Karnataka

Mysuru, Dec 13: The Karnataka government Food and Civil Supplies Department will soon introduce One Time Password (OTP) to supply monthly ration to beneficiaries having difficulty in providing fingerprint, P Shivanna, joint director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, said here on Thursday. In a release issued here, he said that at present beneficiaries getting food grains through Fair

Dubai, Dec 13: Beulah Ruth Pinto, a Mangaluru girl, has emerged winner of the 'Best of the Best 2018' - Best child singer in United Arab Emirates. The 15-year-old is the daughter of Rita Pinto and Canute Pinto, a Konkani lyricist, musician and singer. GEMS Education, the world’s leading provider of quality education, budding young singers across the UAE to take part in its eighth edition of the

Bengaluru, Dec 13: The sudden return of Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, cutting short his foreign tour have fueled speculation that he was asked to return immediately by the Party High Command, following Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party’s continued effort to woo the disgruntled Congress and the JD(S) members. According to party sources, Siddaramaiah, who had gone to Malaysia on

Belagavi, Dec 13: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today demanded the State government to drop the idea of building Disney Land amusement park at the cost of Rs 1500 crore at Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir and complete the pending works in Upper Krishna river as millions of farmers have been denied irrigation facilities for over a

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13: A 49-year-old man allegedly in an inebriated state set himself on fire outside Kerala government Secretariat in Palayam area of the city during Thursday wee hours. The victim, identified as Venugopalan Nair, doused himself in some flammable liquid and then lit his clothing outside the Secretariat, the local police said. He was immediately rushed to the nearby Trivandrum

Belagavi, Dec 13: Some of the agitating Farmers were detained on Thursday when they tried to enter Suvarna Vidhana Soudha where the Winter Session of the Karnataka Legislature was in progress. The Farmers, who were agitating in front of Deputy Commissioner's office since last one week demanding among other things payment of their dues by Sugar Mill owners, MSP for various agriculture produces

New Delhi, Dec 13: B Y Raghavendra, son of BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa, Thursday took oath as member of the Lok Sabha. Raghavendra had recently won the Shimioga Lok Sabha bypoll, which was necessitated following the resignation of Yeddyurappa who contested the assembly polls in Karnataka.

Mangaluru, Dec 13: Two youths have been arrested by the Mangaluru South police on charge of illegal possession of Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a narcotic substance. The accused are Gautam (28), a resident of Kavoor and Lai Vegas (26) from Derebail. The two were allegedly involved in robbing a person in Falnir on December 5, the police said. According to a press release, based on a tip-off

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 13: A tense atmosphere has prevailed in Chikkamagaluru city and other parts of the district amidst massive preparations for the three-day Datta Jayanti, scheduled from December 20. Meanwhile, administration has tightened security around the disputed site at Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah to prevent untoward incidents. Last year, during the event some devotees had

Udupi, Dec 13: The court of the Additional Judicial Magistrate First Class has sentenced a person for forging the signature of the former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The court found Niranjan Chidanand Bhat guilty of cheating people and bringing disrepute to the late Kalam’s reputation by forging his signature. A press release issued here on Wednesday said that the court, on December 10