Karnataka

Mangalore, December 6: The Indira Gandhi National Open University has invited applications for admissions to various academic programmes starting January 2013. The filled-in application forms for degree, diploma and certificate programmes can be submitted up to December 14, 2012 without late fee and up to January 8, 2013 with a late fee of Rs 200. The selection for the MBA programme of July 2013

Udupi, December 5: Mangalore based Shanti Prakashana's new Kannada book on Islam and terrorism titled “Islam Bhayotpadaneya Dharmavalla” (Islam is not a religion of terrorism) b will be released at the Town Hall here on Friday. This is a Kannada translation of the Hindi book, “Islam - Aatank Ya Adarsh” authored by Swami Lakshmi Shankaracharya. According to a press release issued here, a symposium

Mangalore, December 6: The Udupi district administration has extended prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the coastal areas of Udupi district from Wednesday mid night to December 20. The prohibitory orders were extended following reports of continued non-traditional fishing of cuttlefish by fishermen from other states, especially from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa

Mangalore, December 5: In a shocking incident, a minor girl from K C Road in Mangalore taluk was allegedly gang-raped by at least two men for more than an hour on the outskirts of the city. The victim Fathima (name changed) has been admitted to a private hospital for emergency treatment. The accused identified as Ismaeel (29), the owner of the victim's rented house and his friend Raheem, a

Mangalore, December 5: Media houses and journalists are not above the law and hence the Press Council of India (PCI) needs to be given more teeth to bring about meaningful regulation said Justice Markandeya Katju, Chairman, PCI, and former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Speaking at an interaction programme with media persons at the SDM College of Law and Management in Mangalore on Wednesday

Mangalore, December 5: The members of 'Indian ASHA Workers' Association', affiliated to the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Wednesday, demanding fulfillment of their demands such as government employee status and minimum monthly wages. Coming down heavily against the Central and state governments, state general secretary of BMS

Mangalore, December 5: Mangaluru branch of Indian Medical Association organised a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on Management of HIV at Dr A V Rao Conference Hall, IMA House, in the city to mark World AIDS Day. This CME programme is the maiden activity of the new team of office bearers which was installed last month under the leadership of the incumbent president Dr. M. Manjunath

Kaup, December 5: A two-day Kaup Beach Utsav is scheduled to be held on December 29 and 30. The event is being organised by Kaup Beach Friends in association with tourism department. According to Utsav Committee member Suresh Shetty Gurme, the beech fest will include food festival, kite show, sand sculpture, kreedothsava, beach volleyball, tug of war and other cultural programmes. MLA Lalaji

Mangalore, December 5: An off-site emergency mock drill was conducted at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) on Tuesday by the company in co-ordination with Dakshina Kannada district administration as a part of Chemical Disaster Prevention Day. The drill was also an attempt to check whether infrastructure facilities owned by the state is adequate to cater to the needs during the

Mangalore, November 4: An associate professor in department of sociology in Mangalore University has been caught red handed while accepting bribe from a student. The accused, who was trapped by the Lokayukta police, is Anitha Ravishankar. Prema D'Souza, a student of the Anitha, filed a complaint saying that accused had demanded Rs 5,000 to help her during the examinations. Later, the accused was