Karnataka

Mangalore, December 18: To eradicate tobacco addiction in the region, A J Institute of Dental Sciences (AJIDS) and Dakshina Kannada branch of Indian Dental Association (IDA) have set up a Tobacco Intervention Initiative (TII) Centre, which will be inaugurated at the A J Institute on Thursday, said AJIDS Dean Dr Suresh Chandra. Announcing this at a press meet here on Tuesday, he said that the joint

Mangalore, December 18: A workshop on the possibility of inclusion of Tulu language in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution will be organised under the joint auspices of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy and Rani Abbakka Tulu Research Centre, Bantwal, on December 23, said president of the Academy Umanath A Kotian. Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that Tulu language

Mangalore, December 18: A group of protestors protesting at the gate of Canara PU College in the city over the 'Aiyyappa' attire prohibition in the college was taken into custody by police on Tuesday. A total of 32 people have been taken into custody by Barke police of which 10 are students of the college. The protest began on Monday after a student by name Rakshit Kumar Rao was fined for donning

Dubai, December 18: The Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) presented its Young Journalist Award 2012 to Jerusha Sequeira of American University of Sharjah as part of its commitment to train the next generation of film writers and critics in the region. Ms Jerusha's parents William Sequeira and Mary Sequeira, who currently residing in Dubai, hail from Suratkal in Mangalore tauluk. Launched in

Mangalore, December 18: The number of devotees performing 'Made-Snana' at t the Kukke Subrahmanya temple near here, increased on the second day, with more than 650 people for lower caste performing the controversial ritual on Monday. Ais the practice, food was served to members of the Brahmin community after the pooja at the temple. After the meal, devotees rolled over the plantain leaves with

Mangalore, December 18: In yet another case of moral policing, a 16-year-old youth was assaulted by a group of four miscreants for befriending Hindu girls and allegedly teasing them. The victim Mohideen Shahad, a resident of Yedapadavu on the outskirts of the city, filed a complaint with Bajpe police on Monday in this regard. He identified the accused as Harsih, Shamith, Sheshappa and Sapalya. In

Mangalore, December 18: A non-resident Indian from Manjeshwar taluk has demanded a fair probe into the unnatural death of his wife. Speaking to media persons at a press meet organised by the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) here on Monday, Abdul Razzak, a resident of Pathoor village in Manjeshwar, who works abroad, said he suspected foul play in the death of his wife. He said that the

Mangalore, December 18: Well-known industrialist and philanthropist Vijaynath Vittal Shetty formally joined the Congress party along with several others at a Congress convention at Gurupur Kaikamba, near here recently. With the motto, 'Join Congress, Bring Change” (Congressge Banni, Badalaavane Thanni), the convention was organised under the joint aegis of the District Congress Committee and the

Kasargod, December 18: In yet another incident of sexual abuse of minors by their kin, a 14-year-old girl was raped by her brother and his friend over the last two years. The accused have been identified as Abdul Azeez (22) and Hasainar alias Ashraf (31), hailing from Pavoor in Kasargod district of Kerala, have been taken into custody, police said. They said the girl had also been taken to

Shirva, Dec ember 17: A midst emotional scenes and a pall of gloom, about 5,000 people, including family members, relatives and friends, Monday bid a tearful adieu to Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldhana, as her mortal remains were laid to rest in a cemetery in this coastal Karnataka town. An hour before the solemn funeral, the cortege carrying Saldanha's coffin entered the town after a 30-minute