New Delhi: Udupi Chikmagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje has urged the union government to release funds under Comprehensive Coffee Development Plan, subsidies, insurance and others to support the coffee growers in the state. The union government yet to release balance of Rs 650 crore reserved under Comprehensive Coffee Development Plan in the 12th five year plan, […]

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha has passed a bill over extending maternity leave to 26 weeks from 12 weeks. The Central government had taken this decision to give more importance to the baby care and to provide comfort to the women. The bill was passed in Loka Sabha and was sent to Rajya Sabha for the […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has raised the issue of missing person’s case in Kerala and recruitment to the ISIS, at Loka Sabha session. He asked the Central government to produce the details of people who have joined ISIS and who are suspected to be joined ISIS. “Kerala has become a centre of […]

Mangalore : Narendra modi , BJP prime ministerial candidate arrival preparation and arrangements plans will discussed with party workers today, said BJP MLC Bhanuprakash at district BJP office on Jan 28 Tuesday. Speaking at the press meet, he said that, Narendra Modi will address Mangalore on February 18 at Nehru Maidan, more than 1 lakh […]

Mangalore: Sudhatta Jain Shirthadi an RTI worker and a labor union activist in a press statements here today announced his candidature as an Independent for the ensuing Loka Sabha elections around May, 2014. He gave his history and activities in the statement and promise to improve the economic and social conditions of the poor workers […]

Bangalore: Around 50 percent of over 3.6 million voters cast their ballots Wednesday in the bypolls for two Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka, an official said. “Preliminary reports reaching us soon after booths closed at 5 p.m. show that about 50 percent voting took place,” an election commission spokesperson told reporters here. Voting took place […]

Bangalore : Veteran Congress leader and former Karnataka minister K H Ranganath died here today in a private hospital after a breif illness, family sources said. Ranganath (86) is survived by two sons and four daughters. Ranganath was sufferring from kidney disorder and had been undergoing treatment in a private hospital since last month. Ranganath, […]