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H1N1 Haunts State Again as 3 Dead, 71 Test Positive

Bangalore, Apr 6 (DHNS): The ghost of Influenza A (H1N1) which spooked the State three years ago has returned to haunt it again.The State Health and Family Welfare Department has said that the disease has killed three persons since January 2012.A 45-year-old man from Chikaballapur and two women, one

Mad Rush for Petrol as Karnataka Border Residents Line up in Goa

Panaji, Apr 3: As expected, people residing around Karnataka - Goa border are rushing to Goa to grab litres and litres of petrol for their vehicles. The new petrol price was introduced in Goa on Saturday March 31 midnight. By Sunday evening, almost all petrol pumps around Polem, a place near Goa-Kar

Justice Hegde to release book on Prophet Muhammad at NAIF meet

Mangalore,April 2: The New Age India Forum (NAIF) will hold the valedictory of the month-long "Prophet Mohammad's Life and Message" on Friday at 4.30 pm in Town Hall.The theme of the closing ceremony will be "Social Justice and Prophet Mohammad". Every year the NAIF conducts the campaign across the

SSLC exams from today

Bangalore - 02 April 2012:With the PU exams in troubled waters, the Karnataka State Secondary Education Board (KSEEB) has taken all measures to ensure that no untoward incident occurs. As many as 8.39 lakh students across the State are writing the exam this year. The police department would look int

10 per cent Hike in Medical, Engineering Fees

Bangalore, Apr 1 (DHNS) : Fees for undergraduate medical, dental, engineering, and architecture courses from the academic year 2012-13 will go up by 10 per cent but the seat-sharing ratio will remain unchanged, the State Government announced here on Saturday. The decision was taken at a meeting Chie

Cheques, drafts to be valid for 3 months only

New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) :Banks from today will stop honouring cheques and drafts if they are not presented within three months of the date of issue as against six months earlier. The decision to reduce the validity of cheques, bank drafts and other instruments to three months announced by the Reserve

'Anonymous' hackers threaten to shut down internet on Saturday

NEW DELHI: Come Saturday and there is a strong possibility that you won't be able to indulge in your favourite internet activities like shopping and surfing due to a hacking group - Anonymous - which has threatened to shut down the net. "Operation Global Blackout 2012 looks to shut down the interne

Rs 2-lakh cr' land scam rocks Wakf Board in Karnataka

Bangalore - 28 March 2012 (DHNS): Minorities' panel 'implicates' politicians, IAS and KAS officers; chief fears for life. Misuse and encroachment of Wakf properties in the State have caused a whopping Rs two-lakh crore loss to the exchequer, dwarfing the 2G spectrum scam, the Karnataka State Minorit

Trinamool Congress adamant, wants Dinesh Trivedi to be sacked after Union Budget: TV reports

New Delhi - 15 March 2012: Hardening its stand against the Congress' position, theTrinamool Congress(TMC) has indicated that it will not wait till March 30 for the sacking of railway minister Dinesh Trivedi. A Times Now report says that the party wants him to be sacked immediately after the presenta

Close shave for 121 Air India flyers

New Delhi - 13 March 2012: Over hundred people aboard Air India's AI-614 flight had a miraculous escape on Monday when the tail of the aircraft hit the runway at a very high speed while landing. The incident occurred at 8.30am when the plane was flying into Mumbai from Ahmedabad with 121 passengers.

Akhilesh Yadav is new chief minister of UP

New Delhi - 10 March 2012: Three-time MP from Kanauj Akhilesh Yadavis the new chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh Yadav has also been elected as the leader of the Legislative Assembly Senior SP memberAzam Khanproposed Akhilesh yadav's name as UP chief minister. Akhilesh Yadav's name has been e

Akhilesh Yadav to be chief minister of Uttar Pradesh: TV reports

New Delhi - 09 March 2012: Akhilesh Yadav will be the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, according to TV reports. Sources say that Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav has convinced senior leaders of the party on Akhilesh's candidature.At 38, Akhilesh Yadav will be the youngest CM of Uttar

Congress Gulzar Banu elected as new Mayor of Mangalore

Mangalore - 08 March 2012: In a dramatic development, Congress corporator Gulzar Banu has been elected as the new Mayor of BJP dominated Mangalore City Corporation. The unexpected development took place when the nomination papers filed by BJP candidate Roopa D Bangera was rejected by the returning o

Imam Kaaba, Shaikh Saud al Shuraim visits JIH Headquarters

New Delhi - 06 March 2012: Dr. Saud Ibrahim al Shuraim, Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, paid a visit to headquarters of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind at Jamia Nagar, New Delhi on Monday 5th March 2012.

Election results: SP storms back to power in UP, Maya's BSP routed

Lucknow - 06 March 2012: The Samajwadi Party is all set to form the next government in the state on its own. The SP has crossed the half-way mark in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and looks all set to form the next government in the state. While the party has already won 215 seats, it is

Election results: SP likely to form next govt in UP, may not need Cong support

Lucknow - 06 March 2012: The Samajwadi Party is inching towards simple majority in Uttar Pradesh and is likely to form the next government in the state.

All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat Resolutions

New Delhi - 5 March 2012: The Central and Working Committees of the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, met here in a joint session on 3 March 2012. The meeting was chaired by the AIMMM National President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan and attended

Non-Bailable Warrants issued against Yeddyurappa, kin

The Lokayukta court on Monday ordered issue of non-bailable warrants against former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, his family members and a former minister in two land denotification cases. Lokayukta special court judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao ordered issue of NBWs against Mr. Yeddyurappa, hi