Karnataka

Mangalore, November 3: The city based philanthropic organization Hidaya-MESCO Arabic Academy has invited applications from young graduates who want to undergo free training course on teaching of Arabic language. The nine month training programme 'Diploma in Arabic Language' will be based on a concise and comprehensive syllabus designed by Hyderabad based MESCO Arabic Language and English Education

Mangalore, August 10: Jaago Mangalore Association in association with other like-minded organisations will stage a mass protest on August 16 against infamous attack on revelers at Padil. The protest march will be taken out at 4:00 p.m. from Jyothi Circle to Town Hall in the city, where a meeting will be addressed by eminent citizens. “The unprovoked attack on teenage boys and girls at Padil is a

London, August 10: Sahana Kumari crashed out in the qualifying round of the women's high jump, unable to come anywhere near her best performance at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday. Sahana, who had set a national record of 1.92 metres to make it to London, managed only 1.80 and was ranked 29th overall. She needed to clear 1.96 or finish in the top-12 to make it through to the final. Only Uzbekistan

Mangalore, August 10: The Government Lady Goschen hospital in the city will get a modern building at a cost of Rs. 21 crore to be funded by ONGC-MRPL. Deputy Speaker in the Legislative Assembly and Mangalore City South MLA N. Yogish Bhat said here that the new building for the Lady Goschen Hospital would have basement, ground and four floors totally measuring about 1.50 lakh square feet. The

Mangalore/ Udupi, August 10: A woman drowned and five houses were damaged following heavy rains accompanied by strong winds in Udupi district on Thursday. According to the Kundapur Taluk Office, Sakamma Shedti (55) had gone to fetch grass when she accidentally slipped and fell into a pit and drowned at Devasthanabettu in Bellur village in Kundapur taluk. The pit had been created due to clay

Mangalore, August 10: Timely response from police appeared to have saved a couple from being attacked by a Hindu vigilante group on Thursday. A group of Hindu rightwing activists saw a Muslim boy speaking to a Hindu girl at the service bus-stand in Mangalore on Thursday afternoon. The couple boarded a private bus bound to Kasaragod. A few of the activists reportedly boarded the bus while others

Kasargod, August 10: Three of a family were killed when a train ran them over at Elambachi, near Thrikkarippur, around 6.30 a.m. on Thursday. The victims have been identified as 52-year-old Komalavally and her son Shivaprasad, 29, and daughter Praseetha, 25. The tragedy shocked the neighbourhood and surrounding localities. The accident occurred in heavy rain, and it is believed that the woman and

Kundapur, August 9: In a tragic incident, Haladi Udaya Kumar Shetty, brother of Kundapur MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty was found hanging in his farm house at Haladi here on Thursday. He was 52. He was married but had no children. According to police sources, Udayakumar, in his suicide note, among other things, said that his brother Halady Srinivas should give up politics and also stop consuming gutka

Mangalore, August 9: The 317-D District-wing of Lions Club International will organise 'Abhiyaan'- District Cabinet Presentation for the year 2012-13 on August 11 at 4 p.m. at Cordel Hall, Kulshekar, Mangalore. Addressing the media persons at Press Club here on Thursday, District Governor M.B. Sadashiv said that programme will be inaugurated by the First Lady of the Lions District Harini Sadashiv

Mangalore, August 9: It was a feast of harmony and peace indeed when the members of both Hindu and Muslim communities got together for a 'Sauharda Iftar Koota' on Wednesday evening at the Coast Guard Police Station in Kasaba Bengre, Mangalore. Hosted by Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Kasaba Bengre unit, in association with Karnataka State Police Coast Guard, the event was aimed at promoting communal