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Saturday, 24 January 2015

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Fire at vegetable market

Fire broke out at a vegetable market here on Tannery Road in the early hours of Saturday . No casualty was reported in the incident. Though the exact cause of the fire is yet to be traced, the police suspect that the mishap could have happened due to a discarded cigarette. Property worth Rs. 1.2 lakh were...
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Progressive farmers get eKisaan tablets

To educate, engage and empower the farming community, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday distributed eKisaan tablets loaded with information on agriculture, education and health. The tablets, which have been procured with financial assistance from NRI professionals, are part of the government’s ‘Namma...
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Six arrested for transporting cattle to slaughter houses illegally

The Yeshwanthpur police have seized two trucks and arrested six persons who were carrying cattle to slaughter houses. Based on a tip-off, a team of police confronted two trucks and found 41 cattle being transported from neighbouring areas without valid documents. The police have arrested the truck drivers...
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Indian golfers Chikka, Himmat earn Asian Tour cards

Indian golfer S. Chikka and Himmat Rai were among 47 players to earn an Asian Tour card at the Qualifying School final stage presented by Sports Authority of Thailand on Saturday. Chikka made up for the disappointment of missing out on his Tour card by one shot last year by putting up a remarkable display...
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UP govt. officials disappointed at cancellation of Obama visit

Hours after news broke about the cancellation of US President Barack Obama's Agra visit, there was a sense of surprise and disappointment among the UP government officials. Interestingly, there was no official reaction from Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav or the Chief Minister's Office. The top official machinery...
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SC faults police, acquits two Italian tourists of murder

The suspicious death of Francesco Montis, an Italian tourist, in room no: 409 of Hotel Buddha at Varanasi will remain a mystery thanks to the police failure to collect CCTV footage from the hotel's cameras. The slip has cost the case dearly, with a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court acquitting his two...
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Another Ebola battle won

On January 18, the World Health Organization and the Malian government declared Mali free of the Ebola virus disease. Mali is the third country after Nigeria and Senegal to become free of the deadly disease. A country should have had no new cases of Ebola for a continuous period of 42 days, which is a cycle...
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Restoring cricket’s purity

For far too long, an impression had gained ground that the Indian cricket board is but the fiefdom of a few individuals. The Indian Premier League case in the Supreme Court garnered attention among the public mainly in the light of the possible consequences it could have for its president-in-exile and International...
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