Karnataka

Mangalore, April 12: Utter chaos in traffic reigned on Thursday morning due to a truck break down on Netravati Bridge on National Highway-66 near Thokkottu on the city's fringes. Hundreds of vehicles and thousands of commuters were stranded for more than three hours alongside the long bridge from 8:30 am. The truck carrying heavy goods came to a stop in the middle of the bridge when its rear tyres

Mangalore, April 13: Dakshina Kannada unit of the Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi (Bhimavada) has urged the district administration to begin work on construction of Ambedkar Bhavan immediately. State Committee Member of the samithi P. Keshav told presspersons here on Thursday that the foundation stone was laid for a Rs. 1.2-crore Abmedkar Bhavan in Kodialbail. The district administration

Mangalore, April 13: Tulu Nataka Kalavidara Okkuta (Tulu Theatre Artistes' Federation), which is embarking on generating a Rs. 20-lakh corpus to assist members who were in distress, has started contributing to the lives of its members. In the last three years, the corpus has reached Rs. 3 lakh with Tulu play lovers contributing their mite in some measure. It has given an assistance of Rs. 75,000

Mangalore, April 12: It is every citizen's right to be provided with 135 litres of 'lifeline water'. Authorities must ensure that every citizen is given this minimum amount of water per day said Dr. M Annayya Kulal Ulthur, Honourary President, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, DK, Mangalore. Speaking at a protest held outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore, Mr. Kulal said that water as a

Mangalore, April 12: The newly formed forum of political and social organisations, Praja Pragathi Ranga, will be an alternative to the BJP, Congress and the JD(S) in the state, said Praja Pragathi Ranga State Convener Lolaksha. Speaking to press on Wednesday, he said that the Forum will play a decisive role in the forthcoming Assembly elections. “According to our preliminary calculations, we will

Jeddah, April 12: A Mangalore based youth has been missing in the sea for four days during a pleasure fishing voyage off the coast of Jeddah, sources said. Abdul Salam (26), son of Ibrahim and Safiya couple from Jappina Mogaru in Mangalore, had ventured into sea from Abhur beach in Jeddah on board a fishing boat along with his colleagues. It is assumed that he might have accidentally fallen into

Karkala, April 12: The new Director-General and Inspector-General of Police A R Infant visited the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) camp at Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesday. Police sources said that Mr. Infant also held a meeting at Karkala. Additional Director-General of Police (Internal Security) Harshavardhan Raju, IGP (Western Range) Pratap Reddy, and Inspector-General and Commander of the ANF

Mangalore, April 12: Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Karnataka, is organizing a state level 'Srishti 2012' Project Exhibition Competition for engineering students on May 12, 13 and 14 at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangalore. The competition cum exhibition will feature working models of final year engineering projects, 'Avishkar' – mini projects, technical paper

Mangalore, April 11: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has formed three teams as part of general preparedness in the wake of warning of possible tsunami. The alerts have been issued in wake of an earthquake of high intensity off the Sumatra coast. Deputy Commissioner NS Channappa Gowda and city police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh called on the people not to pay heed to rumours

Mangalore, April 11: Religious leaders from the Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities came together on a single platform at a harmony meet organized by Karnataka State Federation of Sunni organization in the city on Wednesday. The 'Manavatha Samaesha' was organized to publicise the 'Kerala Yatre' of Sunni organisations like SSF, SJU, SYS, SEDC and SMA under the leadership of AP Aboobakar