Karnataka

Mangalore, April 16: The residents of Kairangala and Pajeer gram panchayats staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Monday demanding a ban on the sale of water in these areas since the water table in the region has gone down triggering a water scarcity in the region. The residents, under the banner of Kairangala Pajeer Gramagala Sarvajanika Hitharakshana Vedike

Mangalore, April 16: An anti-dowry conference will be held under the aegis of Al-Wafa charitable trust in the city on Wednesday, April 18. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, Mohammed Badruddin, President of the Trust, said Mangalore Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar would inaugurate the meet at 10 am in Town Hall. The inaugural session would be followed by discussion under the presidentship

Mangalore, April 16: Vishwa Hindu Parishat has stepped up its demand for the closure of the slaughter house in Kudroli insisting that the it is functioning in violation of law. In a press release issued on Monday, the VHP said the slaughterhouse in Kudroli had not been built in conformity with the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty Act 1960 and therefore it is an illegal slaughterhouse. The

Mangalore, April 16: The final grand anointing (maha mastakabhisheka) of the statue of Bahubali for 2012 was held at Venoor in Belthangady taluk near here on Sunday. Rituals got underway at 3pm as religious leaders from Jain Mutt, locals and hereditary erstwhile rulers of the place and others performed 1,008 kalashabhishekam to the deity. Around 5,000 devotees took part in the event. Pushparaj

Udupi, April 16: Although there were differences within the Sangh Parivar on various issues, they were completely united on their anti-minority agenda, opined thinker Pattabhirama Somayaji. He was speaking at the “Protect Constitution Day” rally and meeting to mark the 121st birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar here. The rally and meeting were organised by the Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti

Mangalore, April 16: Renny D'Souza, Dakshina Kannada district convenor of Campaign Against Child Labour (CACL), said that there was a need to create awareness among people that children belonging to economically backward section of society could also join schools following the 25 per cent reservation laid down by the recent Supreme Court judgment. Speaking at a meeting of activists on Right to

Udupi, April 15: Study of ancient Greek literatures had revealed that, those included over 30 per cent of Tulu words. It is the need of the hour to translate Tulu Literature in to English to relink the Tulu language, tradition and culture to the international languages. Or else Tulu tradition will become stagnant, opined renowned folk scholar Dr Vamana Nandavara. He was speaking after receiving

Mangalore, April 16: “Naanu Mattu Ganesha”, a collection of short stories written by Vasanthkumar Perla, Programme Director, All India Radio, Mangalore, was released by B.A. Viveka Rai, writer and guest professor in the Chair of Indology in Wurzburg University, Germany, here on Sunday. Prof. Rai said the stories written by Mr. Perla about three decades ago when the author was 19 or 20 years old

Mangalore/Udupi, April 15: The second round of four-day pulse polio drive in twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi commenced districts on Sunday. As many as 921 pulse polio booths have been set up in Dakshina Kannada district to administer polio drops to children below five years of age till April 18. Dakshina Kannada District Health Officer O Srirangappa said that this time the

Mangalore, April 15: Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M Veerappa Moily has vent anger on BJP led Karnataka government for what he called its indifference towards the drinking water scarcity across the state including Mangalore. He was replying to the queries of media persons on the sidelines of a meeting on the formation of Global Devadiga Foundation in the city on Sunday. Asked about the