Karnataka

Mangalore, March 30: Students from Mangalore and Mysore have jointly grabbed this year's top two medical ranks in RGUHS while Keerthi P Hudedagaddi from MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, has got the third spot. Vishwajeeth K Pai from AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, and Joshi Anum Bharat from AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, bagged the first rank with

Mangalore, March 30: Members of the district BJP Mahila Morcha began their journey to Bangalore to take part in the State BJP Mahila Morcha convention to be held at palace grounds on Saturday. Members of the Morcha set off from the district BJP office to Bangalore in a 'ratha' portraying Rani Abbakka after party activist Sharada Ghate, flagged it off. Padmanabha Kottari, District President of the

Mangalore, March 31: Lokayukta officials conducted raids simultaneously on RTO offices in Mangalore and Puttur on Saturday, but returned empty handed. The raid at the two offices took place at 3 pm. They also raided the Talapady check post at around the same time. The officers later said that they did not find anything illegal there and everything was i n order. The raid at the Mangalore RTO

Mangalore, March 30: The “Fruit and Flower exhibition” at Kadri Park organized by the Horticulture department along with Mangalore City Corporation, Siri Horticulture and Zilla Panchayath got underway on Friday evening today with as many as 20 stalls showcasing their products and specialities. President of the Zilla Panchayath , K T Shailaja Bhat inaugurated the three-day exhibition. She was

Mangalore, March 30: Amidst a walk-out by BJP corporators, Mayor Gulzar Banu presented the Mangalore City Corporation budget herself at the MCC on Friday. Prior to the commencement of the budget session, BJP Corporator Shankar Bhat giving a slew of reasons, appealed to the Mayor to postpone the budget presentation session. Arguing that Ms. Banu does not deserve the opportunity to be sitting on the

Mangalore, March 30: While in service, the position you hold is not important. What you do for the society is, said Dr. N S Channappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district. He was speaking after inaugurating the Madhava Shenoy Memorial State Level Conference on 'Human Resource: Values and Propositions' at School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore, on Friday. Stating that

Mangalore, March 30: Dr. Kailkere Mohandas Bhandary of Mangalore has been nominated by the national President of Indian Medical Association (IMA), New Delhi to serve a three year term as Co-Chairman of IMA Standing Committee for Sports Medicine. This honour comes to him close on the heels of being elected to the Karnataka Medical Council in Non Teachers Constituency. Sports Medicine is an

Mangalore, March 30: Jayanna C A and Ramesh K R, both from Body Tone Gym, Mangalore, were awarded Mr. Dakshina Kannada titles in master and senior categories respectively at the District-level body-building championships held at Town Hall on Thursday evening. Jagadish Poojary was awarded Mr. Dakshina Kannada in the Physically Challenged category. He is a student of Power Fit gym Kankanady. Body

Mangalore, March 29: Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda has betrayed areca growers of Dakshina Kannada district by not granting them the promised compensation package alleged U T Khader, MLA. He was addressing mediapersons at the DK District Congress office in Mangalore on Thursday. Stating that areca growers had incurred huge losses in 2011-12 season, due to fruit rot disease (kole roga), Mr. Khader

Mangalore, March 29: Epitome-2K12, the IT fest organized by the IT section of AIMIT, St Aloysius College(Autonomous), Mangalore, was inaugurated by Dr Ravichandran, CEO, Glotouch Technologies, Mangalore on 29th March at 9.30 a.m. Rev. Fr Walter Andrade SJ, Finance Officer, St Aloysius College presided over the function.In his inaugural speech Dr Ravichandran recounted his own days as an alumnus of