Karnataka

Mangalore, September 13: National Fishworkers' Forum has vehemently condemned the police firing, lathi-charge and teargas assault on peaceful satyagrahis protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant. In a press release issued here, by Pradip Chatterjee, Secretary of NFF, stated that till the last news one fisherman has been killed in the firing, hundreds of protesters have been injures

Bhatkal, September 13: Two cases of unnatural death were reported from Bhatkal on Wednesday. The body of Usman Khader Byari (53) was found floating in the Arabian Sea near Bunder in Bhatkal under mysterious circumstance. He hailed from Gudihittal area in Shirali village. His body was brought to the shore by Coastal Security Police personnel with the help of some local people. The body has been

Mangalore, September 13: Mangalore City Corporation Health Inspector Santosh who had sustained injuries in an accident last week, breathed his last on Wednesday. Santosh (40) had been working in Corporation for over 10 years. He fell off his motorcycle near Derebail and hit a median on September 9. He was admitted to a private hospital. Mayor Gulzar Banu, MCC Joint Srikanth Rao and other MCC

Mangalore, September 13: The rain gusty winds which hit the city in the wee hours of Thursday caused havoc, disrupting power supply and blocking traffic after a giant tree and two electric poles were uprooted. Residents of Arya Samaj road, which connects Balmatta and Kadri roads, said that a giant tree fell on the road near Presidency Apartment at around 2:00 am. It also brought down two electric

Udupi, September 13: Two young engineers pursuing their M.S. in Embedded Systems at Manipal Centre for Information Science (MCIS) have won third prize for designing “Evo Mouse”, which makes computer/laptop more user-friendly to visually-challenged persons, at an international-level application design contest. According to a press release issued here, “Evo Mouse”, an embedded system, developed by

Mangalore, September 12: Two separate heavy vehicle accidents on National Highway 48 led to a major traffic jam at Shiradi Ghat on Tuesday night, official sources said. The traffic chaos started after a speeding truck over turned between Maranahalli and Gundya. Little later a timber-laden truck also over turned on the same spot causing wooden logs to block the road. Sources from jurisdictional

Mangalore, September 12: The ninth edition of Alva's Nudisiri, a three-day national level Kannada literary fest, will begin from November 16 at Vidyagiri, Moodbidri, near here this year. Formally announcing the date, Dr M Mohan Alva, Chairman of the Alva's Educational Foundation, the host of the annual fest, said that Nudisiri – 2012 would feature poets' sessions, literary sessions and special

Mangalore, September 12: MV Niamul Mowla, carrying 22,000 metric tonnes of timber logs (19,673 pieces) called at the Port recently. This is the first largest consignment of timber logs received and handled at the Port. The entire consignment was loaded from Yangoon Port, the same is imported by 90 consignees located and based at Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. The unloading operation is in full

Mangalore, September 12: To mark the birth anniversary of Sir. M. Vishvesharaya, 'Engineers' Day' will be observed by Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Engineers' Association (KDKUEA) along with Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya next Saturday, September 15, said B.S. Balakrishna, President of KDKUEA. Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that the celebration

Mangalore, September 12: If all goes well, commercial flight operations between coastal city of Mangalore and cultural capital of Karnataka may start sooner or later. Principal Secretary to the department of commerce and industries M N Vidyashankar has said that following a move from the government, two private airlines have evinced interest in starting commercial flight operations from Mysore