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Mangaluru, Aug 15: District-in-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said that the fisheries department has chalked out programmes to generate self-employment for 10,000 people in the fisheries sector in the state. Speaking at the 74th Independence Day after hoisted the National Flag at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru on Saturday, he said Karnataka is in the sixth position in terms of fish production in

Bengaluru, Aug 15: BJP MLC A H Vishwanath has held Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and former Speaker Ramesh Kumar responsible for the recent violence in Bengaluru. Vishwanath was asked by media to about the attack on the house of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasamurthy over a defamatory response to a post. According to him, the speeches made by Siddaramaiah and Ramesh Kumar during the protest against

Newsroom, Aug 15: A one-and-a-half-year-old video has now started going viral on social media platforms with a claim that the King of Bahrain arrived in Dubai with his robot bodyguard. A text message with the viral post claims: “King of Bahrain arrives in Dubai with his robot bodyguard fitted 360 with cameras and inbuilt pistols. Technology is moving very fast than ever in history.” Since its

Bengaluru, Aug 15: Making special note of his status as a Covid-19 survivor on Saturday, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa acknowledged that while the virus has gravely affected every sector, there is little to fear from the disease. Speaking at a comparatively muted 74th Independence Day celebration in Bengaluru, the Chief Minister announced that despite the challenges brought by Covid-19

New Delhi, Aug 15: With an increase of 65,002 COVID-19 cases and 996 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours, the coronavirus count in the country crossed 25 lakhs on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the tally rose to 25,26,193, including 6,68,220 active cases, 18,08,937 discharged and migrated, and 49,036 deaths. The number of active cases in

New Delhi, Aug 15: A kit containing a mask, a small bottle of hand sanitiser and a pair of gloves kept on all chairs which were neatly separated to maintain the prescribed distance -- Independence Day celebrations this year typified the 'new normal' in times of Covid-19. Known otherwise to witness bustling crowd across many age groups, the annual grand event at the historic Red Fort was scaled

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that three vaccines against coronavirus are in the testing stage in the country and it is geared up for mass production once there is a green signal from scientists. Addressing the nation on 74th Independence Day from ramparts of Red Fort, the Prime Minister also talked about the steps taken to increase the number of labs and

New Delhi, Aug 15: Delivering his seventh straight Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the call for "Atma Nirbhar Bharat" (self-reliant India) has captured people's imagination and become a "mantra" for everyone, as he pushed for raising India's share in the global economy. For how long India will keep exporting raw materials and import finished products, Modi

New Delhi, Aug 15: As India battles the Covid-19 crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to send out a message of hope by unveiling plans to provide healthcare, link all villages by optical fibre, assuring that the country was prepared to roll out a vaccine for coronavirus after a nod from scientists and sending out a warning of a befitting reply to hostile neighbours. The thrust of Modi’s 96

Mangaluru, Aug 14: The twin coastal district of Dakshina Kannada and Udup have recorded a whopping 629 covid-19 positive cases in last 24 hours. While Udupi reported 322 cases DK reported 307 cases. While the total number of positive cases in DK mounted to 8,378, it reached 7,490 in Udupi. Both the districts reported 6 deaths each. Among the 307 fresh cases reported in DK, as many as 130 persons