Udupi: Congress workers, including a municipal councillor, gheraoed Women and Child Welfare Minister Jaimala immediately after the completion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at the Congress Bhavan here on Tuesday. They were demanding action against Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi for caning workers of political parties, including the Congress, and some municipal […]

Udupi: The Supreme Court judgement allowing women of all age groups to enter the famous Shabarimale Temple is a historic one, opined Udupi District in-charge Minister and State Minister for Women and Child Development Jayamala. “With this verdict, the Supreme Court has delivered justice to women. It is a matter of great pleasure. We are […]

Udupi : Minister for Women and Child Welfare Jayamala, who is also the Udupi district in-charge Minister, on Thursday visited and consoled the families of the two youngsters – Kirtan Puthran and Rakesh Belwad – who were electrocuted when they stepped on a broken power line at Farangikudru, near Kemmannu in the district, on Wednesday. […]

Mangaluru: The invitation of ’Namma Abbakka Ashaada Vaibhava’ programme was released by State Minister for Kannada and Culture Jayamala at a function held at Tulu Academy’s Siri Chavadi on July 30, Monday. The Namma Abbakka event will be organised by the Veerarani Abbakka Rashtriya Prathishtana on August 4 at Town Hall in Mangaluru. Speaking on […]

Mangaluru: While maintaining that anganwadi workers will not be spared for any work other than taking care of children, Minister for Women and Child Welfare Jaimala said here on Tuesday that the State government will shortly introduce biometric attendance system in anganwadis to ensure that the personnel work from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Speaking […]

Mangaluru: A delegation of Tulu Theatre Artistes’ Federation met State Minister for Kannada and Culture Jayamala at Circuit House and has submitted a memorandum to her enlisting several of their demands. The memorandum has urged the minister to raise the monthly pension of distressed artistes from Rs 1,500 to Rs 5,000, to construct a Ranga […]

Mangaluru: Minister for Women, Child Development, Kannada and Culture Jayamala categorically said, she was not in the race for a ministerial berth. she also said that she was not into any competition with any women representatives and it is not her tendency to do so. She said she received the portfolio of women and child […]

Bengaluru : Actor-turned-politician Jayamala, a Congress MLC, on Friday officially assumed office as chairperson of a committee to study the problems of sex workers, Devadasis and sexual minorities in the State. The post ensures her the status of a minister-of-state rank and thus many facilities. The committee is under the purview of the Women and […]

Kundapur: The Kundapur police have arrested a person on Tuesday in connection to the murder of former Beejady gram panchayat member Jayamala, which took place on the night of Sunday September 27 at Koraga colony of Kumbhashi. It is said, the deceased is Jayamala, 35-year-old former Beejadi-Gopadi panchayat member was killed hir paramour Papanna at […]

Bangalore: It was unbecoming and foolish of a celebrated women like Jayamala, the Kannada Film Chamber of Commerce, to contact Sabari Malai authorities in 2008 by phone / fax and tell them that she had touched the feet of Swami Ayappa (the deity) when she was 20 years of age. The confession, thanks to her […]