Briefs

Kannur, May 27: As part of the second anniversary of the Palakkunnu Patashala, a monodrama titled ‘Malala Aksharangalude Malakha' (Malala, an angel of letters) was staged at Palakkunnu near Karivellur on May 25. The monodrama was based on the story of Yousafzai Malala,a young brave girl from Swat district in the northwestern region of Pakistan who went on to become the symbol of resistance to the

Mangalore, May 24: A 27-year-old employee of Infosys in Mudipu died due to injuries sustained after he reportedly fell from the motorcycle he was driving on Friday morning. According to Konaje police, Nitin Kumar, a resident of Farangipet, was driving towards Infosys campus in Mudipu. He reportedly lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a dog that crossed the road near Lions Club’s

Chikmagalur, May 3: L.K. Ramesh, member of Chikmagalur City Municipal Council, died in an accident in Chikmagalur on Thursday. Mr. Ramesh (52) was on his two-wheeler near Hanumanthappa Circle when his vehicle was hit by a tipper truck. He died on the spot as the tipper ran over his head. The BJP corporator, representing ward 28, is survived by his wife and two daughters. A large number of people

Mangalore, May 2: The annual ice cream eating competition of the JCI will be held in Kadri Park on May 4. The competition will be held separately for children aged between 5 and 12 years and for the public. Spot registration will be till 3.30 p.m. and competition will start at 4 p.m.

Kasargod, Mar 26: The Excise Department sleuths seized 11,584 sachets of pan masala products and arrested two persons travelling in a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus at the border check-post of Manjeswaram on Tuesday.Stepping up search operations in view of the upcoming elections, a team of Excise officials led by Circle Inspector Sunil Kumara Pillai seized bags containing multiple

Mangalore, Mar 22: On the occasion of International Forest Day, students from the Department of Mass Communication, St. Aloysius College staged a thought provoking street play on the issue of Netravathi River diversion, which held at St. Aloysius College campus at 3.30pm, gathered the attention of massive youth across the city. The educated Mangalorean youngsters were on full swing as they acted

Mangalore, Mar 14: The Students of Journalism of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore took up the initiative of cleaning the Tannir Bavi beach strip on the 12th of March. The serenity of the beach was polluted by the disturbing sight of trash found at the shore. Trash collected included large amounts of plastic waste, cigarette packets, beer bottles, footwear and food items. At the end of the clean-up

Mangalore, Mar 7: Encounter specialist Daya Nayak's brother-in-law allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the backwaters of Moodushedde dam here on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Raja (54), a resident of Vamanjoor. He was married to Nayak's elder sister. The victim had called his friend before the act saying that he was going to commit suicide at Moodushedde dam and inform his

Mangalore, Feb 3: A 16-year-old boy, staying at the Government Backward Classes and Minorities hostel at Karnad, drowned in a lake near Mulki on Sunday. The body of Akshay from Chikmagalur was recovered by residents a few minutes later.

Mangalore, Jan 5: The year 2013 has been a very musical year for writer/director Sandeep Malani, who started his production with MALANITALKIES and has made a record with 9 Musical Documentaries back to back. The year has been 25 – 50 – 75 – 100 for Sandeep Malani and his productions. His Hindi film with Kalpana Pandit and a whole lot of newcomers, 'Janleva 555' although did not make a big mark at