Karnataka

Mangalore, November 2: A campaign to create awareness on the problem of possible scarcity of water in Mangalore in the coming months, began with a street play in front of the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) under the banner of Karavali Karnataka Janabhivriddhi Vedike (KKJV) on Friday. 'Tirikita' team performed the first of the various street plays to be held at different venues of the city on the

Mangalore, November 2: With over 5,000 children from 24 schools taking part in an inter-school drawing competition for students aged 10 to 15 themed 'Art of Fighting Malaria' organised in Mangalore by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) based in Geneva, the event saw an overwhelming response. Ten students shortlisted from 100 finalists were awarded special prizes at an award ceremony held on

Mangalore, November 2: The Kodimbala double murder case has taken a new twist with the son of the victims revealing that two local residents were responsible for death of Baby alias Thomas and Mary. Vimal Thomas, son of Thomas told media persons that local residents Nixon alias Avarachan and K J James Valladul were the key accused in the double murder, which occurred on September 26 at Undila

Kasargod, November 2: The body of one of the five missing sailors of ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which got grounded by cyclone Nilam, was found in the sea waters near Chennai today. The body is yet to be identified. Meanwhile, there is no trace of the other four missing sailors even two days after the ship hit ground near the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai on Wednesday. Two sailors from Kasargod

Mangalore, October 2: City-based Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College and Centre for Postgraduate Studies and Research will be hosting a conference on rethinking of religion and law in India in association with Belgium-based Ghent University. The four-day conference, beginning November 24 is the fourth of such international conferences. While the first conference was held in Delhi, the

Mangalore, November 1: Karavali Karnataka Janaabhivriddhi Vedike (KKJV) is holding a campaign from Novemeber 2 onwards to create awareness among the people of Mangalore about the problem of drinking water shortage likely to resurface in the city in the coming months. Addressing media persons in Mangalore on Thursday, Vidya Dinker, Coordinator (Legal), of the KKJV, said that Mangalore had witnessed

Mangalore, November 1: The revamped building of the century old Bombay Lucky Restaurant at Bunder was inaugurated on Thursday. Mangalore Qazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar inaugurated the new building and carried out dua. The hotel now finds itself housed in a newer, bigger building at the very same spot where its old building existed. It has now been upgraded with better facilities such as A/C and non A

Mangalore, November 1: A gloomy weather prevailed across coastal Karnataka including portal city of Mangalore as a result of cyclone Nilam that hit Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday. The city remained cloudy with sporadic rain throughout the day. With temperatures declining, cold weather prevailed. Intermittent drizzle that started in the morning turned into heavy rain at least for half an hour in the

Mangalore, November 1: The new building inauguration ceremony of Al Azhariya Madrasa, one of the oldest Muslim religious education institutions of the city was held on Thursday at Azizuddin road in Bunder, here. Mangalore Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar, who had laid the foundation stone last year, inaugurated the new building and offered prayers. Speaking on the occasion, he urged the people not to

Mangalore, November 1: The district unit of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) will undertake a student's rally and public awareness meet on November 3 with the motto of 'Students Voice for Unity and Peace' with the aim of uniting the student community to protect college campuses from communal divide. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, SIO state campus secretary Tauseef Ahmed said