Karnataka

Bantwal, May 7: With not even a day left for the counting of votes for state Assembly polls to take place, infighting between two JD(S) leaders leading them to wash dirty linen in public has been reported. T Krishnappa Poojary, JD(S) candidate for Bantwal constituency and Haroon Rashid, President of JD(S) Minority Cell, Bantwal Constituency unit, reportedly took their infighting to streets

Bangalore, May 7: With exit polls widely predicting a Congress victory in Karnataka Assembly elections, the burning question now is whether the party would gain majority on its own, as counting of votes is taken up tomorrow. Some of these polls have put the Congress tally in the 224-member House at anywhere between 110 and 132, with the ruling BJP a distant loser; 113 seats would be required for

New Delhi, May 7: Air India would lower the free baggage allowance from 20 to 15 kgs on the domestic sector and start charging a flat rate of about Rs 200-250 per kilo on excess baggage from next week, airline sources said on Monday. This follows a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) circular last week allowing the airlines to charge fees for 'unbundled services' like check-in baggage

Bangalore, May 7: Karnataka government has recently signed an agreement with Israel for co-operation in the field of industrial and technological research and development. The bilateral ties between this South Indian state and Israel were strengthening during last five years of BJP rule in Karnataka. According to officials, the objective of this new agreement is to facilitate and promote bilateral

Kundapur, May 7: Depressed over failing in the second PUC examination - the result of which was announced on Monday – a young girl, committed suicide at Tallur, a village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district. The deceased has been identified as Veena Poojary, daughter of Narasimha and Ganga Poojary couple. She jumped into a well near his house, source said. It is learnt that the 18 year old girl

Mangalore, May 7: The Department of Public Instruction has issued a notification ordering a temporary stay on the ordinance allowing the commencement of Class 8 in aided primary schools. The circular issued by the Commissioner of Department of Public Instruction on the commencement of Class 8 in aided and unaided schools from the academic year 2013-14 according to Right to Education Act, has been

Bangalore, May 7: With barely 24 hours to go before the counting of votes to decide the winner in the State Assembly polls, candidates from different political parties have resorted to their own ways to beat the anxiety. The Congress camp was buzzing with activitiesthrough the day with the KPCC office brimming with party workers discussing about future possibilities. With exit polls predicting a

Bangalore, May 7: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara said that he was also one of the aspirants for the post of chief minister. However, he accepted that there were many contenders. Speaking to media persons, he said that the BJP?and other parties' claims of fractured mandate are only hypothetical. He said the Congress would emerge as the single largest party in

Jeddah, May 7: The Labor Ministry is considering granting employees in some companies residency permits for two years, thereby making an exception to a decision issued earlier regarding renewing residence permits on an annual basis. Speaking to Arab News, Mohammad Al-Asmari, adviser to the labor minister, said: “No official statement has been issued in this regard yet. However, the move to grant

Hubli, May 7: This teenage boy has once again proved that disability is not a barrier to achievement. Pranav Eshwarappa, a blind student from Hubli has created a record by scoring 94.73 per cent marks in the SSLC examinations. The meritorious boy Pranav is a student of Siddaroodha Swami High School for the Blind in Hubli. Basically from Gadag district, he has been pursuing his studies in Hubli. He