Karnataka

Mangalore, March 5: A felicitation function for the retired police officer G.A. Bava has been organised on Wednesday at Town Hall, informed activist U H Umar at a press meet here on Monday. He said a short film based on the life of G A Bava, who retired as Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), titled “Bava and Baduku” would also be released on the occasion by Mangalore City Police Commissioner

Mangalore, March 5: Physically-challenged persons from across the district on Monday staged a protest in front of deputy commissioner's office here demanding the state government rectify the irregularities in the distribution of pension to physically-challenged persons. The protest was led by Dakshina Kannada District Handicapped Association and Dakshina Kannada District Handicapped Federation

Mangalore, March 5: In a first-of-its-kind operation in the Dakshina Kannada district, a tumour was removed from the heart of a youth through surgery by doctors from the Omega Hospital. A team of doctors performed this rare heart surgery by removing the tumour measuring six centimetres and restored the normal functioning of the heart. A 32-year-old male patient (name not revealed), came to Dr K

Dubai, March 5: Six Indians including five Keralites and one Tamil were burnt alive on Sunday in a horrific head-on collision between two trucks near Mamur town in the north-west of Muscat in Oman. Six Indians were killed and two Omanis seriously injured when two pickup trucks collided and one carrying six workers caught fire this evening, local media quoted a policeman as saying. Four of the six

Mangalore, March 5: Raising concern over the arrest of Vittal Malekudiya, a journalism post graduate student from Mangalore University, by the Anti Naxal Force sleuths on the charges of being naxal sympathiser, Belthangady taluk Dalita Hakkugala Horata Samiti Secretary Eshwari Padmunja claimed that the boy was innocent and requested the Superintendent of Police to release him. At the Scheduled

Mangalore, March 5: Sunil Cyprian D'Souza has been awarded PhD under the guidance of Dr. A. H. Sequeira, former registrar and Professor in the Dept. of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management. He obtained his doctoral degree in healthcare management for his thesis “Service Quality and Performance in Healthcare Organizations” on February, 25 2012 from the Premier Institute, National Institute of

Patna, March 5: Asian gold medallist India etched its name on the first Women's World Cup Kabaddi Championship trophy after defeating Iran 25-19 in a pulsating final in the indoor hall of Patliputra Sports Complex at Kankarbagh here on Sunday. Japan was declared third and Thailand finished fourth in the championship. Aggression was writ large on the players' faces as both the teams went all out in

Udupi, March 4: Stating that facing problems is not new of people of Karnataka, State BJP chief K S Eshwarappa said even when Congress and JD(S) governments were in power there were violence, riots and law order problems. He was replying to the media on the question whether the violence in Bangalore court was an example for state government's intelligence failure. Mr Eshwarappa said that BJP's

Manipal, March 4: Manipal Institute of Communication (MIC) in association with the Kasturba Hospital Blood Bank, organized its fifth annual blood donation camp on Saturday here. The camp was held on the college premises and as a part of extra-curricular activities of final year students of MS communication. The event was graced by Dr Annama Kurien, Associate Dean and Head of Department of

Mangalore, March 4: The only way to put an end to naxalism is to address the problems of the poor and the weaker sections of the society. Self-help groups have a role to play in reaching out to them and helping them in fulfilling their basic needs and empowering them, said Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs. He was speaking at the mammoth convention of self-help groups