Karnataka

Mangalore, May 5: Janata Dal (Secular) has fielded C M Panchaksharayya as its candidate for the Karnataka State Legislative Council elections scheduled for June. Addressing media persons in a press meet held in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Panchaksharayya said that he has been fielded as a candidate from the South West teachers' constituency. Mr. Panchaksharayya said that he has served as the

Mangalore, May 5: Dr S Ayyappan, an alumnus of the College of Fisheries, Mangalore, who on January 1, 2010 had assumed charge as Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary to Government of India, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) New Delhi, was warmly felicitated at his alma mater by the past and present faculty, staff and students

Puttur, May 5: While other houses in Charvaka, the native village of Shobha Karandlaje, State Energy Minister, are reeling under the problem of power cuts, the Minister's house has been getting constant power supply, it is reported. Electricity to Charvaka and Kaniyur areas is supplied by Savanoor Power Sub-centre. The villagers of these areas have alleged that they have been leading their lives

Uppinangady, May 5: Unidentified robbers made a futile attempt to loot a cooperative bank at Kalleri near here in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The miscreants had broken open the shutters of Thannerupantha Seva Sahakari Sangha bank using the gas cutter of the ground floor and had reached the first floor which houses safe locker. After entering the first floor, they also had

Mangalore, May 5: Amidst the ongoing protest by the residents of Melukoppalu and Athrebail areas in the city against the Mangalore Special Economic Zone's move to reclaim Phalguni river bank to lay corridor road, the MSEZ officials have filed a complaint with the Urwa Police against six activists including Vidya Dinakar of Citizen's Forum for Mangalore. Activists, who have backed the residents'

Mangalore, May 5: In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old labourer jumped to death from the seventh floor of a private hospital in the city on Friday. The deceased is Shivamani Vittal (30), a native of Bagalkot and a resident of Lingappaiah Colony in Mulky. He was staying the A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences since last four days taking care of his wife, who was being treated for a complication

Udupi, May 5: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) Udupi district president Vijay Kumar Hedge threatened to go on stern agitation if government fails to take action against coal based Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) thermal power plant within 45 days. Speaking to media persons here on Friday, he said the report by expert committee appointed to go through the consequences of UPCL plant over

Bangalore, May 4: A local court on Friday dismissed a private complaint filed against three former ministers for allegedly viewing porn clippings on mobile phones during assembly proceedings earlier this year, holding that they were sitting MLAs and enjoyed immunity. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh Hulagi dismissed the complaint on the grounds that and Krishna J Palemar

Mangalore, May 4: Much awaited Tulu movie 'Amet Asal Eemet Kusal, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, hit the silver screen on Friday. Set in the backdrop of Tulunadu, the movie has been made to suit the local audience. At the Central Talkies in city, where the movie was released Director Ranjan Raghu Shetty, said: “The film gives prominence to comedy. The entire theme of

Mangalore, May 4: M B Rajesh, Palakkad MP, on Friday raised in the Parliament the issue of the arrest of tribal boy Vittala Malekudiya, a student of MCJ at Mangalore University by ANF for alleged naxal links and the atrocities he has been facing from them. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Mr. Rajesh said that he raised the issue of Mr. Vittala's arrest in the House and spoke about the atrocities