Mangaluru: Egg prices in Mangaluru have begun rising steadily over the past week after a sharp fall in March triggered by the West Asia crisis, though traders say weak local demand continues to weigh on the market.On Friday, the wholesale price in Mangaluru stood at Rs 6.20 per egg, while the retail price was Rs…
Bengaluru: The govt submitted a memorandum to defence minister Rajnath Singh seeking a reduction in the height restriction radius around defence airports in Bengaluru from 20km to 15km. It has also written to the defence secretary and civil aviation ministry on the issue. On Friday, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar met Singh in Delhi to…
The US Justice Department (DOJ) has announced plans to bring back the firing squad as a method of execution. The aim is to speed up the federal death penalty system.In a statement released on Friday, the department said it would “expand the protocol to include additional manners of execution such as the firing squad” while…
Michael Dell and Susan Dell have announced a $750 million donation to the University of Texas at Austin to build a new medical centre and research campus. The move comes months after the couple committed $6.25 billion to fund “Trump Accounts” for children in the US. Annoucing the donation last year, Michael Dell said: “We’ve…
SRINAGAR: J&K administration’s move to remove Urdu, previously a mandatory qualification for revenue services, from the newly amended draft recruitment rules has sparked a political row in the Union Territory. The decision comes nearly a year after BJP protested and sought revocation of a govt order that made Urdu a compulsory subject for the naib…
Mercedes-Benz India today finally launched the new Mercedes-Benz CLA electric, priced from Rs 55 lakh (ex-showroom). By this, the new CLA EV is now the most affordable Mercedes-Benz you can buy in the Indian market. Pre-bookings for the EV are already underway; interested customers can book online or visit their nearest dealership. Mercedes says it…
Mangaluru: Janata Dal (Secular) Dakshina Kannada unit on Friday strongly criticised the Congress-led opposition over its stand on women’s reservation, accusing it of adopting double standards and acting against democratic principles.Addressing reporters in Mangaluru, district president Jake Madhava Gowda said the opposition should have supported the empowerment of women instead of creating obstacles over what…
Indian-origin Winners Sweety and Sanju An Indian-origin family in Australia has turned a charity lottery prize into a windfall of more than $5 million after selling a luxury beachfront home they won last year.Sanju and Sweety, who live in the Perth suburb of Success with their three children, had initially won the MSWA Lottery Home…
KANPUR: The autopsy report of an 11-year-old student at a private school operating on a gurukul pattern in Alamnagar, Lucknow, who was murdered and whose body was found dumped outside his home in Kanpur on Wednesday, showed the child was burned with a cigarette 11 times and had 43 marks of serious injuries.Maharajpur Police registered…
Mangaluru: DC and administrator of Mangaluru City Corporation, Darshan HV, said the city will soon shift to a rationed water supply system from May 1, aimed at ensuring equitable distribution across all areas.The system is designed to ensure sufficient water supply in fringe area of Surathkal, Krishnapura, Katipalla and Dambel, which often fail to receive…
