Karnataka

Mangalore, June 28: Heavy rains battered Dakshina Kannada district in the last 48 hours, causing extensive damage to property in various parts. The water level in the Nethravathi river rose by a metre at Bantwal. There was no report of immediate loss of crops, according to the district administration. At least seven houses were damaged due to the incessant rains since Sunday evening injuring a man

Mangalore, June 28: As monsoon intensified, some children had to skip school because of fever and headache, say heads of educational institutions in the city. Children from primary section tended to be absent more than their seniors in high school. Prescilla D'Souza, Head Mistress, St. Aloysius English Medium School, Urwa, said, on an average, in her school, two in a class of 65 were absent as

Mangalore, June 28: The movement of vehicles on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway was affected on Monday following an accident between a container lorry and a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus near Narahari Betta. The accident gave anxious moments to officials as Chief Minsiter B.S. Yeddyurappa was to pass by that spot. According to bus driver C. Ram, the container lorry was

Udupi, Jun 27: Due to incessant in the last 24 hours 17 houses were collapsed causing a damage to the tune of Rs 4.44 lakhs in Udupi district. A katcha house of one Girija of Kumbashi was totally collapsed causing a damage of Rs 40,000. House of one Girija Poojary of Shirva was collapsed causing a damage of Rs 50,000. Houses of Gopi Poojary of Heroor, Raviraj of Belurjeddu, and Ananth Naik of

Udupi, June 27: The graduation ceremony of the 12th batch of MBA programme, of the Justice KS Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte, was held on Monday. Chairman and Managing Director of Vijaya Bank HS Upendra Kamath was the chief guest and presented the graduation certificates to the students. In his address said that Vijaya Bank had recruited over 100 students in the campus interview in the last

Mangalore, June 27: Amidst his busy programme schedule Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Monday gave a surprise visit to the house of B Nagaraja Shetty, who has submitted resignation to the post of Chairman of Karnataka Coastal Development Authority. After offering prayers at Dharmasthala and participating in various foundation stone laying and inauguration programmes in Kukke Subrahmanya, Mr

Mangalore, June 27: Until and unless enacted laws are strictly followed by government officials, eradication of drug abuse is not possible. Hostels have turned into hubs of drug supply due to which, most students are getting addicted to drugs. In order to eradicate drug addiction, elders should present themselves as role models, said Ivan D'souza, Advocate, and Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh

Mangalore, June 27: The week-long “aane-pramana” drama in the state reached its climax, when former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy offered the “satyada nivedane” (submission of truth) before the idol of Manjunatha, affirming his allegations of corruption against the Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra D Veerendra Heggade had earlier cautioned both CM B S Yeddyurappa and

Mangalore, June 27: A collision of an Eicher lorry with a bridge wall, left the driver of the lorry dead on the spot near Kullur on Sunday evening. The deceased is identified as Ramakrishna (30), resident of Katpadi, Mangalore. The ill fated lorry was heading to Kullur from Panambur, when it hit the Kullor bridge wall. Due to the speed of lorry, the driver was thrown out of his seat resulting in

Dharmasthala, June 27: “I have not come here to seek anything for me. I have sought God's blessings for the welfare of the state. I have prayed the God to shower his blessings on the annadatha (farmers) and to make him self-dependent,” said BS Yeddyurappa here on Monday. The chief minister spoke to the media after having the darshan of Lord Manjunatheshwara. He reached here by train from Bangalore