Karnataka

Mangalore, May 24: Social activist Vidya Dinakar and four others were arrested by the city police on Thursday after they took Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner N S Chanappa Gowda to task in front of his office for allegedly being indifferent towards the problems being faced by the residents of Melukoppalu and Athrebail areas near Kuloor. The development comes amidst the intensified protests by

Margao, May 24: Former Goa minister Sanjay Bandekar, 59, died on Thursday after a brief illness in Margao, South Goa. Bandekar was elected to Goa Legislative Assembly for three times from Canacona constituency. He had been admitted to the hospital a month ago after suffering brain hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife Savita, son Gauresh and two daughters Gauravi and Gauri Asnotikar. Mr. Bandekar

Mangalore, May 24: The steepest ever hike in the price of petrol spread anger across the coastal Karnataka, with people venting ire at the Central Government through protests and demonstrations under the banner of various political organisations in cities like Mangalore and Udupi. Political parties and organisations such as Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Democratic

Mangalore, May 24: A speeding Maruti Omni caused a series of crashes damaging five vehicles after its driver lost control over it while overtaking a goods lorry on a highway near Nanthoor junction, here on Thursday. The people, who gathered at the spot, rushed the Omni driver, who was thrown out of his vehicle, to a private hospital for treatment. Hospital sources confirmed that he was out of

Mangalore, May 24: Residents of Melakoppala and Athrebailu areas near Kuloor, who gathered at the Phalguni River to oppose the mud dumping by MSEZ authorities, were briefly detained by the police and then released on Thursday. The MSEZ personnel had been given police protection as per the orders of the Deputy Commissioner, DK, to carry out the pipeline project work along the river. When the

Mangalore, May 24: The district administration will think about resuming KSRTC bus service to Mangalore airport, Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district has said. KSRTC Volvo buses had been introduced to the airport in the past but the services were withdrawn following a dearth of passengers, Mr. Gowda told Coastaldigest.com. Two buses had been carrying passengers

Mangalore, May 24: PUC toppers of Dakshina Kannada district including Vivek Hegde, Chidananda H and Andrea Gonsalves have already made plans for their career. Vivek Hegde, a student of Alva's Pre-university College, Moodbidri, who secured 590 marks out 600 marks, said that he has plans to do engineering electronics and communication. “However, the decision will be taken only after the results of

Shirur, May 24: Green Valley National School & PU College of Shirur, in Udupi district, has secured cent per cent result for the second consecutive year in the second year PUC. Nadiya Parveen has topped the science section with 90% marks. Unnathi Pramod Badal emerged as the commerce topper with 92% marks. Unnathi has scored 100 marks in Accountancy. 80% science students have passed with first

Udupi, May 24: A poor student, who is working as a Chinese cook at a restaurant here in Udupi, has got 83.5 per cent of marks in Commerce stream in second PUC. Nisar, 25, who appeared for exam privately, belongs to Karnire village near Padubidri in Udupi district. One of the eight children in his family, Nisar began working as a kitchen help eight years ago. He became a cook four years ago and has

Mangalore, May 23: Hadiya Iqbal, a student of Moodbidri based Jain PU College, who had been forced to stay away from classes throughout her second year Pre University Course, felt a sense of betrayal on Wednesday, when she came to know that her result has been withheld for unknown reasons. The 17-year-old Commerce student, who had given the admission ticket in the last moment, had been eagerly