Karnataka

Mangalore, December 1: The Dakshina Kannada District Badminton Championship 2012 was inaugurated at U Srinivas Mallya Indoor Court, near Mangala Stadium in Mangalore on Saturday. S Ramesh, Chairman, Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), inaugurated the championship being held under the auspices of Dakshina Kannada District Badminton Association (DKDBA). About 300 participants are taking

Mangalore, December 1: With the exit of Former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa from the BJP, the party high command has now got the apt opportunity to appoint a State President of the party, said his predecessor D V Sadananda Gowda. Speaking to media persons in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Gowda said that it was inevitable for the party to get into a defensive mode with the dissidence of Mr

Dammam, December 1: The new rule of mandatory fingerprinting of all international passengers has been causing delays at immigration counters and resulting in confusion at airports in Saudi Arabia. As per a new Saudi Government directive, fingerprinting of all incoming and departing passengers (even on Exit reentry Visa), is being done at immigration counters while stamping the passports. Due to

Mangalore, December 1: A group of youth from Kerala has accused a person from Deralakatte village in Mangalore taluk, of duping them of thousands of rupees in the pretext of granting them visas for abroad. Addressing media persons at a press meet, Sudhakar N S, father of one of the victims and a resident of Kollam alleged that a person by name Mohammed Shafi Shoukath of Deralakatte promised to

Udupi, December 1: Protesting against the apathy of the police in arresting Bajrang Dal activists involved in an attack on eight youths, including Dalits, members of members of various progressive groups under the leadership of the Karnataka State Dalit Mahila Okkoota staged a demonstration in front of the District Police Office here on Friday. Eight youths were attacked by a gang of about 35

Moodbidri, December 1: A youth drowned while taking bath at Kadalakere in Marpady village on Friday. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Sharan Acharya (22), son of Narayan Acharya from Amanabettu in Padumarnadu. After boat ride at Kadalakere, he entered into water for taking bath and was washed away in the water. The fire service personnel, who were rushed to the spot

Mudipu, December 1: Two labourers were killed when an under construction house collapsed, at Ullas Nagar in Harekala village, on the outskirts of Mangalore, on Friday. According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Mabu Sabu (20) and Malappa (21). Both the labourers hail from Mundaragi in Gadag district. The house which was under construction is owned by Ganesh. Mohan Shetty had

Mangalore, November 30: In a heartrending tragedy, a middle aged bus conductor died on spot after he was hit by a bus on the premises of KSRTC bus stand in the city on Friday evening. The deceased has been identified as Viroopaksha Betageri ((45), hailing from Koppal district. Betageri, who was working as a conductor for Gangawati-Mangalore bus, was crushed to death under the wheels of same bus

Mangalore, November 30: 'Kannada Chintane Saptaha' (Kannada Contemplation Week) organised by the Department of Kannada, St Aloysius College, was inaugurated by eminent writer and scholar Dr Taltaje Vasanth Kumar at the College auditorium on Friday. Delivering the inaugural address, he said that Kannada ought to be used in our daily circumstances to express our thoughts and views. When we

Mangalore, November 30: The polypropylene bags which look like cloth bags are also covered under the plastic ban implemented in the city, Dr. Harish Kumar, Commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) said. He gave this clarification at the monthly meeting held at MCC on Friday. Corporators including Former Mayor Shankar Bhat, Deepak Poojary and Harinath raised the issue of the polypropylene