Karnataka

Udupi, July 4: A young schoolboy and an elderly fisherman lost their lives after drowning in two separate incidents in different parts of Udupi district on Wednesday. In the first incident, a fisherman was drowned in the Shambhavi River at Hejamadi Kodi. Police identified the deceased as Padmanabha Suvarna, son of Shivarama Sriyan and resident of Hejamadi Kodi. The tragedy occurred when he was

Bangalore, July 4: Karnataka today said the state was against UNESCO declaring 10 spots in Western Ghats as world heritage sites as it would affect development work. Minister for Forest C P Yogeshwar told reporters here that though the state had opposed the proposal, the Centre has gone ahead with the notification. Development efforts will be hit if these places were declared as world heritage

Mangalore, July 4: The Karnataka Christian Educational Society will be celebrating its annual day on Friday, July 6, remembering the contributions of its founder secretary Rt. Rev. Dr. C D Jathanna and also its past secretaries Rt. Rev. Dr. C L Furtado and Rt. Rev. Dr. J S Sadanada. Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday, Rev. Dr. D R Sadanada, Treasurer, KACES, said that renowned

Mangalore, July 4: Youflik.com, a social networking website, which was launched on July 2, will officially go online on Wednesday evening, according to Prithviraj S Amin, the creator of the site. Addressing media persons here on Wednesday, Mr Amin, a Class X student at St Aloysius High School, said that he had been engaged in designing the Youflik.com since April this year. The 15year-old boy said

Mangalore, July 4: The Kannada translation of the first volume among the sixth volumes of world-renowned 'Tafheem-ul-Quran' will be released on Friday, July 6, in the city. A press release issued here by Shanthi Prakashana, the publishers, stated that retired professor of Mumbai University Talthaje Vasantha Kumar would release the book at a programme in Town Hall. The programme would commence at 5

Mangalore, July 4: The activists of Students Federation of India on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of Mangalore Central Railway Station in protest against the change in timings of Cheruvathur -Mangalore passenger train. Speaking on the occasion SFI DK district president Nithin Kumar Kutthar said that the revised timetable of the train has created lot of trouble for regular commuters

Mangalore, July 4: Members of the district unit of Social Democratic Party of India staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday in protest against the delay in appointing the Lokayukta. They raised slogans against the BJP government and Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda for delaying the appointment. After Santosh Hegde's tenure as Lokayukta ended, the State

Manipal, July 4: District Health Officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy said that 371 children up to six year old in the district are suffering of malnutrition.Speaking to media persons in Udupi on Tuesday, the DHO said that out of the 371 kids suffering from malnutrition, about 280 are suffering from lack of nutritious food. The remaining are suffering from the deficiency due to other health problems

Mangalore, July 4: As announced by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, the “Shalegaagi Naavu Neevu” programme would start from July 6 and will go on till July 31, said K.N. Vijay Prakash, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat. Mr. Prakash told presspersons here on Tuesday that the programme

Mangalore, July 4: “With my parents fighting all the time, there was no peace at home. My father died a few years ago and my mother remarried. However, she too died. I and my younger sister were sent to our Uncle's home who took the best advantage of orphaned kids. My uncle sent me to differnt homes for house work and made good money. I taught my dream of being a doctor will remain a distant