Karnataka

Mangalore, September 20: Sand mining groups of three coastal districts of Karnataka have threatened a stir against the State Government's move to handover the process of sand mining to the Public Works Department. “All the sand mining contractors, lorry owners, boat owners and workers have decided to observe a sand transportation bandh and stage a mammoth protest in front of the office of DK

Mangalore, September 20: The work pertaining to the comprehensive development of Mangalore city should be completed within the stipulated time frame, and it could be followed up submitting new proposals to the State government, said District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar. He was addressing a meeting of MCC authorities, builders and the members of Engineers Association at Nethravati Hall in

Mangalore, September 20: Fed up with the despicable condition of roads in Tiruvailu ward of Mangalore City Corporation, dozens of residents on Monday staged a protest in front of MCC building under the banner of Communist Party of India (Marxist). The protesters alleged that the administration has neglected its duties towards the citizens by not undertaking repair works since long time. Addressing

Mangalore, September 20: A 26-year-old man met with a tragic accident on the National Highway 66 near Kallapu when his motorcycle was knocked down by a private bus here on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sachin. Following the head-on collision, the motorcyclist fell off his bike and sustained fatal injuries. According to Ullal police, Sachin died due to the injuries and was not run

Mangalore, September 20: Mangalore City Police has released the portrait of a suspect wanted in cases of extortion and dacoity under Surathkal police station limits. People with information on the accused depicted in the portrait may contact the Police Inspector of Surathkal police station (9480805360) or Police Sub-Inspectors (9480802345) and 9480802344) or Suratkal Police Station 0824-2220540 or

Belthangady, September 20: In a heartrending case of police torture, a daily wage worker from Naravi has been abused by the police in Venur under the pretext of an inquiry. Jaya Poojary has been undergoing treatment at the Government Wenlock Hospital in Mangalore since last Wednesday. A theft had been reported at a home in Naravi on Monday. A complaint had been registered at the police station

Mangalore, September 19: K Harish Kumar, assistant commissioner, Puttur, has been posted as the new commissioner of the Mangalore city corporation. He will take charge from K N Vijay Prakash, who is appointed as the chief executive officer of Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat recently. Meanwhile, K A Dayanand, who was working as sub-divisional officer in Chikmagalur, has been transferred and posted

Mangalore, September 19: Alva's Education Foundation will organise this year's 'Alva's Nudisiri', a Kannada literary and cultural convention at Moodbidri for three days from November 11, chairman of the foundation M. Mohan Alva said in a release. This will be the eighth annual convention which will be held at Vidyagiri. The foundation had been organising the convention for the past seven years

Mangalore, September 19: Residents of Panjimogaru on Monday staged a protest in the city, demanding a high level inquiry into the brutal murder of a mother and her daughter occurred nearly three months ago. 35-year-old house wife Razia and her 8-year old daughter Fathima Zuha were murdered in their two-story house at Panjimogaru in Kavoor police station limits on June 28. Despite a prolonged

Mangalore, November 20: New Mangalore Port Trust Chairman P Tamilvanan claimed that there was no boat had arrived to the New Mangalore Port on September 14. This contradicts the claim by Vincent, the sole survivor of the 'Ocean Fisheries-2' boat tragedy that NMPT authorities had refused to anchor the boat in distress in the Port, Speaking to the media persons on Monday, the NMPT Chairman ruled out