Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 4: Karnataka government has said fire-crackers can only be burst between 8 pm and 10 pm in the State during Diwali from November 5 to 8, following the Supreme Court directive. The government, in its November 2 circular, asked all departments, primarily police, to ensure that the specified time frame is adhered to while bursting the fire- crackers. "On account of Diwali, Dhanteras

Mangaluru, Nov 4: Veteran Kannada novelist and advocate of Sangh Parivar’s Hindutva S L Bhyrappa was on Saturday honoured with the lifetime achievement award for his immense contributions towards ‘The Idea of Bharat’ at the Mangaluru Literary Festival organised by Mangaluru Literary Foundation at TMA Pai International Convention Centre, here. Speaking on the occasion, the Saraswati Samman awardee

Mangaluru, Nov 4: A tragedy has been averted at the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) after a container ship sustained damage to her port side hull while sailing out. The incident took place between 7am to 8am on Saturday. The cargo-laden vessel X-press Brahmaputra was immediately brought back to access the extent of the damage. According to sources, while sailing out from Jetty No.2, the ship

Bengaluru, Nov 3: Polling in the by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two Assmbly reported mixed response from voters as only an average 60 per cent votting was reported in three LS segments while in the two Assembly seats it was little higher at 75 per cent. The figures reflected on voter apathy in Lok Sabha segments as Shivamogga recorded 61.05 per cent voting, Bellary 63.85 per cent and Mandya

Ballari, Nov 3: Protests marred voting at Haraginadoni village in Ballari as women staged a demonstration holding empty pots and boycotted the Lok Sabha byelections on Saturday. The villagers were protesting the lack of water supply in their village. The district administration had arranged water supply through tankers but that was not sufficient to meet the day-to-day requirements, they said.

Belagavi, Nov 3: The Belagavi City, bordering Maharashtra and Goa States, have been included in Union Government's ambitious 'Udaan' scheme, Lok Sabha member Suresh Angadi said here on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here, he said that the City is fast developing and has become a Industrial and Educational hub Air connectivity was badly needed. Moreover Belagavi Airport was fully upgraded

Bengaluru, Nov 3: They are contesting in the election to test their political fortune but had no voting right – this is one of the highlights of polling held for byelection to five seats, including three Lok Sabha and two Assembly, in Karnataka on Saturday. While Congress leader V S Ugrappa is contesting against BJP candidate J Shantha, sister of former Minister B Sriramulu, for Bellari Lok Sabha

London, Oct 3: Indian women topped the global charts, albeit on a gloomy tone, constituting around 40 per cent of the total suicides committed by the fairer sex worldwide. A study recently published in UK medical journal Lancet, found that nearly two in every five women in the world who kill themselves, are Indian. According to the study, 30 per cent of married women in India experience spousal

Abu Dhabi, Nov 3: Another Indian expatriate working in the United Arab Emirates has turned a millionaire overnight. Britty Markose, from South Indian state of Kerala, won a whopping Dh10 million at the Abu Dhabi Big Ticket raffle draw held in Abu Dhabi International Airport on Saturday morning. According to organisers when they called Markose to congratulate, he almost fainted and collapsed. "It

Bengaluru, Nov 3: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala today administered oath of office to newly appointed 7 additional judges as full time Judges and five others as additional Judges of High Court, at a function held in Raj Bhavan here on Saturday. The additional judges who were appointed as full time judges are – Justices K Somashekhar, K S Mudugal, S Harish Kumar, John Michael D’Cunha, B A Patil