Karnataka

Chandigarh, Jun 1: Haryana minister Anil Vij, a long-time proponent of declaring cow as national animal, today said if steps were not taken to protect the bovine it may become endangered. The Haryana health minister said this while hailing the verdict of a Rajasthan High Court which asked the state's BJP government to take necessary steps to get cow declared the national animal and ensure its

Bengaluru, Jun 1: A visually impaired candidate from Tumakuru, Kempahonnaiah, has secured a creditable 340th rank in the UPSC exam. Kempahonnaiah, who works as a Kannada lecturer in Vontikoppal Government PU College in Mysuru, cracked the civil services exams in his third attempt. He hopes to get selected to IAS, his dream job. Son of Honnaiah and Muniyamma from Chowdanakuppe village in Kunigal

Shivamogga, Jun 1: There was a festive atmosphere at the residence of Dhyanachandra H M at Vinobnagar in the city on Wednesday evening as he bagged the 47th rank in UPSC examinations of 2016. He is the son of S L Haleshappa, an engineer with Karnataka Housing Board and Mamata K, a teacher at a government school in Shivamogga. Speaking to DH over the phone, Dhyanachandra said that though he was

Bengaluru, Jun 1: In the past four years, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has collected more than Rs 1.85 crore as fine from violators who were caught smoking in public places. Around 92,000 passengers have been penalised so far. KSRTC has been imposing a penalty of Rs 200 for smoking in public places. It released the information at a programme on Wednesday to observe 'World No

Bengaluru, Jun 1: Students from engineering colleges affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) protested outside the VTU regional office in Nagarbhavi on Wednesday, raising concerns about several issues in the university. “Last week, we got a circular saying that the examination fee has been increased to nearly Rs 1,300 from around Rs 500. How can rural and poor students afford

New Delhi, Jun 1: RBI deputy governor S S Mundra has batted for introduction of bank account number portability using Aadhaar and various platforms of NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India). "In the last two years, the Aadhaar enrolment has happened, platforms have been created by NPCI, many apps to do banking transaction like IMPS have been introduced. With all these, account number

Mangaluru, May 31: Amidst Ramadan fasting, activists of Social Democratic Party of India on Wednesday took to the streets in the city in protest against union government's nation-wide ban on sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter in open markets. Pointing out that the centre's ban will crimp supplies to the country's Rs 1 lakh crore meat and allied industries that source about 90% of their

New Delhi, May 31: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday declared results of the prestigious civil services examination. This year's topper, Nandini K R, is an officer of the Indian Revenue Service, and at present undergoing training at the National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics in Faridabad. Anmol Sher Singh Bedi is the topper among male candidates securing overall

New Delhi, May 31: G Parmeshwara will resign as the Home Minister but has given extension as Karnataka Pradesh Congress President. As per the announcement made by the Congress High Command here on Wednesday. Former Minister and senior Congress leader S R Patil has been appointed as the party working president in addition to Dinesh Gundurao. Power Minister DK Shivkumar will be Chairman of Campaign

Thiruvananthapuram, May 31: As the nation continues to witness political slugfest over Centre's new rules on cattle slaughter, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday made an interesting observation, saying that nothing has been banned by the government as is being spoken about now. While hearing a PIL filed by Sunil, a Youth Congress activist, Chief Justice Navniti Prasad observed that there was