in Sullia Taluk

Bangalore, Jan 4: A 35-year-old woman, allegedly locked up in a room by her parents for about four years, was rescued by police from her residence in the city on Tuesday. Hemavathi, a graduate in Commerce, was found in a traumatized state when police visited the house after receiving a tip off. She was lying on the floor looking unkempt and not even properly clothed, police said. She was later

Bangalore, Jun 4: The opposition BJP in Karnataka today demanded immediate withdrawal of Government notification banning gutka, asserting that it would hit arecanut growers of the state. The party's floor leader in the Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar took exception to Government not taking the House into confidence before issuing the May 30 notification when the

Riyadh, Jun 4: The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has released information on the procedure for issuing passports for Tanazul (transfer of jobs) cases to help those Indian nationals eligible to change their jobs to new companies but unable to get their passports from their original sponsors. A media release issued by the Embassy has stated that all such applicants should submit their passport

Mangalore, Jun 4: District Health Officer Srirangappa has said that 67 cases of dengue, 1,534 cases of malaria and 34 cases of rat-fever had been reported in Dakshina Kannada since January this year. Addressing a press meet here on Monday, he said that dengue had become endemic in the district since 2003, and all preventive measures to check the spread of dengue and malaria were initiated by the

Mangalore, Jun 4: Campus Front of India has condemned certain greedy persons in the Karnataka Public Service Commission who have allegedly been venturing to taking heavy bribe from civil service aspirants to grant prestigious posts in the Government. The organization has demanded the state and the central government to initiate strict action against guilty so that such incidents do not occur in