Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 11:In an unprecedented move, top jewellery retailers and bullion traders across the country have decided to suspend sale of gold coins and bars for six months. The measure is aimed at helping the government curb imports and keep the current account deficit under check. Several prominent chains, including TBZ, Gitanjali, Tanishq and Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jewels, will voluntarily

Manama, Jul 11: Bahrain police have launched an investigation into allegations that an Indian man stabbed his wife to death at her sister's residence before killing himself. 30-year-old Smijo Poulose allegedly stabbed his wife Sanitha Chandy George, 27, to death on Monday before slitting his own throat, local newspapers reported. The Kerala based couple, who had been married for six months, worked

Mangalore, Jul 10: The Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies (post graduation) and the Department of Journalism (under graduation) of St Aloysius College organised a talk for the students on 'Facing challenges with a smile' at Eric Mathais Hall, on Wednesday afternoon. Addressing the students, M V Nair, Chairman of Credit Information Bureau India Limited, laid emphasis on the

Mangalore, Jul 10: “I work as a domestic help to eke out living. There are a dozen members in my family. We need at least 40 kg rice every month. Distribution of at Re 1/kg will surely benefit of family,” said a Kanaka, 50-year-old woman. Kanaka, who hails from Mulihithlu on the outskirts of the city was one of the beneficiaries of the Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government's ambitious initiative

Bangalore, Jul 10: Karnataka government today launched its ambitious initiative to supply 30 kg of rice at Re one to nearly one crore poor families across the state that would entail an outgo of Rs 4,200 crore a year. The "Anna Bhagya" scheme was unveiled by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here while in-charge ministers did so in district headquarters, in what the Opposition sees as a bid to woo poor

Bangalore, Jul 10: Women can now work as bartenders in Karnataka albeit under a dress code that forms part of the government guidelines which received the high court nod on Tuesday. The court permitted women to be employed as bartenders, as government submitted its guidelines under which all outlets will have to seek a prior approval of the competent authority to employ women, who need to be 21

Mangalore, Jul 10: Police successfully stopped a vehicle transporting cattle, on Wednesday morning, near Gurupur bridge on the outskirts of the city. The cattle were brutally stashed in the vehicle and when the police waylaid the Mahindra pick up van, four out of 19 cattle were dead. According to sources from Mangalore Rural Police Station there were four persons inside the vehicle including

Bantwal, Jul 10: A youth died of electrocution at Farangipete in Bantwal, early on Wednesday morning after coming in contact with a high-tension wire lying on the ground. The raged local residents say that the death could have been averted if the Mescom officials had been considerate enough to pay heed to their complaint with regard to a hanging wire that had been posing threat since several days

Kasargod, Jul 10: Thomson Jose, who has taken charge as the District Police Chief, has warned of stern action against those who disrupt peace in the communally sensitive areas of the district. The police will take tough action against the perpetrators of violence to maintain law and order and restore peace in the town, Mr. Jose said. A youth was killed by miscreants in the town on Sunday. The

Mysore, Jul 10: The issue of schoolchildren carrying bag load of books has resurfaced with the Juvenile Justice?Board (JJB), Mysore district, issuing directions to the Deputy Director of Public Instructions (DDPI) to take immediate steps to ensure that the bag load is reduced in the interest of young children. This follows a first-of-its-kind petition filed recently before the Board by M?Dharmaraj