Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 28: The apex child rights body has asked all states to stop the sale of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo after its sample was found to be of substandard quality in a lab test. In a letter to chief secretaries of all states, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) ordered stoppage of sale of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo and also removing the product from stock

Newsroom, Apr 28: Malegaon terror attack accused Pragya Thakur, whose recent offensive remarks against former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare kicked up a controversy, does not even deserve a response, according to latter’s daughter Jui Navare. After being named as the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Thakur, who is also a self-styled Sadhvi, had claimed

Bengaluru, Apr 28: Leading Kannada Sandalwood actor, Darshan has opined that farmers could hardly benefit from the State Government’s farm loan waiver scheme but they need better returns for their farm produce. Speaking at an Engineering college function in the city, on Saturday, Darshan taking a dig at the Chief Minister, H D Kumaraswamy’s flagship programme, loan waiver scheme of over Rs 40,000

Mangaluru, Apr 28: In the series of continuous success stories, 13 students of CFAL (Centre for Advanced Learning) evoked a feeling of pride as they were selected for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) fellowship organized by Dept. of Science and Technology. It is noteworthy that Vishnu Bharadwaj and Shreyas Pai have secured the 35th & 68th AIR ( All India Rank) respectively in this

Bengaluru, Apr 28: Five members of a family from Bengaluru drowned in a temple tank at Siddarabetta, about 50 km from here, police said Saturday evening. Police identified the deceased as Munirkhan (49), Reshma (22), Usman Khan (14), Yaarab Khan (21) and Mubbin Taj (21), hailing from Hegdenagar in the city. They had gone to Siddarabetta, a hillock, near Dobbespet on the city outskirts to visit a

Patna, Apr 28: A local court today ordered for issuance of summon against Congress president Rahul Gandhi after taking cognizance of a case filed against him by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi who alleged that his 'Modi Chor' jibe had hurt the sentiments of all people in India and abroad carrying surname Modi. Chief Judicial Magistrate Shashikant Rai, taking cognizance of a complaint

Belagavi, Apr 28: Amid speculations of rebel Congress leader Ramesh Jarkiholi joining the BJP, the Gokak MLA has succeeded in electing his son Amar unopposed as a director in Belagavi District Cooperative Milk Producers Union (BDCMPU). In the silent move, Ramesh was said to have been helped by his brother and BJP’s Arabhavi MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi. Amar, nominated from Gokak constituency, is one

Mangaluru April 27: Eminent Environmentalist Salumara Thimmakka and Ramkrishna Mission have been conferred with the Rotary Annual State Level prestigious “Vandana Award” at a function held on 26.04.2019 at Ocean Pearl Hotel. The award is conferred on them in recognition of their exemplary achievements and in appreciation of their invaluable contributions, in the field of Environment protection

New Delhi, Apr 27: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will issue new Rs 20 denomination banknotes soon. The new banknote will have a base colour of greenish -yellow and will be 63 X 129 mm in size. The apex bank had first introduced the Rs 20 note in the Mahatma Gandhi Series in August 2001. In contrast to the old red-orange colored Rs 20 note of size 143 X 63 mm, which has a

Bengaluru, Apr 27: Karnataka Cadre IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin, who had been suspended for checking a helicopter in which Prime Minister had flied for electioneering, is seeking legal remedy against Election Commission order to the Karnataka Government to take disciplinary action against him. EC had kept Mohsin under suspension pending inquiry and later revoked its order but ordered the Karnataka