Karnataka assembly passes bill to allow ‘Kambala’
Karnataka assembly on Monday passed a bill to facilitate the conduct of “Kambala”, a traditional annual buffalo race in marshy fields, held in the coastal districts of the state.
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Six red sanders smugglers from TN nabbed in Chittoor
The Chittoor II-Town police on Sunday nabbed six red sanders smuggling operatives from Tamil Nadu, while they were moving suspiciously in the bushes at Obanapalle locality along the Bengaluru bypass road. Six red sanders logs and an SUV were seized from them. Circle-Inspector Venkatappa said that a week ago the smugglers were on their way to Chennai carrying the logs […]
» Read moreFour militants, 2 jawans killed in Kashmir encounter
Two soldiers and four militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight with holed up militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam, around 70 km away from Srinagar. Preliminary reports suggest that the soldiers came under fire while laying a cordon and search operation in Nagbal Frisal area, Kulgam. Militants are hiding in the area. “The operation is on,” said a police official. […]
» Read moreTwo MPs extend support to O. Panneerselvam
In a dramatic development, two MPs, Ashok Kumar from Krishnagiri and P.R. Sundaram from Namakkal, on Saturday, extended support to the caretaker Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam. P.R. Sundaram was one of four MLAs who managed to win the Assembly elections in 1996. Even Jayalalithaa was defeated in that elections.
» Read moreFirst phase of polling in U.P. today
It’s a crucial day for Uttar Pradesh politics on Saturday as the State will see the first phase of Assembly elections in 73 seats in 15 districts.
» Read moreIndiGo passenger opens emergency exit moments before take-off, 1 injured
In a major security scare at Mumbai airport, a passenger of an IndiGo flight opened an emergency exit of the plane moments before the flight was to take-off. A passenger was injured in the incident. An FIR has been registered against the person travelling on the Mumbai-Chandigarh flight which had 176 passengers. “Just after the boarding got completed (while the […]
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