Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 14: A theft has been reported at the Office of the Head Quarters of Sub-Registrar and Registrar of Marriage located in the premises of District Commissioner's office in Mangalore. The theft was discovered this morning when the officials arrived for work. According to the Sub-registrar, the side-gate of the office had been opened to gain entry into the office. He said that the police

Kundapur, Jun 14: In what can be billed as a rarest of rare incident, a Village Assistant consumed poison in the office citing work pressure and mental torture by higher ups as a reason. The said VA who could not tolerate the fact of being reduced to domestic help for a higher official is now battling for life in a hospital after a failed bid to end his life. The victim is Mahadevappa Nagappa

Riyadh, Jun 14: The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has announced that it will block WhatsApp before Ramadan if the US-based instant free-messaging application does not comply with the requirements set by the Kingdom's telecom regulator. But the representatives of WhatsApp have refused to accept the regulatory conditions issued by the CITC, reported Arab News' sister

New Delhi, Jun 14: Airlines cannot share with the public the reasons behind technical problems that result in delay of flights as that could spread "panic" among passengers, a consumer forum here has said. The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum made the observation while dismissing as "frivolous" a complaint against Air India and slapped a fine of Rs 3,000 on the complainant for

Kasargod, Jun 14: A 27-year-old youth died after he was swept away by the swirling waters of the Kavugoli river, near here The deceased is K Sunil Kumar , a resident of Adukathubayal, near here. On Wednesday, Sunil ventured into the river along with his friends around 7.30 p.m. to net crabs, the police said. However, he was swept away in the strong under currents. Though his friends and the local

Bangalore, Jun 14: Unable to mobilise the huge quantity of rice, the State Cabinet on Thursday decided to retain the unit system (fixing quantity of rice per person) for implementing the rice-for-Re 1-per-kg scheme to be launched from July 1. Besides, the Cabinet discussed the possibility of supplying ragi and jowar under the public distri¬bution system (PDS) along with rice, but no decision was

Bangalore, Jun 14: Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who is dissatisfied over denial of ministership, took oath on Thursday as an MLA nearly a month after Congress returned to power in the state. Shivakumar, who has been elected for the sixth time from Kanakapura constituency, had delayed taking oath of office even as most of the legislators took oath on May 29. Shivakumar took oath

Mangalore, Jun 13: The State Cabinet on Thursday has approved the withdrawal of criminal cases registered against a television journalist-Naveen Soorinje , who was arrested and released in a case related to the attack on youngsters at a ‘homestay’ in Mangalore in July last year. Mr. Soorinje covering Mangalore district for the channel, was instrumental in exposing the July 28 attack by activists

Mangalore, Jun 13: Akhila Bharata Beary Parishad organised a felicitation programme for the elected representatives of Dakshina Kannada at the Town Hall in the city on Thursday. Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo was felicitated on the occasion, with a citation, shawl and a fur hat. Speaking on the occasion, he said that felicitating someone was a way of showing their love and respect to them. “It is

Mangalore, Jun 13: The issue of dengue control dominated proceedings at the monthly meeting of DK Zilla Panchayat in Mangalore on Thursday. The meet began with a presentation by O Srirangappa, District Health Officer (DHO), who provided a brief overview of the steps taken to tackle dengue disease to go with an audio visual presentation of the same prepared by the Department of Health and Family