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Forest personnel battling the blaze at Kappattagudda Hills (Photo: DC)

Karnataka: As reserve war rages on, fragile Kappattagudda goes up in...

Foresters led by deputy conservator of forests Yashpal Ksheerasagar rushed to the forest after they heard about the...

5 March 2017 3:44 AM IST

BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa arrives at the venue of office-bearers meeting of Sangolli Rayanna Brigade in Bengaluru on Saturday (Photo: KPN)

SC-OBC-Lingayat: New BJP caste arithmetic in Karnataka

Sources said the party has a problem winning seats in Old Mysuru region.

5 March 2017 3:38 AM IST

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati. (Photo: PTI)

In Uttar Pradesh, bureaucrats turn to Mayawati

A large section of the bureaucracy has started making a beeline for the BSP president Mayawati.

5 March 2017 3:31 AM IST

Autopsy again on Kollam jawan's body after family raises doubts

Relatives, including the gunner's uncle Mr Jose, told this newspaper that they had verified the body before it was taken...

5 March 2017 3:27 AM IST

The website used a picture of the world-famous Empire State Building, the 102-storey skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City.

Andhra Pradesh government website showcases foreign pix

Municipal administration website of the state govt carries pictures of high-rise buildings and long span bridges that...

5 March 2017 3:24 AM IST

The union government could have mandated seeding the Aadhar cards in Permanent Application Number (PAN) cards. But, a central government affiliated organisation in the city is purposefully avoiding the inclusion from PAN applicants, therefore inviting malpractices.

Aadhaar card required for midday meals

The move comes following a push from the Central government to link the Aadhaar number with subsidy schemes related to...

5 March 2017 3:17 AM IST

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and education minister Kadiam Srihari

Warangal to get Rs 5-meal scheme

Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari said that by June 2, about 60,000 people in Warangal would receive the Rs 5 per...

5 March 2017 3:11 AM IST

Leaders of employees associations say that unless the Presidential Order is amended, it wouldnt be possible to transfer employees of urban local bodies under this Act. (Representational image)

Reshuffling civic body employees to test Telangana govt

The Telangana government had recently brought in the Act to transfer employees from one urban local body to another.

5 March 2017 3:07 AM IST

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Kerala minor girl rape: Mananthavady Diocese tenders apology

The letter says that Fr Manakunnel has been appointed as the temporary vicar of Needunokki as a replacement for Fr...

5 March 2017 3:03 AM IST

AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said that the government structures and buildings will be iconic and unique and that all the structures should be build uniformly.

Chandrababu Naidu to take up hate crime in US with Narendra Modi

Mr Naidu said that with repeated incidents, people from Telugu states residing in the United States were worried.

5 March 2017 2:56 AM IST

The TS Electricity Regulatory Commissions decision to suo motu finalise the power tariff structure for 2017-18 is likely to turn controversial.

Hyderabad feels cuts, babus say power sufficient

Residents complain of regular hours-long outages.

5 March 2017 2:53 AM IST

Hyderabad High Court

PIL in Hyderabad High Court against tax waiver on films

The PIL sought suspension of the GOs issued by AP and TS exempting Rudrama Devi and Gautamiputra Satakarni from...

5 March 2017 2:50 AM IST