Karnataka

Mangalore, June 24: Strongly backing Karnataka BJP chief K S Eshwarappa's saffronisation claim, Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar has said that the saffronisation of education was inevitable to save our culture. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of newly built Shree Bharathi Pre-University College at Nanthoor, in the city on Saturday, Mr Kateel said that saffronisation of education must be intensified in

Hyderabad, June 24: Andhra Pradesh government has announced a reward of Rs. 25 lakh each to two kabaddi players from the state, who were part of the Indian team that won the world championship. A press release from the Chief Minister's Office on Saturday said two state players R Nagalakshmi and Mamata Poojary would get the cash incentive. Mamata Poojary, Indian women's kabaddi team secured one

Udupi, June 24: Unknown culprits broke into a jewellery shop and took away gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 4.5 lakh at Hebri in Udupi district. The incident came to light on Saturday morning. According to police the burglary occurred in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The burglars gained entry into Maruti Jewellers and Works through the ventilator . They also broke open the

Karwar, June 24: Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Inkanglo Jameer urging the State Government to pay compensation to the families of three students from Uttara Kannada who died in separate accidents in the recent past. In the memorandum, the NSUI stated that Shruthi Satish Tendulkar, a class 8 student of Amadalli

Mangalore, June 24: For Zubaida T., daughter of a driver in Sarathur village in Bantwal taluk, her dream of professional education seemed to be out of reach. However, on Saturday, almost in tears, she and her family knew they had been given an opportunity that was hard to come by. She is one of the 10 students now assured of free engineering education by the Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) at

Manipal, June 23: The eldest son of former Udupi MP and controversial political figure in coastal Karnataka Manorama Madhwaraj breathed his last on Saturday after a prolonged illness. 48-year-old Prasad Madhwaraj was less actives in politics unlike his younger brother Pramod Madhwaraj, who is a Congress leader in Udupi. He was more concentrated on his own business and was proprietor of Coronet

Mangalore, June 23: As many as 60 students, who have successfully completed their SSLC in recently concluded academy year, with Konkani as third language, were given a warn felicitation by Karnataka State Konkani Sahitya Academy here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion Academy President Kasargod Chinna said that the community cannot forget the first ever SSLC batch, which opted Konkani as third

Mangalore, June 23: The jackfruit aroma pervaded all over the area - thanks to the Jack Fruit Mela-2012 organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, on its premises in the city on Saturday. Jackfruit growers from various parts of the state have been taking part in the two-day Mela with different varieties of jackfruit. Not just that, there were also different eatables prepared out of jackfruit. Dozens of

Mangalore, June 23: Dr. M. Mohan Alva, chairman, Alva's Education Foundation, Moodbidri, here on Saturday lashed out at tutorials and coaching centres for converting education into a business (dandhe) and undermining the hard work put in by educational institutions in producing meritocracy. He was speaking at a function organised to felicitate meritorious SSLC and PUC students by Muslim

Mangalore, June 23: Four students of AIMIT, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore, who participated in the National Creativity Aptitude Test conducted by International Forum for Excellence in Higher Education (IFEHE), Delhi, were placed among the top ten in India. More than 10,000 students participated in this test conducted nationwide with participants from engineering, management and