Karnataka

Mangalore, April 21: The New Mangalore Port during the last financial year 2011-12 handled a record quantity of 1,44,621 metric tonnes (6786 TEUs) of coffee as against 1,28,378 metric tonnes (6103TEUs) handled during the previous year with a growth rate of 12.65%. Chairman Dr. P. Tamilvanan while addressing the major coffee exporters in a Business Meet held at Kushalnagar on Friday, conveyed his

Mangalore, April 21: English teacher and thinker Pattabhirama Somayaji was in for a rude shock when an unidentified miscreant smeared cow-dung on his face in the city on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred, around 2:00 pm, when the lecturer of University College was standing outside Dhanyashree Hotel at Pumpwell, after having lunch along with the other lecturers. It is learnt that the

Mangalore, April 21: Vocational training along with lending of loans will help in ensuring that economic development of members of minority communities is achieved in the true sense, said N Yogish Bhat, MLA. He was speaking at a loan cheques distribution programme for Christians organized by the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation Limited (KMDCL), Government of Karnataka, at Dakshina

Mangalore, April 21: The inauguration programme for the construction of 'Tulu Bhavana' was held at Urwa stores in Mangalore on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, MLA Yogish Bhat said that already finance sanctions for the construction projects of a Rangamandira, Ambedkar Bhavana and synthetic track at Mangala Stadium in the city have been made by the government. “It would be nice if the Tulu

Mangalore, April 21: The local unit of Jama'ath-e-Islami Hind organised its Mangalore taluk level conference on Friday evening at Kallapu near here under the theme 'For a better state and better tomorrow'. Two new Kannada books - 'Moosa V/s Fir-aun' and 'Islam Nyaya Vyavasthe' – were released on the occasion. Inaugurating the conference, Waheeduddeen Khan Umari, State Convener, Majlis-e-Ulama

Udupi, April 21: Udupi police arrested a nine-member gang after an exchange of fire On Friday evening at Dashrath Nagar in Manipal. Police arrested Golden Suresh and others who had hatched a scheme to shoot Anupama, a boutique owner, and two of her relatives. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the place where the gangsters were camping. When the gang members opened fire, police returned fire

Mangalore, April 21: Team Mangalore, a city-based hobby group of kite flyers, on invitation from organisers of Uiseong Garlic International Kite Festival, Korea, participated in the International Kite Festival held from April 11 to 16 at Uiseong, South Korea as representatives from India. The Team participated in the unique kite festival organised for the second time in Korea. This festival was

Moodbidri, April 21: At least seven persons injured when a clash broke out between two groups belonging to same community at Shamsul Ulama Arabic College here, over a trivial issue people on Friday afternoon. The injured have been identified as B A Usman, his son Ashraf and Abdul Nazeer of one group, and Hussein, Imthiyaz, Ashraf and Abdul Rehman of another group. The injured are out of danger

Mangalore, April 20: A girl studying in final year BSW at St Agnes College was reportedly kidnapped on Friday by unknown miscreants who came in a Maruti Omni in the city on Friday evening. The incident took place around 6:30 pm near Shree Mukhyaprana Temple, when 21-year-old Nikita, a resident of Bolar, was returning home after offering pooja along with her mother Revathi. Police sources said that

Udupi, April 20: As many as 18 huts were gutted in a fire mishap in a slum near Hanuman Garage, Chitpady, here on Friday morning. In the mishap around 10 am, a moped, three bicycles, gold jeweleries, grocery items, cocking vessels, cloths, ration cards, voter ID cards etc were also burnt down. No casualty has been reported. 6-9 migrating labourers from Bagalkot and Badami region lived in each of