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Mangaluru-New Delhi flight to be launched on Jan 16
Bhatkallys News | 27 Dec 2016 MANGALURU -- Now, people from Mangaluru can fly directly to New Delhi, courtesy Jet Airways which will deploy a Boeing 737 aircraft with 160 seats on the Mangaluru-Delhi-Mangaluru sector. The services would commence on January 16, according to J.T. Radhakrishna
Massive IT raids across country: New currency seized in Bengaluru, Panjim, Faridabad
Bengaluru [India]: Raids are being carried out across the country by the Income Tax Department in the wake of the burgeoning fake currency racket post demonetisation, as currencies both new and old have been seized in large amounts from Bengaluru, Panjim and Faridabad besides the national capital.
Karnataka Excise Minister resigns over sex scandal, CM orders probe
New Delhi: Stung by an alleged sex CD scandal, Karnataka Excise Minister HY Meti resigned on Wednesday with government ordering a CID probe into the entire purported episode over the charge that he sought sexual favour from a woman in return for help. Meti’s exit came days after the alleged scand
Rs 30 crore, 32 kg gold seized from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Bengaluru/Chennai : Taxmen have seized Rs 5.7 crore in new 2,000 notes, Rs 90 lakh in old denomination and 32 kg of gold and jewellery from a secret locker in a bathroom in a Karnataka town, officials said on Saturday, hours after Rs 24 crore, also in new notes, were recovered from a government cont
Mangaluru Police raids Facebook office in Mumbai
Police on Thursday searched the Facebook office in Mumbai after the social network failed to share information on the profile of a Mangaluru man who had allegedly posted derogatory content about Hindu goddesses. Mangaluru police had registered a case against the accused, who is on the run, and had b
Congress shooting from shoulders of farmers who have accepted demonetisation: BJP
Bengaluru [India]: Taking strong exception to Rahul Gandhi’s jibe that ‘PayTm means Pay to Modi’, a reference to the latter’s move to demonitise high value currency, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday countered by saying that the Congress vice president has failed to grasp the depth of the g
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Fails To Get Appointment With PM, Congress Cries Foul
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah failed to get an appointment with Prime Minister on Thursday to flag concerns about pending issues of the state, prompting Congress to wonder whether Narendra Modi do so with the chief ministers of Goa and Maharashtra. Siddaramaiah, however, discus
Driver kills himself, hurls black money charge against baron
Bengaluru: A driver who committed suicide alleged that his boss got Rs 75-crore unaccounted money converted into white for the grand wedding of Karnataka’s mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy’s daughter last month, police said on Wednesday. K.C. Ramesh, 31, who died by consuming poison in a lodge at
Jayalalithaa tallest personality in films, politics: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Condoling the death of his Tamil Nadu counterpart J. Jayalalithaa, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday termed her as one of the tallest personalities in politics as well as films. “Jayalalithaa became one of the tallest personalities not only in Tamil cinema, but also in T
BJP, CM Siddaramaiah clash over minister accused of watching sleaze on phone
Karnataka Legislative Assembly was rocked by opposition protests for the second consecutive day, with BJP demanding resignation of Minister Tanvir Sait for allegedly looking at sleazy pictures on his mobile phone at a public function recently. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ruled out Sait’s resignation
Bengaluru one of least affected cities post demonetisation: CREDAI
Bengaluru: CREDAI on Friday said Bengaluru is one of the least affected cities due to the demonetisation move as the market here has been predominantly transparent with cash transactions almost being negligible. “Bengaluru is one of the least affected cities, the reason being the market here has
Karnataka to use fibre network for digital inclusion
Bengaluru: Karnataka will use national optic fibre network to provide last mile connectivity in all villages across the state for digital inclusion, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday. “We will bank on the national optic fibre network to provide last mile connectivity in all villages, as
ATM van heist: Absconding driver’s wife nabbed
Bengaluru: Days after the driver of a logistics agency fled with a van with Rs 1.37 crore cash collected from banks, police today arrested his wife Elvin here. “We have arrested the absconding driver’s wife and are interrogating, but cannot give more details as she is being questioned,” police sa
Karnataka govt. has failed to protect RSS workers, alleges Eshwarappa
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa accused the Congress government of failing to protect the lives of RSS workers in the State. During the question hour on Thursday, Mr. Eshwarappa said the government had done nothing so far though three RSS workers had been killed i
India confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak in Karnataka: Report
India has reported an outbreak of a highly contagious bird flu virus in Karnataka, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday, citing a report from the Indian agriculture ministry. The H5N8 virus was confirmed among birds in the village of Itagi, and all 1,593 of the birds at r
Drought-hit Karnataka seeks waiver of 50% farm loans
Belagavi (Karnataka): Reeling under severe drought, Karnataka on Thursday urged the Centre to waive off 50 per cent of the farm loans, as the state government is ready to write off the rest. “We will write off 50 per cent of the loans if the central government waives off 50 per cent of the money
‘No state transport service to 257 villages due to bad roads’
Belagavi (Karnataka): Karnataka government today said it has not been able to provide state-run bus transport service to 257 villages due to bad roads. This was stated in the Legislative Assembly by Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy in response to a question on rural bus connectivity through sta
IAF clears upgraded Jaguar for initial operations
Bengaluru: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has accorded initial operational clearance (IOC) to the upgraded Jaguar after its deputy chief flew the attack aircraft here, the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said on Wednesday. “Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria gave the IOC