Karnataka

Kasargod, May 28: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal will lay the foundation stone in July for the campus of the Central University of Kerala at Periye in the district, Vice Chancellor Jancy James has said. However, the date of the programme was yet to be fixed, he said. The 310-acre land was formally handed over to the CUK by Union Minister of State for Human Resource

Mangalore, May 28: A 27-year-old worker lost his life after he fell off from the boat in the fishing harbour on Sunday evening and drowned. The deceased has been identified as Vakala Chenchaiah (27), a native of Andhra Pradesh. Sources from Mangalore South Police Station said that the tragedy occurred when he was loading ice and other articles in “Jesus Christ” boat that was to leave for fishing

Mysore, May 28: Four persons have been arrested by police in connection with the May 23 attack on Kodagu Bajrang Dal leader Ganesh alias Nanda Kumar, near Madikeri. The arrested have been identified as Khaleel Pasha, Javed, Junaid, and Hamid. The Kodagu police have stated that all the four persons were activists of Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD). They were remanded in judicial custody till June

Mangalore, May 27: Congress party workers in the city on Sunday remembered the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 48th death anniversary Floral tributes were paid to the late leader at a programme organized by Dakshina Kannada district Congress Committee at parity office here. KCC secretary Ivan D'Souza was among prominent citizens who paid floral tributes at the memorial

Mangalore, May 27: Officials of Mangalore City Corporation cleared off petty shop vendors who were selling their goods on a road in the city market area on Sunday. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Srikanth Rao, Joint Commissioner, MCC, said that the Corporation had been receiving complaints about the road being blocked by petty vendors causing inconvenience for public to walk. We had to take action

Mangalore, May 27: Although suffering from mental illness right from his childhood, Suresh Nayak is blessed with astonishing memory power who can recall hundreds of mobile numbers. 40 year old Mr. Nayak is diabetic and has retina problem in both his eyes which is why he cannot be treated for his mental ailment. His telephone diary consists of more than 500 mobile numbers which he can recall along

Mangalore, May 27: The current annual grants being given to the Karnataka Lalithakala Academy by the state government are inadequate and hence it must increase the amount to a minimum of Rs. 2 crore, said C S Krishna Setty, President of the Academy. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Sunday Mr. Setty said that there is a need to increase the amount of honourary awards

As faux pas go, this one is of gigantic proportions. The official website (www.dkpolice.org) of the Dakshina Kannada district police displayed a collage of pictures which appeared to extol the virtues of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on its home page. The collage showed RSS volunteers in their trademark khakhi shorts marching in order and engaging in social activities. Administrative arms

Udupi, May 27: Udupi Superintendent of Police M B Boralingaiah has suspended the sub-inspector for filing false case against two persons. Mr Boralingaiah on Saturday confirmed that he suspended Johnson D'Souza, sub-inspector of Kundapur police station on Friday evening. He said the sub-inspector filed a false case against two persons and chargesheeted them. The two persons, who were arrested, were

Kasargod, May 27: At least four persons were injured in clashes between activists of the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) at Athrukuzhi in the Chengala panchayat limits near here. The first of the clashes between the rival party workers occurred around 7.30 p.m. on Friday when a CPI(M) activist M. Manoj was allegedly manhandled by a group of Congress activists as he was walking