Bengaluru: The ruling Congress was left red-faced here on Wednesday, after Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy was criticised by his own party’s student wing — the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) — which accused his office of being party to a multi-crore marks card scam. The NSUI yesterday, however, modified its statement and said…
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI(M)-led Kerala government yesterday decided to raise the minimum age for consuming liquor from 21 to 23. The government will make suitable amendments to the existing liquor policy and bring an ordinance for this. When the government came to power in 2016, it had diluted the liquor policy of the previous Congress-led regime…
Madikeri: An incident of a 31-year-old youth committing suicide on the day of his engagement has been reported from Kakkabe near Napoklu, Kodagu yesterday. The deceased youth has been identified as Sharath Somanna, son of Apparanda Suresh, proprietor of a resort in Kakkabe. As Sharath’s engagement was organised yesterday in Virajpet, his relatives and friends…
Ahmedabad: The high-octane campaign for the first phase of the crucial Gujarat elections, viewed as a prestige battle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a litmus test for the leadership of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, came to an end yesterday. Voting will be held on Dec. 9. A total of 89 seats out of a…
Bengaluru:“Thank u all for your genuine blessings, support & faith in me. Will never let u down.” This is how the newly-appointed Chief Secretary N. Ratna Prabha tweeted before she took charge. Her popularity is so high that in the last five days more than 5,000 people have visited Vidhana Soudha to greet her. After…
Gundlupet: Every day as the Sun is setting, a tusker visits the temple, offers prayers, takes the prasada and leaves. This astonishing incident though sounds bizarre occurs every evening at the Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Since the last few days at around 5 pm, a lone tusker climbs the steps of the…
H.D. Kote: The Forest Department personnel have caught a leopardess which had created panic among the villagers in Ramenahalli and surrounding areas in H.D. Kote taluk, here on Wednesday. Following complaints of the leopardess being spotted in N.Begur, Kalasuru and surrounding villages, the forest officials had set a cage since a week and were able…
New Delhi: The Centre yesterday informed the Supreme Court that it was willing to extend till March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar for availing various services and schemes. The Supreme Court will be setting up a five-Judge Constitution Bench next week to hear several pleas seeking an interim stay…
Mysuru: Underlining the need for judicious use of water, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has called for active public participation in conserving groundwater. He was speaking after inaugurating a day-long workshop on the measures to be taken to conserve groundwater at Abdul Nazir Sab State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) here yesterday morning. Recalling the…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Traffic Police, along with Civil Police personnel, who conducted ‘Operation Cheetah,’ a drive against traffic rules offenders from 4 pm to 7 pm on Nov.5, have booked 3,207 cases against violators and have also collected a total fine of Rs. 3,79,500 from them. This apart, the Cops, who conducted a drive…
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