Karnataka

Manjeshwar, Septembr 28: Mushrath Jahaan of Muslim League has been elected as the President of the Manjeshwar Gram Panchayat. While Vinay Bhaskar of BJP got 7 votes, Ms. Jahaan secured 12 votes thereby emerging as the winner. That Ms. Jahaan also received a vote each from BJP and SDPI, came as a surprise for many. While the action of voting for Ms. Jahaan by BJP's Tulsidas has not got down well in

Mangalore, September 28: The Air Bus 310 aircraft operated at Mangalore Airport for the first time on Friday, as it has been pressed into the service of Hajj pilgrims. Elated at the development, M R Vasudeva, Director, Mangalore Airport, said that handling of this heavier aircraft has come as yet another achievement for the Airport. “The aircraft landed at our tarmac at 8:58 am and we received a

Bangalore, September 28: The First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday remanded 11 of the 14 arrested for terror links, in judicial custody till October 11. The 30-day maximum period of police custody of the arrested ended on Thursday. Shoaib Ahmed Mirza, Abdulla Hakim, Ejaz Mahammed Mirza, Mahammed Yusaf Nababand, Riyaz Ahmed Byahatti, Muthi-Ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Obedulla

Mangalore, September 28: The first batch of pilgrims from the state left for the sacred Hajj pilgrimage from Mangalore Airport on Friday. The first batch of pilgrims consisted of 220 Hajis today of the total 1,035 pilgrims from Mangalore to travel to the holy city of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. Relatives and friends of the pilgrims came in large numbers to see off their dear ones depart for

Mangalore, September 28: People across coastal Karnataka on Thursday night were treated to a surprise from the sky. A rainbow-like halo encircled the moon in a perfect circle. This triggered excitement across Mangalore and Udupi and drew people in large numbers out of homes. Some elderly sky gazers recalled a similar halo which they witnessed in a few years ago. Although initially there was some

Manipal, September 28: Gulbarga Central University Chancellor and renowned litterateur U R Ananthmurthy said literature of another province should be discussed in other provinces to link India. Speaking after receiving “Basheer Puraskaram-2012” in a programme organised by Pravasi Doha and Manipal University on Thursday, the litterateur said Basheer is a major Indian writer and he should be

Kasargod, September 28: Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC) has opened a new information counter on tourism projects in the State. The new counter was opened by Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay at the arrival terminal of the Mangalore airport on Thursday. The temporary counter would be turned into a permanent set up after signing an agreement with the Airport Authority of India

Mangalore, September 28: This photograph taken by Akhter Husain, Head of the department of Orthodontics, Yenepoya University, has won the silver award in the recently held 6th Better Photography Magazine Photograph of the Year Award for 2012.” If you mistook it for a painting, that is a compliment for Dr. Akhter. Dr. Akhter, who has been passionate about photography and paintings for about 30

Mangalore, September 27: Around 200 stone quarries in twin coastal districts of Karnataka have been closed down since last Saturday in accordance with the order passed by the State High Court that the stone crushers be shifted to a separate zone, said Manoj Shetty, President of Quarry Owners Association, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the

Udupi, September 27: Thirty-three-year-old Althaf, a resident of Ashok Nagar in Manipal Industrial Area was arrested on Thursday by the sleuths of Udupi District Crime Intelligence Bureau for illegal possession of drugs. Police sources said that the accused was selling ganja and charas near Badagubettu Gram Panchayat office, near Manipal. The source also said that DCBI team led by Inspector