Karnataka

Mangalore, April 25: An extensive study to figure out potential profit making alternatives of areca crop is necessary, said Tamil Selvan, Director, Directorate of Areca and Spices, Calicut. Speaking after inaugurating a seminar on 'Choice of Fertilizers in Areca Farms' organized by Campco Ltd and Areca Research and Development Foundation, Mangalore, in the city on Wednesday, Mr. Selvan said that

Mangalore, April 25: City's prominent developer and builder Siraj Ahmed has been chosen for the prestigious '2012 International Aryabhata Award'. The Bangalore-based Aryabhata Cultural Organisation has selected Mr Ahmed for the award for his contributions towards the development of the city, said Organisation president H L N Rao. He will receive the award at a colourful ceremony to be organised at

Mangalore, April 25: In yet another shocking incident of crime in the city, an auto-rickshaw driver was stabbed by a gang of four miscreants under the limits of Kavoor police station late on Tuesday night. The injured has been identified as M Raveendra (29), who had recently shifted his house from Urwa Stores to Kavoor. Police have denied the possibility of involvement of the communal forces in

Udupi, April 25: With the death of one more head of cattle at the Henberu hamlet near Byndoor in Udupi district on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 85. Nagaraj Marvanthe, Veterinary Officer, Byndoor, confirmed that one head of cattle belonging to Nagamma Devadiga had died in the hamlet on Tuesday. As many as 16 heads of cattle were undergoing treatment. The hamlet had 227 heads of cattle as on April

Mangalore, April 25: To facilitate the work of doubling of track between Nethravathi Bridge and Mangalore Junction (Kankanady) certain trains will be cancelled partially, rescheduled and regulated. According to a press release, the trains which will be partially cancelled between Mangalore Central and Mangalore Junction on April 28, 29, 30, May 2, 3 and 4 are Train No 56645 Mangalore Central -

Udupi, April 24: Taranath Sherigar (34), son of Guruva Sherigar, Chitpady, who had ventured in to Udyavara river to catch crabs was drowned in the river, near Pithrodi on Tuesday. He was working in a furniture workshop near Hanuman Garage, Chitpady, Udupi. Taranath and five of his friends had entered the river water in the morning to catch crabs. As they were returning after the crab catch all the

Mangalore, April 24: Basavanna's vachana literature is a treasure of knowledge that he passed on to the masses in simple words, said Yogish Bhat, MLA. He was speaking after inaugurating a programme organized to celebrate the birth anniversary of Basaveshwara by the district administration, Department of Kannada and Culture and Karavali Veerashaiva Kshemabhivraddhi Sangha, Mangalore, in the city on

Bangalore, April 24: The 27th Quadrennial Assembly of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) will be held from Thursday, April 26, on the theme 'Gospel in a groaning World' Bishop Dr. Taranath S. Sagar, President of NCCI, the apex body of the Protestant and Orthodox Churches in the country formally announced this at a press meet on Tuesday. The Assembly will be held at the St. John's

Mangalore, April 24: “Learning becomes most effective when it is fuelled by the student's desire to know, and not when the student considers it to be a burden and a difficult task,” said Dr. Shikaripura Krishnamurthy, Sanskrit scholar and former Professor and Head of the Department of Sanskrit, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He was addressing a group of students and parents after inaugurating

Mangalore, April 24: Had a restriction been put on certain power projects who were utilizing water from Kumaradhara and Netravathi rivers for power generation all the way till March, people of Mangalore would not have been reeling under water crisis today, said Vijay Kumar Shetty, Former MLA. Addressing media persons at a press meet at the district Congress office in the city on Tuesday, Mr