Karnataka

Mangalore, July 17: Ajit Singh, Union Civil Aviation Minister has informed that International as well as Domestic terminals at Mangalore Airport are likely to be commissioned by August 2012, Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs has stated in a press release. Mr. Moily has stated that in Export Vision 2020 held earlier in February, one of the major concerns shown was the need

Mangalore, July 17: Mohammed Ameen was unanimously elected president of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangalore, at the 71st annual general meeting on Tuesday. A media release issued here by the KCCI stated that Mr Ameen would be the 49th president of the trade association that came into existence in 1940. Mr Ameen is taking over the office from Latha R Kini, who was the first woman

Gangulli, July 17: The inauguration of the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) centre – in collaboration with the Bharath Post Graduate College, Chennai – was held at the Touheed Girls' PU College, here recently. Speaking on the occasion K Shivananda Karanth, writer, columnist and retired lecturer, emphasized the importance given to education and literacy especially for women in Islam and with

Mangalore, July 17: Sandalwood heart-throb Rakshita has announced that BSR Congress Party would hold 'Swabhimani Sankalpa Yatre', campaign rally from Karwar to Ramnagar, between July 29 and August 5. Addressing a media conference in the city on Tuesday the actress-cum-politician, said that the eight-day long rally would cover 1,300 kms to meet people in Coastal Karnataka, Malnad and Bayaluseeme

Bangalore, July 17: The ruling BJP in Karnataka today suffered an embarrassment after party MLA Haladi Srinivasa Shetty resigned from the Assembly over denial of ministerial berth in the Jagadish Shettar Cabinet. The MLA from the coastal town of Kundapura in Udupi district met Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah at the Vidhan Soudha, the state secretariat, and tendered his resignation. "The Speaker has

Mangalore, July 17: Congress workers led by Ivan D'Souza held a protest outside the Passport Seva Kendra in Mangalore on Tuesday criticizing its functioning and lack of facilities at the centre. Speaking on the occasion Mr. D'Souza said that more than 350 appointments are given every day but no adequate facilities have been created for the benefit of the people who come to the Centre. People are

Uppinangady, July 17: Muslim girl students of Ramakunjeshwara First Grade College continued their protest into the fifth day on Tuesday. A delegation of Muslim Central Committee paid a visit to the College now is holding talks with the College management. The students are protesting against the College's decision to ban headscarves. Since they were not allowed to protest inside the campus, they

Mangalore, July 17: Even though the bundh of unaided schools entered a second day on Tuesday in different parts of the state, the call given by Karnataka Unaided School Management Association (Kusma) failed to evoke any response in twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. The Kusma had declared that it would shut down schools from July 16 to 22 protesting against the confusion in the

Mangalore, July 17: A decision with regard to abolishing the practice of 'Made Snana' ritual in temples would be taken soon by the government, Kota Srinivas Poojary, the newly appointed state minister for Muzrai and Ports and Inland Water Transport said. Speaking to mediapersons after he was given a rousing welcome by BJP activists at the Dakshina Kannada district party office in Mangalore on

Mangalore, July 17: The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has planned to recruit guest teachers for government schools facing shortage of teachers in the district, president of the panchayat K.T. Shailaja Bhat said here on Monday. At the monthly meeting of the panchayat council, she said that she had written to the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri to allow the