Karnataka

Mangalore, September 11: Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily on Sunday said that the Congress was determined to take forward the communal violence prevention bill despite objections from the opposition, as it was necessary to prevent State Governments from pursuing anti-minority policies. Addressing the media persons at Circuit House in the city, the Minister pointed out the suspicious

Mangalore, September 11: Thrashing Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption, former chairman of State Commission for Backward Classes Dr C S Dwarakanath said that a civic society movement devoid of representatives from all the sections of the society can not be called as a movement. He said Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption was not reliable as the people involved in the campaign including

Mangalore, September 12: District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar urged the people to follow the footsteps of Brahmasri Narayana Guru, who fought for social equality. Speaking at the 157th birth anniversary of Brahmasri Narayana Guru organised under the joint auspices of All India Billava Union and Narayana Guru Education Institutes at Narayana Guru College Auditorium in Kudroli near here on

Mangalore, September 11: Police remained clueless about the whereabouts of an Assam based personnel of Panambur Coast Guard, who has been missing June 3, 2011. 20 year old Beechithra Dekha, from Shanthipura district, had left his office on June 3. However he neither reached home, nor returned back to the office. Mr Dekha knows Hindi, English and Assamese.

Mangalore, September 11: Infosys Limited in association with Dakshina Kannada District Council for Child Welfare organised a district level painting competition for school children in its Kottara campus in Mangalore today. Children in the age group ranging from 5 to 18 years participated in this competition under different groups. The painting competition saw participation from 120 students from

Mangalore, September 11: While people in the US offer tributes to those who died in the 9/11 blast ten years ago, an eerie silence prevails in the house of Hemanth Kumar at Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district. Hemanth was one of the victims of the 2001 terror strike. Years may have passed by, yet Hemanth's parents and relatives are trying to cope with the loss-the loss of a lifetime. The family does

Bangalore, September 11: The Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) has said it cannot account for power it purchased for its consumers at a cost of Rs 245.77 crore. Seeking a tariff revision for 2011-12, the company has told the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KREC) that it bought 525.77 million units (MU) of energy for its customers, but the latter had not consumed the power

Karwar, September 10: An eerie atmosphere prevailed on Jali village in Bhatkal taluk, following the mysterious disappearance of a local leader. 55 year old Abdul Salam Damuda, who was serving as the Vice President of Jali Gram Panchayat has been missing since September 6. Damuda is known for his social service in his village. A complaint filed in the Bhatkal police station by Mr Damuda's son

Mangalore, September 10: Police are hunting a chain snatcher who grabbed mangalasutra from a woman near Mangalore Junction railway station at Alape village here on Friday. Bhavya, resident of H B H Layout, Bangalore, whose mangalasutra was allegedly snatched, when she was on her way to house on foot after alighting from the train, has lodged a complaint with Mangalore South Police Station

Mangalore, September 10: The three-day Platinum jubilee celebrations of the Kadri Nritya Vidyalaya began on a grand note on Friday. The three-hour programme showcased the rich tradition of Carnatic music and Bharatnatya. V P Dhananjayan and his troupe from Chennai gave a fitting finale to the day's programme. The celebrations began with the soulful renditions of songs by the students of the