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Bangalore, Jan 22: Declaring its commitment to provide a "clean, efficient and transparent" administration, the Congress government in Karnataka today said it was taking action to "adopt" the Centre's Lokpal Act that provides for formation of an anti-graft ombudsman. "My government welcomes the Lokpal bill of the government of India and action is being taken to adopt it in our state," Governor H R

Abu Dhabi, Jan 22: A 32-year-old woman from Mulky died on the spot in a five-vehicle pile-up that took place on Tuesday morning on the highway near Al Raha Beach in Abu Dhabi. The deceased is Babitha Karkera, wife of Rohit Karkera from Udyavar, Udupi and daughter of Ramesh Karkera and Sumati, residents of Kolachi Kambla, Mulky. It is learnt that she was driving the car on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi

Mangalore, Jan 22: The southern regional centre of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India) will organise a one-day comprehensive assessment camp on January 24 to provide necessary aid or equipment to persons with physical disabilities in Dakshina Kannada district. Announcing this at a press conference here on

Bantwal, Jan 22: In a tragic road accident, a 30-year-old man died after a tipper lorry knocked his bike on National Highway 75 near Kalladka on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Nawaz, son of Ahmed and resident of Uppinangady. He was working as a driver at a JCB in Bajpe. He was returning home in the night after work when the accident took place. Bantwal police arrived at the

Mangalore, Jan 22: Hira Fest-2014, a two day Science and Arts exhibition was inaugurated on Tuesday at Hira Women's College, managed by Shanthi Educational Trust. Entrepreneur Riyaz Bawa was the chief guest. Visiting faculty from IGNOU-Kuwait B S Sharafuddin B S addressed the gathering. Vice President of Shanthi Education Trust Abdurrahman presided over the function. A documentary of Hira

Bangalore, Jan 22: Senior BJP leader D V Sadananada Gowda on Tuesday hit back at former deputy chief minister R Ashoka for his “outsider” comment, saying, as a former chief minister, he was eligible to contest from anywhere in the State. “I must say that the person who called me an outsider was only a deputy chief minister, while I was the chief minister. So, a former chief minister automatically

Bangalore, Jan 22: Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon issued a statement on Tuesday ruling out foul play and gave a clean chit to his step father and Union Minister Shashi Tharoor. Stating that Sunanda was too strong to commit suicide, the note added that her death was an "unfortunate mix of stress, tension and wrong medication." It further stated: "Her death was peaceful, she passed in her sleep."

Mangalore, Jan 22: Fifteen death-row prisoners including Praveen Kumar Puttur whose mercy petitions were rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, received commutation to life imprisonment with the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruling that inordinate delays ranging from seven to 11 years in the disposal of their pleas, as well as psychiatric conditions developed during incarceration, are grounds for

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 22: With the peak travel season coming to an end, Indian carriers, including Air India, triggered a fare war on Tuesday, offering a limited period of low-priced tickets across several sectors within the country. SpiceJet is offering 50 per cent off on base fares on tickets booked on select flights at least 30 days prior to travel (which can be purchased till January 23)

New Delhi, Jan 22: Software firm SplashData has released the 2013 edition of its annual "Worst Passwords" list, and for the first time, "password" has been displaced from the top spot. The dubious distinction now goes to "123456", which had been in second place for the past two years. After a year of high-profile security breaches, including a massive leak of Adobe user account details, it is