Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:06
Manpasand Beverages Limited, India’s leading fruit juice player, has roped in actress Taapsee Pannu as brand ambassador for its ‘Fruits Up’ brand which is targeted at the urban consumer market. Taapsee, who has worked in Hindi movies (Baby, Pink) and the southern film industry, will gel very well with the ‘Fruits Up’ brand as both are young and emerging stars in their own way. ‘Fruits Up’ is targe
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:27:10
Four young women, who have been serving people deprived of opportunities living in rural areas to get educated, have been chosen for Mangaluru Press Club Awards for year 2016-17 for their achievement in the field.
The awardees are Renita and Shamitha from the city and Fauzia and Sameera from Kadaba in the district. The awards will be presented by Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B R
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:13:41
The police arrested a person on the charge of theft at Mundkur village near Karkala on December 11. They recovered gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 3.75 lakh from him.
A press release issued by the district police here on Wednesday identified the accused as Umanath Prabhu (47), a resident of Miyar village in Karkala taluk. On interrogation, Prabhu confessed that he had stolen gold and silver
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:11:22
"Strict action including filing criminal cases would be taken against those who were involved in the case of linking Aadhaar number with multiple PDS cards to issue bogus cards, and erring officials will also not be spared," said Food & Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader.
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:08:34
Food & Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader has stated that the new system of applying online for public distribution system (PDS) cards would be implemented probably in January, as the entire process is being streamlined, and the process of issuing of PDS cards would be brought under 'Sakala' scheme for the first time in the country.
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:04:31
The Kingdom’s newly designed currency will go into circulation on Dec. 26 in denominations of SR500, SR100, SR50, SR10 and SR5 with coins of different values including SR2 and SR1.
The new bills commemorating the era of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman represent the sixth issue of Saudi banknotes and coins, which were launched on Tuesday night.
“The new banknotes and coins w
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:56:41
The updated UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice will ban cooking gas cylinders in all new buildings, a senior official told Gulf News on Wednesday.
New buildings will not be issued permits if they allow occupants to use LPG cylinders, in an attempt to reduce fire accidents caused by gas leakage and cylinder explosions, said Lt Col Jamal Ahmad Ebrahim, director of Preventive Safety Departm
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:51:23
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said current India skipper Virat Kohli's aggression on and off the pitch was two times more than his own aggression when he led the national cricket team.
"Virat's aggression is two times more than mine," Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Sourav Ganguly Foundation and Sourav Ganguly Cricket School.
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:45:05
While the opposition continued to attack the government on demonetisation and the alleged scam involving Minister of State for Home Kiran Rijiju, the Bharatiya Janata Party raised the Agusta Westland scam in parliament.
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, however, gave a notice in the Rajya Sabha on the "hardships faced by farmers due to demonetisation".
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