Karnataka

Mangalore, June 17: As part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of ChildFund India a programme was organised at SDM Mangala Jyothi Integrated School, Vamanjoor in the city on Thursday. Latha R Kini, Vice President, KCCI, Mangalore, inaugurated the programme at Parvathi Babu Shetty Hall. Drawing and painting competitions for schoolchildren were held on the occasion. Mangalore MLA U T Khader

Mangalore, June 17: Harley-Davidson, one of the oldest manufacturers of heavyweight motorcycles in the world, which had forayed into the Indian market last year, launched an exhibition at City Centre here on Thursday. In the State, the U.S.-based company is marketing the vehicles through the Banjara Harley-Davidson group. Sportster, Touring and CVO models are presently being exhibited in City

Mangalore, June 17: Over two weeks of incessant rains have not only unleashed the sub-standard asphalting work carried out recently by the Mangalore City Corporation at many places, but also exposed loopholes in the civic body's monsoon preparedness. Instead of bringing a sigh of relief; monsoon is creating hardship for citizens, thanks to the negligence of MCC towards potholes on the busy roads

Mangalore, June 17: Journalists from a cross-section of print and electronic media under the banner of the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalist' Union have come together to condemn the brutal killing of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the incident. Seeking immediate deterrent action against those responsible for the murder, several

Mangalore, June 17: Mangalore University will be bringing in Choice Based Credit System for Masters Degree programme in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce and Education from the current academic year. Addressing the Academic Council meet on Thursday, Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof T?C?Shivshankarmurthy said that only three year PG?course of MCA has been kept outside the bracket of

Udupi, June 17: Burglars entered two jewellery shops at Kota village on Wednesday night and took away gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 9.25 lakh. According to the Kota police, burglars entered the jewellery shop of Dayananda Acharya and took away ornaments worth Rs. 9 lakh. The burglars entered the jewellery shop of B. Sitaram Achar in the same village and made good with silver ornaments worth

Udupi, June 17: One person drowned and one house was damaged owing to heavy rain in Udupi district on Thursday. Sources in the Kundapur taluk office said Uday Poojary (40) drowned after he slipped and fell into the Chakra river at Kudru in Katbelthur village. Sources in the Udupi taluk office said that 50 metres of sea wall was washed away at Padukere near Udyavara village. The house of Jayanti

Mangalore, June 16: The hard work of children of police personnel serving under the limits of Dakshina Kannada rural district and Mangalore City Commissionerate was paid off when they got scholarship on Thursday at the auditorium of City Police Commissionerate here, courtesy entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronald Colaco. As many as 11 PUC and 26 SSLC academically bright children took home

Mangalore, June 16: Somany Ceramis Ltd, one of the leading players in the Indian ceramic industry on Thursday inaugurated the first 'Somany Exclusive Showroom' at Imperial Tiles, Essel Centre, MG Raod in the city. The showroom was inaugurated by Tapan Jena, joint president (sales and marketing), Somany Ceramics Ltd. Speaking on the occasion he said: “Karnataka is a very strong market for us and by

Mangalore, June 16: Nearly two months after getting bail from Karnataka High Court, an Ullal based youth, who was arrested three years ago by interstate police on terrorism charges, has been finally released on Thursday, June 16, from Bangalore Central Jail located in Parappana Agrahara. The 22-year-old Javed Ali, was dragged out of his home at Ullal along with his father, Mohammed Ali (60), in a