Karnataka

Mangalore, June 22: Amidst the ongoing raids by Mangalore City Corporation officials across the city on illegal and unauthorised businesses, a senior inspector of the same civic body has been caught red handed accepting a bribe in his office by the Lokayukta officials. The accused is Bharat Kumar, the senior health inspector in MCC, who has been a nightmare for the owners of shops and business

Mangalore, June 22: Dozens of Bharatiya Janata Party activists on Friday courted arrest in the city by obstructing road traffic as part of the saffron party's nationwide 'Jail Bharo' agitation to protest the 'bad and corrupt governance' of the UPA Government at the Centre. Led by Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assemble N Yogish Bhat and MLC Ganesh Karnik, the BJP cadres took out a

Udupi, June 22: People of Hirebettu staged a protest against construction of a ready-mix concrete unit of CCCL company at Kanchinabailu area in their village near Manipal on Thursday. They said that the construction of the unit would lead to widespread pollution in their village. Hirebettu had fertile land and agriculture was the main occupation of the people. Cement water from the unit would

Bangalore, June 22: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's direction to probe into a complaint alleging Excise Minister M?P Renukacharya of abetting department officials in extorting money from wine store owners has triggered a fresh controversy in the faction-ridden ruling BJP. In a complaint to Gowda, R?Danaraj, JD(S)?General?Secretary from Dakshina Kannada district, had alleged that the minister

Mangalore, June 22: Disgruntled by poor facilities at a coaching class, many students staged a protest on Thursday demanding the fulfillment of promises given by the administration during the time of admission. The students of Brilliant Coaching Class, which was functioning at an under construction building of Karavali Group of Institutions at Neermarga took on the management for not taking

Udupi, June 22: The bodies of three persons, who fell into a pond at Moodugiliyaru village in Kota police station limits, were recovered on Thursday. Raju (50), his son Kiran (17) and their relative Narasimha (60) went missing at around 5.30 pm on Wednesday when they had gone to the village for farm work where they fell into the pond accidently. Since they did not return home by 8.30 p.m., their

What will you give as a 'gift' to your daughter? This is one of the common questions from the groom's family in our towns prior to the marriage. The question itself is an indication of greed and an indirect expression of desire to become rich overnight. Yes, now a days, marriages have literally become a platform to rob! What is the definition for the word 'gift'? Any language in the world will

Mangalore, June 21: With the intention of preserving and promoting peace and harmony in the society, a group of activists in the city have formed a new organisation called Highland Islamic Forum. Apart from working for peace and harmony, the HIF also aims at social service, educational upliftment of the poor and spreading the message of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the society. The new office

Mangalore, June 21: Empowerment of women is must for the development of villages, said Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat President K T Shailaja Bhat. She was speaking during the inauguration of 'Grama Sabhe Janajagruti Karyakrama- 2012,' a week-long awareness programme on Grama Sabha, at the Zilla Panchayat complex premises in Mangalore on Thursday. The programme is being organised by Janashikshana

Mangalore, June 21: In order to promote Konkani language and culture, a Konkani students and youth conference will be organised brining young students from all Konkani speaking communities under one platform in coming December, revealed Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy President Kasargod Chinna. He was delivering the presidential address at the inaugural ceremony of the 'Konkani Sahitya Ratha'