Karnataka

Mangalore, May 27: A total of 1.81 lakh families in Dakshina Kannada have saved Rs. 16.43 crore in 2011-12 through self-help groups, which now number over 18,000, under Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP). Disclosing this at a press meet here, SKDRDP director for Mangalore T. Sampath Kumar said members of the self-help groups showed a turnover of Rs. 278.39 crore in the

Mangalore, May 26: Social activist Vidya Dinker and four others, who were arrested on the charges of obstruction and use of vulgar language against Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner N.S. Channappa Gowda on Thursday, were released on bail on Saturday. The Second Judicial Magistrate First Class passed the order on an application filed by Ms. Dinker and others on Thursday night. The Magistrate

Mangalore, May 26: Former president of Mangalore Taluk Panchayat Khalid Yusuf died after he met with an accident on National Highway 75 near Adyar Katte, here on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred within a few seconds after 70-year-old Yusuf boarded his scooter to return home after finishing his grocery shopping. As he slowly entered the highway a speeding Maruti Ritz car rammed into his

Mangalore, May 26: A passenger was arrested at the Mangalore Airport on Friday for evading duty on saffron. 33-year-old Abdul Saram, son of Andumai Mangool, from Kanhangad in Kasargod district, was returning from Dubai on Air India Express flight IX 384, when the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Regional Unit, Mangalore (DRI) found undeclared items in his luggage. The accused had

Udupi, May 26: With a reasonably quick recovery, emerging economies in Asia are generally better placed against other emerging economies of the world to withstand the fresh round of global economic turmoil, said Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day national seminar on “21st Century as the Asian Century: Role of India and China”, being organized by

Mangalore, May 26: Dakshina Kannada district unit of National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation organised a training camp for human rights activists on Saturday here. Speaking on the occasion Mangalore Bar Council President S P Chengappa voiced concern over the increasing violence against human rights activists across the world. “Human rights defenders have become the easy target of

Mangalore, May 26: Air India Express has announced its new schedule effective from May 28. This schedule will be operative till June 30. In the new schedule, the Mangalore - Mumbai -Mangalore flight (IX 802/208) stands withdrawn from May 28 and the May 27 flight stands cancelled. According to Air India station manager here the flight from Mangalore to Kuwait operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Mangalore, May 26: E.P. Kunhi Ahmed, retired superintendent engineer with the Kerala Electricity Board and a native of Kannur, died here on Saturday morning following a heart attack. He was 70. A resident of Shivabhag in Mangalore, Ahmed complained of chest pain early in the morning and was immediately rushed to the Indiana Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He is survived by wife, three

Manipal, May 26: The Manipal Arogya Card Scheme 2012 was launched by Udupi-Chikmagalur MP K. Jayaprakash Hegde by handing over the first card to Raghuram Kulal and his family here on Friday. Pro Chancellor of Manipal University H.S. Ballal said the Manipal University had instituted the Arogya Card 2012 as part of its social initiative to provide quality healthcare at affordable cost to a large

Udupi, May 26: Udupi MLA Raghupathy Bhat exactly after 3 years 11 months and 15 days of the incident has come out before media to plead his innocence as he was suspected following the unnatural death of his wife Padmapriya. “I have taken oath before Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy in the presence of my mother and kids telling that I am innocent in the case and whatever has happened, is without me