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Yadgir, Feb 14: Nearly 30 sheep died after a wolf attacked them in Anakasugur village in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district recently. Officials of the Animal Husbandry Department from Shahapur visited the spot and assured Rs. 5,000 compensation for each dead animal. “There is a provision to release compensation of Rs. 5,000 for each dead sheep and the amount will be released soon,” a senior officer...

Mangaluru, Feb 14: The 35th Convocation of Mangalore University will be held on March 3 at noon at Mangala Auditorium, Mangala Gangothri. The chairman of the Indian Science Academy Ajay K. Sood will deliver the convocation address. Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala and Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi will be the other dignitaries at the event.

Mumbai, Feb 13: Led by growth in business process outsourcing, the Indian government is set to spend $7.8 billion on IT in 2017 - an increase of 9.5 per cent over 2016, market research firm Gartner said on Monday. This forecast includes spending on internal services, software, IT services, data centre systems, devices and telecom services. "Government spending on IT services will total $2,093...

Kasargod, Feb 13: Yet another Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) loyalist was arrested in connection with the recent violence witnessed at nearby Bovikkanam, where a car of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist was set on fire and a jewellery outlet run by him was vandalised. A police team led by Adhur sub-inspector A. Santhosh Kumar arrested Salman Harris, 27, a resident of nearby...

New Delhi, Feb 11: A Delhi resident has approached the National Green Tribunal to be allowed to drive his 20-year-old Rolls Royce car. Cars older than 15 years are banned on the city's streets, among the world's most polluted, in efforts to improve air quality. The owner, who claimed to have been driving the vehicle on the roads only on exceptional occasions, has submitted that his classic model...

Kasargod, Feb 11: East Eleri Panchayat vice president James Panthamackal was arrested for manhandling a senior police official as the policeman team tried resisting moves to dig a bore well at Narkilakkad, near the hilly pocket of Chittarikkal, some 50 km east of Kanhangad. The incident occurred around 11.30 p.m. on Thursday after a truck laden with digging equipment started its works without...

New Delhi, Feb 10: Stage has been set for single NEET-like examination for entrance to engineering colleges from the academic year 2018-19, with the HRD ministry asking the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to spell out suitable norms for holding such an exercise. The AICTE, which oversees aspects related to technical education in the country, had discussed at a recent meeting a...

Feb 11: The iconic brand Ambassador, which used to be a symbol of the high and mighty in power corridors, has changed hands, with Hindustan Motors selling it to European auto major Peugeot for Rs 80 crore. The C K Birla group firm has inked an agreement with Peugeot SA to this effect. As things stand, the manufacturing of Ambassador car has been discontinued. "Hindustan Motors has executed an...

Shirdi (Maha), Feb 10: A 72-year-old Italian woman, who claims to be a staunch devotee of Saibaba, has donated a gold crown worth about Rs 28 lakh to the famous temple here. Selini Doloras alias Sai Durga yesterday donated the gold crown, weighing around 855 gms and studded with gems, to the temple, Shri Saibaba Sansthan trustee Sachin Tambe said. The woman is a staunch follower of Saibaba for...

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Yemmekere Cricket Club (YCC) will be organising 10th Year YCC Trophy 2017, over-arm Cricket Tournament on 11th & 12th February 2017 at Yemmekere Ground. Entry Fee: Rs. 3,500/- 1st Prize: YCC Trophy and Rs. 35,000/- 2nd Prize: YCC Trophy and Rs. 25,000/- On the occasion of the decennial celebration, YCC would be contributing to the less fortunate section of the society, stated a...