Karnataka

Mangalore, April 5: An informal interactive meeting to discuss investment options with regard to the upcoming Global Investors' Meet was held at the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mangalore on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion Dr. D S Vishwanath, Managing Director, KSSIDC Ltd, said that the focus of Global Investors' Meet is exclusively towards 'facilitating investors' and

Mangalore, April 5: The Nagarika Hitarakshana Samithi has demanded the withdrawal of Karnataka Rajyotsava Award from city's leading dentist Dr Mithra Hegde, who earlier had claimed that she had been appointed as the personal dentist of President of India. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, Samithi president G Hanumanth Kamath said, a probe should be order by the government into the claims

Mangalore, April 5: Pre-paid auto services would begin at Kankanady railway station in the city soon, revealed RTO officials at 'Transport Adalat' meet held in the city on Thursday. As of now, pre-paid auto services are operative at KSRTC bus stand and Central Railway station of the city. Initiation of the service at Kankanady railway station would be presented for approval in the next RTA meet

Malpe, April 5: The Silver Jubilee Celebrations Committee of Udupi Zilla Yuva Brahmana Parishat will be organising a beach food festival on the Malpe beach on April 8. Announcing this at a press meet in Udupi president of Parishat Ranjan Kalkur said the festival was being organised as part of the silver jubilee celebrations of the parishat. Nearly 20,000 people were expected to visit the beach on

Mangalore, April 5: In an early morning operation in the city, a group of Bajrang Dal activists intercepted a vehicle in which cattle were allegedly being transported to slaughter house and rescued the animals. It is learnt that Bajrang Dal activists, who came on several motorbikes, following an information of illegal cattle trafficking, waylaid a Bolero pickup vehicle at Lady Hill around 5:00 am

Mangalore, April 5: The participation of the Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs), officers, citizens, contractors, and agencies was required to achieve probity in public life, according to R Srikumar, Vigilance Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). He was speaking at a function held by the Corporation Bank Officers' Organisation (CBOO) to mark 40 years of the bank. The CBOO is affiliated

Mangalore, April 5: A Physiotherapy student was stabbed by his roommate following a quarrel between them over allowing friends into the apartment. The injured has been identified as Varun Kumar Singh (24) from Patna in Bihar. He is perusing a physiotherapy course at Lakshmi Memorial Physiotherapy College, Balmatta in city. He was rushed to a private hospital immediately after the incident

Mangalore, April 5: Mangalore University has decided to further abridge writer H. Nagaveni's controversial novel, “Gandhi Banda”. The decision has come in for criticism from the writer who has alleged that the move is nothing but an attempt to censor the novel. Writers U.R. Ananthamurthy and Chandrashekar Kambar have urged the university not to withdraw the book. Vice-Chancellor of the university

Mangalore, April 5: Urging the fulfillment of their demands, workers employed on contract basis by Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) will stage a protest, in front of Mescom head office on April 17. The workers resolved to stage day and night protest, at a state-level convention of the Mescom workers here on Tuesday. Speaking after inaugurating the convention, Centre of Indian Trade

Mangalore, April 4: The Rural development programme promoted by Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development project (SKDRDP) will be extended to five more districts of the state, according to its president D Veerendra Heggade. In a press release, Mr Heggade informed that the project will be extended to Koppala, Chitradurga, Davangere, Mysore and Chamrajnagar districts from next year. “With the