Karnataka

Bangalore, Jun 4: The opposition BJP in Karnataka today demanded immediate withdrawal of Government notification banning gutka, asserting that it would hit arecanut growers of the state. The party's floor leader in the Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar took exception to Government not taking the House into confidence before issuing the May 30 notification when the

Riyadh, Jun 4: The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has released information on the procedure for issuing passports for Tanazul (transfer of jobs) cases to help those Indian nationals eligible to change their jobs to new companies but unable to get their passports from their original sponsors. A media release issued by the Embassy has stated that all such applicants should submit their passport

Mangalore, Jun 4: District Health Officer Srirangappa has said that 67 cases of dengue, 1,534 cases of malaria and 34 cases of rat-fever had been reported in Dakshina Kannada since January this year. Addressing a press meet here on Monday, he said that dengue had become endemic in the district since 2003, and all preventive measures to check the spread of dengue and malaria were initiated by the

Mangalore, Jun 4: Campus Front of India has condemned certain greedy persons in the Karnataka Public Service Commission who have allegedly been venturing to taking heavy bribe from civil service aspirants to grant prestigious posts in the Government. The organization has demanded the state and the central government to initiate strict action against guilty so that such incidents do not occur in

Bangalore, Jun 4: The RSS is learnt to have opened a channel of communication with the KJP?chief B?S?Yeddyurappa to explore the possibility of bringing him and his followers back to the party fold. Sources privy to the development said a top RSS?functionary met Yeddyurappa in Bangalore last week and held discussions with him for more than a hour. The entry of the RSS into the picture comes at a

Mangalore, Jun 4: Deputy Director of Public Instructions has suspended six teachers and one clerk on the grounds of dereliction of duty following the complaints from the villagers that there was no coordination among the teachers in Aletti Government High School in Dakshina Kannada district. The suspended teachers are Sandhya, Chandrashekhar, Subrahmanya, Hariprasad, Chandramathi, Shivakumar N Rai

Mumbai, Jun 4: Bollywood actor Jiah Khan has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence, police said. The 25-year-old actor reportedly hanged herself at her Juhu residence. Jiah was brought up in England and had shifted to Mumbai with her mother Rabiya recently. "She had been depressed for some time due to personal issues, but was keen on returning to acting soon. She was also

Udupi, Jun 3: Manpower crunch is faced by almost every sector and government departments are no exception. Udupi district has witnessed commendable progress over the last few years and if one looks at the revenue of RTO, then it is easier to imagine the growth that the region has experienced. The Regional Transport Office, which had revenue of Rs 3 crore way back in 1984 today has a revenue of Rs

Bangalore, Jun 3: The opposition JDS and BJP today slammed Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj's address to the joint session of the state legislature, saying it was devoid of any new programme and policy and lacked direction. Leader of Opposition H D Kumaraswamy said while the Governor mentioned about scams and corruption cases in the last few years, he, in fact, had lavishly praised the BJP

New Delhi, Jun 3: Setting a new bench mark in transparency in politics, the Central Information Commission today held political parties are answerable under the Right to Information Act. A Full Bench of the Commission comprising Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra and Information Commissioner M L Sharma and Annapurna Dixit held six parties--Congress, BJP, CPI-M, CPI, NCP and BSP--to