Seven villages in Mysuru district have been selected as contestants to compete under the Central Government’s Model Solar Village initiative. The winning village will receive an incentive of Rs 1 crore from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul passed away in London on Thursday evening, family sources said. He was 94.
Udupi: Police have arrested three persons for allegedly obstructing duty and ramming a car into a police vehicle while officers were bringing accused Mahesh Shetty Timarodi to the Brahmavar Police Station in connection with a case registered there.
Bengaluru: A man was fined Rs 1,000 by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) marshals after a garbage bag left outside his house was traced back to him using a parcel addressed to his girlfriend.
Mangaluru: The Second Additional District and Sessions Court in Mangaluru has rejected the bail petitions of key accused Sachin T. (26) and Manjunath (32) in connection with the murder of Muhammad Ashraf from Wayanad, Kerala.
Thrissur: The Swami Shaswatheekananda Cultural Centre has selected Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar for the first-ever Sree Narayana Guru Sahodarya Award.
Saharanpur (UP): Four friends travelling from Meerut to Ambala to visit a temple had a narrow escape after their car, guided by Google Maps, plunged into a pond in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district, police said on Thursday.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday announced a one-time 50 per cent concession on penalties for pending cases recorded through the Police Department’s mobile e-challan system.
New Delhi: China fully opposes the US move of imposing tariffs of up to 50 per cent on India and Washington's threat to increase it, Chinese envoy Xu Feihong said here on Thursday.
Bengaluru: Bike taxis are back on the roads in Karnataka following the High Court's "balanced and thoughtful observations", said Karnataka Bike Taxi Welfare Association (KBTWA) president Adi Narayan on Thursday.
