Following Bharat bandh to be held on September 10, the district administration declared holiday for all schools and colleges in the district to ensure law and order situation during the bandh on September 10.

Schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada will remain shut in the wake of Bharat Bandh called by congress party.

Preparation for the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress, JDS, CPI, CPM and various other like minded organizations against fuel price hike and condemning the anti-people’s policies of the BJP-led NDA government at the centre, on September 10 is almost complete.

A half-century on debut by Hanuma Vihari (56), well supported by Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 41 helped India reach 240 for seven at lunch on the third day of the fifth and final Test rubber against England at the Oval here on Sunday.

Undeterred by BJP criticism over his praise of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the issue of the Kartarpur gurdwara corridor, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has written to the Centre seeking a "positive step".

 At least 12 militants, including a key commander of the Taliban, have been killed in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis, police said on Sunday.

Undeterred by BJP criticism over his praise of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the issue of the Kartarpur gurdwara corridor, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has written to the Centre seeking a "positive step".

As cities around the world accelerate efforts to meet their commitments to the Paris climate agreement, a new research on Sunday showed that ambitious urban climate policies can vastly reduce carbon emissions globally.