Karnataka

Mangalore, July 2: Senior consultant physician and Prof of Medicine at A.J. Institute of Health Sciences, Rtn. Dr. B. Devdas Rai has assumed charge as the Dist Governor of R.I.Dist.3180. Outgoing Governor Rtn. H.L. Ravi transferred the reigns and Rotary helms of affairs to Dr. Rai in a colourful function held recently at St. Sebastian Hall, Mangalore. R.I. Director Elect, Chennai based

Mangalore, July 2: Owing to the growing colour and layout craze, newspaper supplements are turning out to be 'distbins of words' said Jogi, popular columnist and Editor, Udayavani weekly supplement. He was speaking at a programme organized by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists' Association at Press Club in Mangalore on Monday. Lamenting that media establishments have gradually distanced

Kundapur, July 2: A girl and three children of a same family lost their lives after accidentally drowned in a deep water tank at Hattiyangady village near here. The deceased have been identified as Nayana (22), Naveen (14), Pavan (11) –all three children of Padmanabha, and their relative Pavithra (16), daughter of Manjunatha. The incident occurred at around 4:30 pm on Sunday when they were either

Mangalore, July 2: The 153rd birth anniversary of Kudmul Ranga Rao was organised by Akhila Bharatha Mundala Yuvajana Vedike at SDM Law College here on Sunday. Speaking at the function, N. Yogesh Bhat, Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, called him the “pride” of Mangalore for having inspired even Mahatma Gandhi. “He gave society a message through his life. And his fight for the rights to

Mangalore, July 2: Academy of Tenku Tittu Yakshagana (ATTY), Delhi, has selected veteran Yakshagana artiste Sampaje Sheenappa Rai for its annual Yaksha Kala Nidhi Award for 2012. The award ceremony will be held on July 8 at 2 p.m. in Town Hall. V. Dhananjay Kumar, Special Representative of the Government of Karnataka in New Delhi, will be the chief guest and would confer the award on Mr. Rai

Mangalore, July 2: A 28-year-old woman and an 11-momth old baby died in two separate incidents, where two mothers, unable to bear harassment of their alcoholic husbands, attempted suicide along with their children by jumping into water in Bantwal and Kinnigoli of Dakshina Kannada district. Mother dies In the first incident a woman, holding her three-year-old daughter in her arms, jumped to death

Kalladka, July 2: As many as 38 persons including 24 from minority community and 14 from majority community have been arrested by the Bantwal police following Saturday evening's group clash in the sensitive town of Kalladka. Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Goyal told media persons that the timely arrests by the police prevented the increment of the violence. He said that all the

Mangalore, July 2: P P Upadhya has taken charge as the Managing Director of MRPL from U K Basu who retired from the post on June 30. P P Upadhya has the experience of working in the petroleum industry for over three decades. A chemical engineer from NITK, he started his career with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). According to a press release, comletion of Phase III?facilities including SPM?and

Udupi, July 1: Most of the media reports ending up in mere allegations result in media losing its credibility. There is a need to make the reports authentic. In that direction the RTI Act can be of great help, said senior journalist Asha Krishnaswamy. She inaugurated the Press Day programme organised by Udupi District Working Journalists' Association, here on Sunday by unveiling the photo copy of

Mangalore, July 1: A group of Muslim religious leaders in the coastal Karnataka have come up with an action plan to eradicate dowry system completely from the Muslim society. In a media release issued here Bekal Ibrahim Musliyar, Qazi of Udupi, said that a massive drive to create awareness against dowry in Muslim mohallas is already under progress. As part of the campaign an awareness committee