New Delhi : The Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance slashing the pension and allowances of members of the Parliament by 30 per cent for a year, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. The ordinance – an amendment to Members of Parliament Act, 1954, will reduce the allowances and pension by 30 per cent […]

Bengaluru : Arabhavi BJP MLA Balachandra Jarakiholi was on Saturday elected unopposed as the new chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). Interestingly, JDS leader HD Revanna who was eyeing the KMF chairman post did not file his nomination papers. Jarakiholi’s candidature was supported by seven of the Congress-allied directors.    

Udupi : The race for the president and the vice-president of the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) has begun. The government also released the list of reservation for urban local bodies (ULBs), The post of the president is reserved for Backward Communities ‘A’ woman, while that of the vice-president is reserved for the Scheduled Caste. […]

New Delhi: India’s opposition Congress party named Rahul Gandhi as its new leader on Monday after years of speculation, calling it a “historic occasion”. Senior Congress leader Mullappally Ramachandran said the 47-year-old had stood unopposed for election as the president of the party his family had led for generations. “I hereby declare Shri Rahul Gandhi […]

Kumbla: Kumbla Cooperative Bank secretary Jagadeesh Rai has been fired from the duty for the irregularities during the duty, said bank’s President K Shankar Alva. “Previously he kept under suspension as there were allegations on him from past six months. Now the allegations have proved to be true. So the bank dismisses Jagadeesh from his […]

Mangaluru: As the President of BJP minority morcha, Joylus D’Souza from Taccode, Moodabidire has been chosen. BJP district President Sanjeev Matandoor announced it in a communication. Joylus will be the president of the morcha for next three years. Joylus had served as general secretary of YCS, Mangalore diocese. Presently he serves as a member of […]

Bantwal: Madlamajalu Vajranatha P has been elected as Bantwal constituency BJP Yuva Morcha President. Previously he had served in many social organizations. Moreover, he is a active member of BJP since past twenty years. He had also served as Ward committee president, Golthamajal panchayat president, kalladka Sharada Puja Uthsava Committee vice-president and Shree Guruji Seve […]

Mangaluru : Sanjeev Matandoor assumed charge as the new President of Dakshina Kannada BJP on Saturday at Town Hall. He is replacing Pratap Simha Nayak who was the former district president. Speaking at the occasion MP Naleen kumar Kateel said that it is a great day for Sanjeev Matandoor. Now he has a higher responsibility […]

Shillong : Former President APJ Abdul Kalam died on Monday at a hospital in Meghalaya, where he had gone to deliver a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong, He was 83. Dr Kalam reportedly collapsed on stage at the IIM and was rushed to the Bethany hospital. Doctors say he suffered from […]