Karnataka

Mangalore, September 24: Even as Dakshina Kannada readies itself for a total ban on plastic bags, cups and covers from November 1 this year, Mangalore City Corporation here is planning to arm itself with a bylaw for plastic waste management and handling. As per the bye-law no plastic carry bag shall be used as means of advertisement of any product or trade. The draft will come for approval in this

Udupi, September 24: Union minister for Corporate Affairs and Power M Veerappa Moily said on Sunday that the Union government plans to infuse Rs 5,000 crore along Indian's coast line as part of a mega tourism project. He said the Union government will initially release Rs 50 crore to each state. Moily said the project would be launched in the current fiscal. He was speaking to reporters after a

Udupi, September 23: Union Minister for Energy and Corporate Affairs Dr M Veerappa Moily alleged ruling BJP in Karnataka of practicing caste line politics. Speaking at the the District Congress Committee meeting held at party office here on Sunday evening he said that Congress leaders like Nijalingappa, Kanti, Veerendra Patil from Lingayath community had served as the chief ministers in Karnataka

Mangalore, September 23: Shaheen College of Bidar has taken up the initiative of 'Hifzul-Quran Plus', a 4-year integrated course for Huffaz-e-Karam between the ages of 12 and 15 years. Speaking at a press meet here on Sunday, Abdul Khadeer, Founder and General Secretary of Shaheen Group of Institutions, said that the course was initiated with the aim of fulfilling the requirements of students by

Thiruvananthapuram, September 23: Passengers from Kerala to Middle-East destinations are going through a harrowing time with Air India announcing cancellation of many of its flights since last week. Passengers created unruly scenes at the airport here yesterday when a Sharjah-bound flight was cancelled at the last minute. Though the reason for cancellation was cited as "technical," the flight was

Bhatkal, September 23: Seven members of a Bhatkal-based family including two women, a minor girl and four children have gone missing under unusual circumstances after visiting Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The missing persons have been identified Bibi Fathima (25), wife of Imran Mashayik, a resident of Bhatkal Maghdum Colony, their children Irfan Mashayik (4) and Khadija Amreen (4 months); Fathima

Mangalore, September 23: The 'Hearing Wellness Clinic' was inaugurated in the city on Saturday at Falnir. Gulzar Banu, Mayor, inaugurated the clinic. Kamaljeet Singh and Ranjeetha Kaur, representing the clinic, were also present.

Mangalore, September 23: Three young tourists from Bangalore were saved from drowning at Panambur Beach here on Sunday thanks to the timely intervention of lifeguards of Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project (PBTDP). The rescued have been identified as Shah Rukh, Yasir and Naveen, all three students and aged around 22 years. The incident occurred at around 8:30 am. The trio, among four member

Mangalore, September 23: Bajrang Dal has planned a Vidhan Soudha chalo agitation on October 1 to exert pressure on the State government to fulfill its demands of installing Datta Paduke and following Hindu rituals at Bababudangiri. Divisional convener of Bajrang Dal Praveen Khandya told media persons in Chikmagalur that Datta Jayanthi would be observed on December 27 and 28. The members will wear

Mangalore, September 23: Team Mangalore, the city based hobby group of kite flyers, on invitation from Mayor of Dieppe participated in the 17th Dieppe International Kite Festival held at Dieppe in France. According to a press release, the team comprising of Sarvesh Rao, Dinesh Holla, Satish Rao, Shashank Shetty and Pran Hegde showcased some of the best kites to the people of France. Kite flyers