Magnaluru, Mar 14: The Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee has dismissed Abul Sattar as its general secretary for allegedly misbehaving with a woman councillor of the party recently.
In a statement here, DCC president Harish Kumar said Mr. Sattar was being dismissed with immediate effect.
Mr. Kumar said that the party has also issued a show-cause notice to the woman councillor for going to the media with the issue.
Mangaluru, July 14: Melkar Women's PU college has achieved excellent pass percentage in II PUC examinations, the results of which were announced today.
As many as 140 students of the college had appeared for second PU board exam 2020 this year. The college secured 95% results in the current academic year.
Among them 24 students passed with distinction and 94 with with first class marks.
Fathima Nisha (558 in Arts),
Zaithunnisa (561 in commerce) and Zainaba ifrath (545 in science) are the toppers of respective sections in the college.
From Left to Right Zainaba Ifrath (science 545), Zaithunnisa (commerce 561), Fathimath Nisha (arts 558).
Kalaburagi, Jul 2: Hoteliers in Kalaburagi have claimed that their business is hit due to night curfew timings in the state.
The night curfew in the state has been imposed from 8 pm to 5 am.
Speaking to news agency, Sudarshan, a hotelier said, "Peak business hour is 7-10 pm but now we close by 8 pm. There is almost no business. We are unable to pay our workers. The government should think about it".
"We haven't received any benefit from the government so far. If we are in trouble how will we help our workers? Relaxation should be given," he added.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown on Sundays till August 2.
So far, Karnataka has reported 15,242 COVID-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Madikeri, Jun 9: A rare Rurk’s Ristella Skink was found by some wildlife enthusiasts on their way to Madapur in Kodagu district.
Ristella Rurkii, commonly known as Rurk’s Ristella, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats of Southern India. It is a small, insectivorous, diurnal skink found in Shola grasslands and rain forests of hills ranges in parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
The specific name, rurkii, is in honour of “Dr Rurk” who collected the type specimen in the Annamalai Hills, High Ranges, Travancore, and the Palani Hills, of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is endemic to rainforests South of Palghat Gap.
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