Karnataka

Bangalore, October 31: Noted writer Boluwaru Mohammad Kunhi and artist Ramesh Kalladka are among the 50 eminent personalities who have been chosen for coveted Karnataka Rajyotsava award 2012. Minister for Kannada and Culture Govind Karjol on Wednesday announced the names of 57 achievers and 7 institutions, chosen for the precious award which will be conferred on Thursday, November 1, Kannada

Mangalore, October 31: As many as 19 eminent personalities from Dakshina Kannada District will receive the Dakshina Kannada district Rajyotsava award at the Kannada Rajyotsava Day function to be held at Nehru Maidan here on November 1. Announcing the list of awardees at a media conference here on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda said senior journalist and Mangalore bureau

Mangalore, October 31: All inmates of overcrowded old-fashioned District Sub-jail were on Wednesday morning shifted to new barracks amidst tight security. The new prison building, constructed adjacent to the old building, had remained unoccupied for the past three years. The much-awaited move comes a week after group clash in old prison following which P S Ambekar, Assistant Superintendent of

Mangalore, October 31: A man from Kumbla of Kasarogd district died and three others sustained severe injuries when a hot air balloon accidentally exploded in the emirate of Sharjah on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified Abdul Khander, aka Khalid, hailing from Seenthagoli in Kumbla. An expatriate worker from the Indian state of Paschimbanga and two Pakistanis were injured during the

Mangalore, October 31: A septuagenarian woman was killed when a speeding bus knocked her down near Kankanady bus stop in Mangalore on Wednesday. 72-year-old Veronica Pinto, wife of Antony Pinto, a resident of Kulshekar, had just alighted from a city bus when she was hit by Rajkumar travels plying from State Bank to Addyar (route number 11 A). It is learnt that the woman was returning home after

Mangalore, October 31: A delegation of victims led by M G Hegde, JD(S) leader, have demanded Mangalore Police Commissioner Manish Kharbikar to take action against Kalmadi Jagannath Joshi of Thokkottu for duping people in the name of astrology and cheating them in property dealings. Addressing media persons outside the Police Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. Hegde said that

Vittla, October 31: In the wake of rise in the number of theft cases reported in the Vittla police station limits, police have requested the general public to remain alert. Addressing a press meet at Vittla police station on Tuesday, Sub Inspector Madhava Kudlu said that necessary actions would be taken to prevent instances of theft in the region. Talking at length, he explained the measures that

Mangalore, October 31: Ruling out the land grab charges on Dakshina Kannada district in-charge and higher education minister C T Ravi, leaders of BJP district committee said that the party and its cadres are firmly behind him, and would support and defend him against all labeled charges or allegations. Addressing a press meet here on Tuesday MLC and BJP spokesperson Monappa Bhandary condemned

Mangalore, October 31: Businessman Shahid Sheikh from West Bengal, who is running gold jewellery business at Gokak in Belgaum district, has the honesty of Shekar Devadiga, an autorickshaw driver, to thank for. Shahid who inadvertently left behind a bag containing Rs 5 lakh in Shekar's autorickshaw on Tuesday spent a few anxious hours before being summoned to Mangalore South (Pandeshwar) police

Kasargod, October 31: Three members of a gang of inter-state thieves were arrested and around 56 sovereigns of stolen gold and cash worth several lakh rupees were seized by Kasargod police, here on Tuesday. Rabdeen Salim, 38, of Arunachalam of Thiruvalloor in Tamil Nadu; Abdul Rahmal, 44, of Shiribagilu, near here; and Abdul Rahman, 38, of Chowki, near here, are the arrested, Superintendent of