Karnataka

Mangalore, March 6: World famous physicist-philosopher Dr Hans Peter Durr will be delivering three lectures in Dakshina Kannada from March 11 to 13. Revealing this to media persons at a press meet here on Tuesday Dr B M Hegde, Former Vice Chancellor of Manipal University, said the rare combination of physicist and philosopher makes his lectures of interest not only to students and faculty of

Mangalore, March 6: With the Bharatiya Janata Party poised for a win in Goa and the SAD-BJP alliance leading in Punjab, the party workers in the city on Tuesday celebrated victory. A small group of BJP workers gathered in front of the BJP headquarters near PVS Circle and burst crackers and shouted slogans of victory. They also distributed sweets to each other and enjoyed the moment. "We have won

Mangalore, March 6: The city based Besant Women's College is going to organise a national seminar on 'Emerging images of woman in Indian fiction in English and in translations from regional languages' on March 9 and 10, 2012 at the College auditorium. Announcing this at a press conference Dr Manjula K T, national seminar chairperson, said the programme aims at generating thoughts and discussions

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday informed the state assembly that he would take steps to speed up the disbursal of compensation to families of the victims of the 2010 Mangalore air crash. The chief minister said this in response to a submission by CPI-M legislator K. Kunhiraman, who pointed out that the counsel for Air India was trying to reach an out-of

Mangalore, March 6: Junior chamber International, Mangalore, in association with Mangalore Paint Dealers Association conducted a free medical camp on Sunday at SDM Mangaljyothi Integrated School, Vamanjoor, near here. MSW Dept. of St. Aloysius College, Child Fund Project, Mangaljyothi Integrated School and KMC Hospital Mangalore also extended their support for the camp. Corporator of the area

Mangalore, March 6: Applications are invited from poor youths from across Karnataka belonging to Muslim community for a free training programme sponsored by the government of Karnataka. A press release issued here stated that both male and female candidates aged between 21 and 35 years are eligible for this training programme. Food and accommodation will be provided free of cost during the

Mangalore, March 6: More than 3,500 fish boxes were found gutted at port grounds in Bunder area of the city on Tuesday, March 6. An estimated loss of Rs. 20,00,000 has been caused following the burning of about 90 percent of the boxes belonging to 20 different fisheries companies. The gutting reportedly took place last night. It is being speculated that the act has been carried out by someone with

Mangalore, March 6: Denzil Karkada, the owner of Willies Garage in Balmatta, died at a private hospital in the city on Monday after a brief illness. He was 72. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the last one week. Born to William Karkada and Lalitha Karkada couple in 1939, he was the music director of the Balmatta Musical Association since 1963. He shot to fame through a series

Udupi, March 6: In a daring robbery, three youths barged into a house at Doddanagudde here in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and made away with valuables worth around Rs. 14.5 lakh, including ornaments and a car. Police said that the incident occurred at the house of Kanaka R Amin, located near Dr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, when Kanaka's brother Vasudeva Poojary and two relatives

Karkala, March 6: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has warned Maoists that government would not tolerate their activities at any cost. Speaking at a public rally here at Hosmaru, the CM said that the government is determined to curb Maoists menace in the state by taking stringent measures. “Naxals have a wrong notion of achieving success using gun. They are ignorant of the fact that they can