Karnataka

Mudipu, May 2: Condemning the assault on a bus driver by Pajeer Gram Panchayat President, at Mithakodi near Mudipu, the service bus drivers and conductors staged a protest by suspending the bus service on Tuesday. The bus conductors and drivers staged a protest in front of Konaje police station. It was said that Pajeer Gram Panchayat President Nazeer Mohideen had assaulted the bus driver Charlie

Mangalore, May 1: Anti-corruption lessons must begin right from the first school i.e. the mother's lap, said Esha Vittaladasa Swamiji of Kemaru Mutt. He was speaking at a programme organised by the Akhila Bharatiya Karmika Sangha as part of 'May Day' celebrations in the city on Tuesday. Stating that corruption has spread its arms wide in every sector of work, Swamiji said that women play an

Mangalore, May 1: University Grants Commission's (UGC) high-tech procedure to apply for the National Eligibility Test (NET)-Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) exam has left applicants in trouble once again, as the link to the website is crashing after repeated intervals. This is not for the first time that the NET-JRF aspirants have been facing such problems. Problems with the UGC website had

Mangalore, May 1: The State Human Rights Commission has asked Mysore Regional Commissioner to investigate and submit a report on the saffron shawl episode involving Chennappa Gowda, DK Deputy Commissioner and Seemanth Kumar Singh, Commissioner of Police, Mangalore. The duo is also scheduled to appear before the Regional Commissioner on May 7. Background On December 11, 2011, a flood lit sports

Mangalore, May 1: In an unforgettable May Day tragedy, two labourers were killed when an open well in which they were working, caved in, at Haleyangady near here. According to police, the deceased have been identified as Madanappa (22), a resident of Agoli in Gangavathi taluk of Koppala district and Sayyed Beary (65) from Mukka. Beary was the mason. As many as eight labourers were engaged in

Mangalore, May 1: A district level swimming competition for boys and girls was held on Tuesday at Mangalore City Corporation Swimming Pool, Lady hill, here. The event was organized by city based Jai Hind swimming club, an affiliate of Karnataka Swimming Association. Swimmers from age of 5 years to 16 years participated in this competition under various age group categories. There were about 66

Mangalore, May 1: Journalists are considered to be people with white collar jobs who draw huge salaries but in reality they too have their own problems as employees said P B Harish Rai, President, Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists' Association. He was speaking at a programme organized by Rotary Club, Mangalore in the city as part of 'May Day' on Tuesday. Stating that a journalist's job is tough

Sullia, May 1: A case of two youths kidnapping a girl who had come to visit her relatives has been reported from Kukkujadka of Mudnooru village near here. Sandhya (21), daughter of Venkappa Gowda of Panattadi village of Kannangad taluk is the girl who has been kidnapped. On Sunday, she had come to Mundtaje near Kukkujadka to visit her relatives. It was decided that they will all visit Kukke

Manipal, May 1: Team Manipal Racing (TMR) is all set for the Burlington, Wisconsin off-road competition, SAE BAJA Wisconsin to be held from June 7 to 10, 2012. Their vehicle, “TMR V3”, was formally launched by the Chancellor of Manipal University, Dr Ramdas M Pai at the Health Sciences Library of Manipal University here on Monday. This is the third time that the Manipal Institute of Technology

Mangalore, May 2: Huge trees on the northern slope of the Court hill have been axed to facilitate the work on 'Vakilara Bhavan.' According to a press release, the northern slope of the Court hill harboured the last patch of the original forest which once covered the entire hill. The patch though small, formed an ecological niche of representative trees of the area. Perched on these trees were