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New Delhi, Feb 14: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday resigned afer 49 days in office. Earlier, Mr. Kejriwal gave enough indications that his government may quit after the BJP and Congress combined to defeat introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill which he tabled in the Assembly defying Lt Governor's advice. “This appears to be our last session. I will consider myself fortunate if I have

Bangalore, Feb 14: Karnataka's budget for ensuing 2014-15 spares the common man from new taxes but taxes those who drink beer and domestically-produced liquor. Presenting the budget, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Friday told the legislative assembly here that additional excise duty on beer would be increased 13 percent to 135 percent to mobilise additional resources. "I propose to increase the

Mangalore, Feb 14: The members of Sri Rama Sene staged a protest against the Valentine's Day celebrations on February 14 in Mangalore. The protestors also set fire on Valentine's Day greeting cards. Kumar Malemar, District president of the Sene said that his organization opposed the celebrations of Valentine's Day as it was a western culture. “Despite our requests with the shop keepers, they were

Mangalore, Feb 14: Voicing their objection to the suspension of Air India Express (AIE) direct flight services from Mangalore to Kuwait on Thursday, office bearers of Rachana Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangalore presented a memorandum to the officials representing the airline in Mangalore, urging restoration of the direct flight services within a week. Speaking on the occasion

Mangalore, Feb 14: The officers of customs at Mangalore international Airport have thwarted another attempt to smuggle gold on Friday from a Dubai passenger. The gold totally weighing 1022.07gm and valued at Rs 30, 91,723 was concealed in leather belt buckle and hair styling crimper set in a suitcase by Sheminadh Puthen Purayil, a resident of Shamnad Manzil, Paral Kuthuparamba in Kannur district

Ahmedabad, Feb 14: The activists of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today threw rotten tomatoes at couples celebrating Valentine's Day on the banks of Sabarmati river here. Couples were seen running to save themselves when a large group of Bajrang Dal workers suddenly thronged the place and started throwing tomatoes at them. Some of them tried to escape in their vehicles while others

CM seems to have spared the common man of additional tax burdens. Thanks to the election year. Additional excise duty on beer hiked from 122% to 135%. So, that makes your favourite drink more expensive. License fee for distilleries and breweries hiked by 50%. Luxury taxis may become significantly more expensive. Rs 500 to be levied on luxury cabs per seat, per quarter. Stamp duty exempted for

New Delhi, Feb 14: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed shock over the “proposed” dedication of hundreds of dalit girls as Devadasis at Davangere district on the eve of full moon day and directed Karnataka's chief secretary to take steps to stop it immediately. A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice P Sathasivam described the age-old practice as a “national shame” and issued orders to

Uppinangady, Feb 14: In a bizarre incident, a youth was allegedly kidnapped, threatened and forced in to a homosexual relation at Uppinangady here. Santhosh, a daily wage worker said that the three people who came in an Omni promised him to give a drop at Kootelu. However, they took him to a lodge and forced him to consume liquor before forcing him to have sex with them. In a complaint to

Kasargod, Feb 14: Kasargod police seized drug-laced toffee packets, sold over-the-counter, from a shop in Kasaragod on Thursday. A team of police personnel led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Hemanth Nath raided a shop, owned by Anwar Sadath, situated at the market road here around 2.30 pm and seized 16 packets of the drug-laced toffees from the outlet, said P F Antony, ASI, Town Police