Karnataka

Mangalore, March 11: World renowned physicist-philosopher Dr Hans Peter Durr was given a warm felicitation at Alava's College, Moodbidri, near here. Mr Durr, who is known as rare combination of physicist and philosopher addressed hundreds of the students and teachers of of Alva's Education Institution on the occasion. Dr B M Hegde, Former Vice Chancellor of Manipal University was also present. Mr

Mangalore, March 11: On the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of its Department of Computer Science, St Aloysius College (Autonomous) organised a state level seminar on 'Recent Developments in Information Technology' on Saturday in the Eric Mathias Hall of the College. Dr Manjaiah D H, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Computer Science, Mangalore University inaugurated the seminar

Mangalore, March 11: Karnataka misses P Lankesh badly today, for it has been subjected to unfair and unjust rule of the BJP government, said Devanoor Mahadeva, noted Kannada litterateur and social activist. He was speaking at 'Lankesh-77' organized by the Gowri Lankesh Patrike in Mangalore on Sunday, as part of Lankesh's 77th birth anniversary. Lankesh, Mr. Mahadeva said, strived to address the

Mangalore, March 11: The Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union and Mangalore Press Club jointly celebrated 'Press Club Day' on Saturday. All the working media persons from the electronic and print media actively took part in the function. DK Co-operative Bank President Rajendra Kumar, who was the chief guest, said, those who work in the media are mostly middle class. “I have close association

Mangalore, March 11: A youth from Dakshina Kannada was killed in a freak road accident in Kuwait on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Abdurrazzak, 32-year-old son of Saadmonu from Pandavarakallu village in Belthangady taluk. He was working as a driver in a private firm in the oil rich state. Family sources said that the incident occurred around 7: 30 pm, when a trailer hit

Mangalore, March 11: A double-track kambala was held on Saturday in Jeppinamogaru on the banks of the Netravathi for the second consecutive year. The event was organized by Jaya-Vijaya Jodukere Kambala committee in memory of the late Jayagangadhara Shetty. Inaugurated the event, Brahma Shri Vedamurty Vittaldas Tantri, Derebail, said that Jayagangadhar was very popular for his social service and

Mangalore, Mar 11, 2012: Mangalore based SDM Law College student Wafa Sultana has been adjudged 'best parliamentarian' at a model parliament competition organized on Saturday in Hubli. As many as 40 students from 12 law colleges across the State, representing various 'constituencies', had participated in the proceedings that were part of the State-level S S Shettar Memorial Model Parliament

Udupi, March 11: Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary H N Ananth Kumar said on Saturday that the Congress was in a pathetic situation after the results of the five State Assembly elections were announced. He told presspersons here that it would be no surprise if the UPA government collapses by the end of the budget session. New political realignments will take place at the Centre, he said. He

Mangalore, March 10: A constable was on Saturday injured during an exchange of fire with suspected Naxalites in Mittabagilu near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district, police said. The injured constable of Anti Naxal Force has been identified as Sadashiv Choudhury. He was rushed to the hospital after he suffered a bullet injury in the melee. According to police sources, the incident occurred

Mangalore, March 10: The biggest quality of poets like Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi is that although their poems presented an ideology, they did not compromise with the aesthetic sense of classical Urdu poetry said K Phaniraj, activist. He was speaking at a programme on Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poetry organized by the Journalists' Study Centre, Mangalore, in the city on Saturday. Rating Faiz Ahmed