Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 4: Dakshina Kannada's popular FM station 92.7 BIGFM conducted BIG Golden voice junior for the kids below 16 years in Mangaluru at Advaith Hyundai showroom, Kuntikana. Prelims were conducted on May 27. More than 35 kids participated and in that top 12 have selected. The top 12 where Shriya Bhandary, Tanush Raj, Nagayya, Sanath, Devika Prashanth, Ananya ,Kiran Chinmayi ,Jovita

Chikkamagaluru, Jun 4: The Sangh Parivar has strongly opposed the Congress government's decision to set up a 3-member committee to examine the Bababudangiri-Datta Peetha controversy. The BJP and other saffron groups have charged the state government with adopting dilatory tactics to keep the controversy alive for political gain. The government recently said a committee headed by a retired high

New Delhi, Jun 4: The state consumer commission has asked the Indian Railways to pay Rs 75,000 to a man for the inconvenience he suffered when his reserved seat was occupied by unauthorised persons for most part of his journey. The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) has upheld the district forum's order which had asked the Railways to deduct one third of the compensation

New Delhi, Jun 4: Despite over a dozen political parties questioning the reliability of electronic voting machines, none of them took up the challenge to prove it they can be tampered with. The Election Commission had recently thrown open a challenge to all political parties. Though the CPM and the NCP accepted the challenge and appeared for the event held here on Saturday, they opted out of the

Bengaluru, Jun 4: The amended land reforms bill which facilitates the grant of ownership to agricultural labourers in respect of the houses built on land not belonging to them has been referred to the President for his assent. Sources in the law department said the bill, after being passed in the state legislature, was forwarded to the governor for his assent. The governor 'reserved' his opinion

Bengaluru, Jun 4: BJP state president B?S?Yeddyurappa, who has been repeatedly demanding that the state government waive crop loans, on Saturday sought to prove that the move will not burden the state's exchequer. Yeddyurappa's office on?Saturday released a 'fact sheet' that compares the crop loan waived by the BJP?government in 2011-12 with the present financial status before the ruling

Mangaluru, Jun 4: The Indian Coast Guard has rescued all 27 personnel off a flooded barge in the Arabian Sea off Ullal coast near Mangaluru. While four of them were rescued yesterday, the rest were saved from danger around 5.30 this morning. The vessel, Dredger Ibis, was reported to be in distress on Saturday at 8pm about four kilometres south of the Mangaluru Old Port. The Karnataka Coast Guard

New Delhi, Jun 4: Gold and silver will be taxed at 3% under the Goods and Services Tax regime, Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley announced after a meeting of the GST Council on Saturday. The GST Council also decided to tax footwear below Rs 500 at 5% and biscuits at 18% under the GST, which will be rolled out from July 1. Jaitley said footwear costing above Rs 500 will attract an 18% levy. At present

Udupi, Jun 4: As many as nine schools in Udupi district recorded 100% pass in the CBSE class 10 examination. The St. Mary's English Medium School, Kannarpady, Udupi, secured 100% pass. Out of 94 students who appeared for the exams, 14 students secured 10 CGPA (Cumulative Grade Points Average), while 16 students have scored CGPA between 9 and 10, said a press release. Brahmavar-based Little Rock

Mangaluru, Jun 3: Claiming that around 75% Indians consume beef, a Muslim cleric in Karnataka has termed the union government's alleged attempt to impose nationwide ban on cow slaughter as an attack on people's right to consume the food of their choice. K M Shaafi Saadi, general secretary of Bengaluru based Saadiya Education Foundation, was addressing a protest meet organized on Saturday by the