Karnataka

Mangalore, September 16: An innovative curriculum based Cricket Education Programme in affiliation with Cricket Australia was launched in Mangalore on Sunday. Brijesh Patel, Former Indian Cricketer and Former Secretary of Karnataka State Cricket Association, Matthew Betsey, Cricket Australia's Coach Manager, and Martin Gleeson, CEO, Sports Education Development of India Ltd. inaugurated the

Mangalore, September 16: Family members of a girl from Kotekar who died this morning have accused doctors of J S Hospital, Kotekar for negligence. The deceased is Deepika, a resident of Kondana, Kotekar and a II PUC Commerce student at St. Anns College, Mangalore. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Thilak, Ms. Deepika's brother accused the doctors of JS Hospital, Kotekar of negligence which resulted

Kasargod, September 16: Life returned to normal in Kasargod district on Sunday after a day-long state-wide hartal called by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in protest against the increase in diesel prices. Shops and business establishments reopened this morning and traffic on all routes was plying. The hartal had evoked total response in Kasargod, where normal

Karwar, September 16: After filing the First Information Report (FIR) against 13 iron ore mining companies, stevedoring agents and exporters in Bangalore on Friday, officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids at Karwar, Belekeri, and Yellapur of Uttar Kannada district on Saturday. They raided the offices of Adani Enterprises, Mallikarjuna Shipping

Mangalore, September 16: Union ministry of tourism is contemplating on developing infrastructure across an 8,000-km stretch of coastal areas in the nation to attract tourists. Union minister for tourism Subodh Kant Sahay said that coastal states were asked to submit detailed reports on tourism projects that can be implemented on the coast. He was speaking after inaugurating information centres of

Mangalore: Sandy shores of Ullal is all set to provide “2 days of pure chill” when the Ullal beach festival 2012 organised to commemorate silver jubilee celebration of Maruthi Yuvaka Mandala, Ullal is held from November 24. The festival organised on lines of Panambur will encompass dance festival, star evening, beach games, food festival, kite show and sand art. The event is expected to shift the

Mangalore, September 16: The nameplate capacity of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) will go up to 21 million tones (MT) from the present capacity of 12.82 MT by 2021. The capacity is all set to go up to 15 MT once phase III expansion project of MRPL is fully operational by the end of this fiscal. The refinery will also see a capacity expansion to 18MT by the end of the current five

Malpe, September 16: Tebma Shipyards Ltd., a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard, launched two 10-tonne bollard pull tugs in Malpe here recently. A release from the company here said the two tugboats were intended for the Indian Navy. The two vessels floated from the cradle of Tebma Shipyards slipway at Malpe on September 11. Each vessel is 22.8 metres long and 7.42 metres wide with a draft forward

Bangalore, September 15: Karnataka government today announced a week-long ceasefire from Monday in anti-Naxal operations to facilitate surrender of Maoists, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar announced today. The ceasefire would take effect at 6 am on September 17 and would be in force till 6 pm on September 23, he told reporters here. The measure has been taken as some Naxalites have sent a message

Mangalore, September 15: A 35-year old woman was killed after the scooter she was riding side-swiped a speeding tempo in the city on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Asha Lavina Shera, who was working as a nurse at Father Muller Medical College Hospital in Kankanady. She was married to one Valerian Rajesh Lobo from KavoorKatte. The couple has two children. Sources from