Mysore, Aug 20: Housing Minister Ambareesh on Monday stoked a controversy by describing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as “the Narendra Modi of the Congress.” He was addressing a meeting ahead of the by-election to the Mandya Lok Sabha seat and the Mysore-Chamarajanagar Council seat in the town. The actor-turned-politician said the chief minister was “taking the State on the path of development”
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Bantwal, Aug 19: Atal Bihari Vajapayee was one of the most efficient Prime Ministers that the country had seen and Narendra Modi is here to fill the void created following retirement of Vajapayee from Indian political front. This was the consensus that emerged among the people who gathered at Seetharam temple premises to launch the 'NaMo Brothers' campaign and website. Addressing the gathering
Dubai, Aug 19: Indian expatriates in Oman and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have started taking personal loans in a bid to take advantage of a record fall in the value of Indian rupee against local currencies, a report said. Money exchangers and bankers in Muscat said that NRIs have started resorting to personal loans as rupee touched an all-time low of 62.03 against the US dollar
New Delhi, Aug 19: The government on Monday banned duty— free import of flat screen television by air travellers in a bid to prop up rupee, which declined below the 63 level against US dollar. The government, according to a notification, has decided to “disallow import of flat panel (LCD/LED/Plasma) television as part of free baggage allowance” with effect from August 26. Air travellers currently
Dubai, Aug 19: Indian expatriates in Oman and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have started taking personal loans in a bid to take advantage of a record fall in the value of Indian rupee against local currencies, a report said. Money exchangers and bankers in Muscat said that NRIs have started resorting to personal loans as rupee touched an all-time low of 62.03 against the US dollar
Mangalore, Aug 19: A youth from Dakshina Kannada district died after allegedly being electrocuted at construction site at Sharjah on August 13. The deceased is 31-year-old Sanjay Kumar, resident of Katipalla. Mr Kumar was working as electrician for FCI Cement Company. He had come home on holidays recently and had gone back on July 18. He is survived by his wife and four year old daughter.
Mangalore, Aug 19: Demanding imposition of Goonda Act against all activities connected to cattle theft and slaughter, Jana Jagruti Samiti on Monday staged a stir, outside Deputy Commissioner's office. Manjunath Mandya, Provincial Convener of Bajarang Dal said that stronger cattle protection laws had become need of the hour and the government must contemplate to formulate stern laws to prevent
Mangalore, Aug 19: Children in the present day scenario are facing five major problems. Advent of nuclear families is negating interaction among people which is leading to lack of socialization among peers, said Fr Francis D Almeida, campus minister, St Aloysius College. "This is leading to a situation where children fail to trust others. And parents find it difficult to provide for even two
Subramanya, Aug 19: The missing case of a private bus conductor has taken a drastic turn with the cops arresting his wife and her lover. Hariyappa Gowda (46), a private bus conduct who had gone missing was later learnt to have been killed by his wife and her lover. The duo had thrown the dead body in river Nethravathi. Hariyappa Gowda and Rathnavathi The cops arrested Rathnavathi and her lover
Kasargod, Aug 19: Majeed, billed as the kingpin in the region as far as counterfeit currency racket is concerned has been nabbed by National Investigation Agency (NIA). He has been brought to Kochi for investigation. Majeed hails from Thalangare Bangod, Kasargod. He was on his way back from Dubai when the sleuths arrested him at Mumbai airport. Crime branch, which had held investigation on Majeed