Karnataka

Mangalore, July 5: An issue between Mangalore University and St. Aloysius College, an autonomous college under the university, over awarding degree to three batches of post-graduate journalism students is likely to be settled before the next 30th convocation of the university, according to sources. It was because the Syndicate of the university at its meeting on Wednesday took a decision to

Mangalore, July 5: John Mathew has been appointed as the new Principal and Whilhelmina Mathew as the Chief Coordinator at Green Valley National School, Shiroor. Before joining Green Valley National School, Shiroor, Mr. Mathew, was the Principal of Villa International High School, the Republic of Maldives following GCE London Advanced Level Examinations. John Mathew and Whilhelmina Mathew He has

Mangalore, July 5: Tulunad Kesarugadde Kreedotsava Samiti, Mangalore, will be organising “Kesarugadde Kreedotsava” (sports on slushy field) on July 7 and 8 near Subramanya Swami Temple at Pavanje in Haleyangadi. The event will be inaugurated on July 7 at 9 p.m. Advocate and working president of the samiti P.P. Hegde said in a statement issued here on Wednesday that competitions such as tug-of-war

Udupi, July 4: A young schoolboy and an elderly fisherman lost their lives after drowning in two separate incidents in different parts of Udupi district on Wednesday. In the first incident, a fisherman was drowned in the Shambhavi River at Hejamadi Kodi. Police identified the deceased as Padmanabha Suvarna, son of Shivarama Sriyan and resident of Hejamadi Kodi. The tragedy occurred when he was

Bangalore, July 4: Karnataka today said the state was against UNESCO declaring 10 spots in Western Ghats as world heritage sites as it would affect development work. Minister for Forest C P Yogeshwar told reporters here that though the state had opposed the proposal, the Centre has gone ahead with the notification. Development efforts will be hit if these places were declared as world heritage

Mangalore, July 4: The Karnataka Christian Educational Society will be celebrating its annual day on Friday, July 6, remembering the contributions of its founder secretary Rt. Rev. Dr. C D Jathanna and also its past secretaries Rt. Rev. Dr. C L Furtado and Rt. Rev. Dr. J S Sadanada. Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday, Rev. Dr. D R Sadanada, Treasurer, KACES, said that renowned

Mangalore, July 4: Youflik.com, a social networking website, which was launched on July 2, will officially go online on Wednesday evening, according to Prithviraj S Amin, the creator of the site. Addressing media persons here on Wednesday, Mr Amin, a Class X student at St Aloysius High School, said that he had been engaged in designing the Youflik.com since April this year. The 15year-old boy said

Mangalore, July 4: The Kannada translation of the first volume among the sixth volumes of world-renowned 'Tafheem-ul-Quran' will be released on Friday, July 6, in the city. A press release issued here by Shanthi Prakashana, the publishers, stated that retired professor of Mumbai University Talthaje Vasantha Kumar would release the book at a programme in Town Hall. The programme would commence at 5

Mangalore, July 4: The activists of Students Federation of India on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of Mangalore Central Railway Station in protest against the change in timings of Cheruvathur -Mangalore passenger train. Speaking on the occasion SFI DK district president Nithin Kumar Kutthar said that the revised timetable of the train has created lot of trouble for regular commuters

Mangalore, July 4: Members of the district unit of Social Democratic Party of India staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday in protest against the delay in appointing the Lokayukta. They raised slogans against the BJP government and Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda for delaying the appointment. After Santosh Hegde's tenure as Lokayukta ended, the State