Karnataka

Mangalore, March 6: Over two dozens of people including fire personnel fell sick following chlorine leakage in two chlorine cylinders kept inside the municipal water purification unit at Jakkirabettu in Bantwal taluk on Monday night. According to police, the pump house of the Bantwal TMC had two chlorine cylinders for treating the water during monsoon. However, at around 8.30 pm, it started

Udupi, March 5: BJP government in the state did not perform up to the expectations of the women folk in general and mothers in the state, said former MP and Congress leader Tejaswini Ramesh. Speaking at a press meet Tejaswini said that BJP failed to fulfill the promises of keeping up the social and religious values, which they claimed to champion. “A government, which failed to keep up respect for

Mangalore, March 5: Mangalore City Corporation teams on Monday raided on several plastic carry bag dealers under the instructions of Commissioner. The raid was conducted by two separate teams. The team headed by Manjunath R Shetty, Environmental Engineer, MCC comprised of Sanitation Inspectors Santhosh, Karunakar and sanitation supervisor Raja. It covered Central Market, Bunder, Bibi Alibi road

Mangalore, March 5: Jenifa FC, Ullal has emerged as the new champion of Late Ahmed Master Memorial football league tournament, which concluded on Monday evening at district football grounds adjacent to Nehru Maidan in the city. Needing either a draw or a win in the final super league tie against Kasba Brothers, Bengre, Jenifa settled for a goalless draw to take home the Trophy awarded to winners

Karkala, March 5: The excitement, the fun, the frolic is all back in NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE, where the College is all set to host one of its kind state level inter-collegiate Cultural and Literary mega event 'Anandotsava - 2012' on 8th to 10th March 2012. This festival, being an annual event of the Institute, is ready to showcase the hidden talents of engineering students from all

New Delhi, March 5: Dr. Saud ibn Ibrahim al Shuraim, Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, paid a visit to headquarters of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind at Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. Dr. Saud met also participated in an interactive session with the leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and praised Jamaat's works across the country. He also lauded the contributions of Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi towards the

Mangalore, March 5: Legal services across Karnataka including in the coastal city of Mangalore were affected on Monday as lawyers responded positively to the boycott call given by the Advocates Association of Bangalore. The call for boycott of courts across state was given to protest alleged “police excesses” against some of its members at the civil court complex in Bangalore last week. An

Mangalore, March 5: Veera Yodha Yadav Friends Trust will celebrate the decennial celebrations on March 11 at Ammunje here, by laying the foundation for “Amarashree”, a building in tribute to the brave soldier who laid down his life in the service of the nation, informed Praveen Chowta, secretary, and Ashok Kumar Kolambekodi, president, here on Monday. The Trust was formed in 2002 in memory of

Mangalore, March 5: Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers under the banner Dalitha Hakkugala Samiti staged a one-day dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office on Monday. They demanded allocation of funds in the budget for Dalits in proportion to their population. Speaking on the occasion CPI (M) Dakshina Kannada district secretary B. Madhava blasted at the government for failing to

Mangalore, March 5: Members of the Jana Hitharakshana Samithi, Malemar, staged a protest in front of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) on Monday, March 5 demanding immediate repair of the road from Chowki highway to Konchadi. The protestors, who belong to the 17th and 23rd Wards of the Corporation, alleged that in spite of repeated requests and appeals, the concerned authorities were turning a deaf