Karnataka

Mangalore, June 15: Hundreds of mechanised boats in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts will not put out to sea for nearly two months as the annual ban on fishing activities across the coastal Karnataka came into force on Friday. The ban has been enforced under Coastal Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986 on deep sea fishing using mechanised and traditional boats fitted with engines of

Mangalore, June 15: In a gut-wrenching accident, a two-year-old girl child plunged to death from the balcony of her second-floor flat in Valencia late on Thursday. Deeda Aabida is the second daughter of Muhammad Muslim and Noor Jahan couple. Mr. Muslim is working as the marketing manager with Vartha Bharathi, Kannada Daily. The girl was rushed to a private hospital in the city immediately after

Mangalore, June 15: Four persons have been arrested on Thursday by Mangalore City Police in connection with a theft reported at the house of Jashwaruddin, resident of Balmatta Mission Compound on the night on May 12 The arrested have been identified as Arun Shanmugam Shetty (22) of Thane, Venkatesh (28), and Murugesh (20) of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu and Kiran (20) of Davangere. Police have

Mangalore, June 14: KMC Hospital, Mangalore observed World Blood Donor Day on Thursday, by organising a blood donation camp at its premises near Ambedkar Circle in the city. Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangalore MP, inaugurated the programme and penned the message “Donate Blood, Save Life, Save India” on the Graffiti Wall set up in the hospital premises. Members of corporates, colleges, clubs

Mangalore, June 14: Cheques to concerned people have been distributed off the Rs. 17.37 lakhs that have been released from Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel's Local Area Development (LAD) Fund for a total of 8 developmental works, a release from the office of the Deputy Commissioner has stated. Of the Rs. 2 lakh that were sanctioned for the road development work in the Arbi ST colony of Ujire

Mangalore, June 14: The punarpratishtapana rituals of the original deity of Varanasi Kashi math samsthan, Vyasa Raghupathi, were celebrated with devotion and pomp at Sri Venkataramana Temple in Car Street on Wednesday. The junior pontiff of the math Samyameendra Tirtha Swamiji presided over the pre-installation rituals in the presence of a large number of devotees. Hundreds of devotees had arrived

Mangalore, June 14: The 42and anniversary and 33rd convocation ceremony of Sayyid Madani Arabic College was held on Thursday on the premises of Ullal Dargah, near here. Ullal Qazi Abdurrahman Kunchi Koya Thangal alias Tajul Ulema handed over the degree certificates to 37 newly ordained mullahs. After obtaining 'Madani' title the new graduates kissed the hands of Thangal and sought his blessings

Puttur, June 14: In a heartrending tragedy, a mother and her three young children were found brutally murdered in their home in a remote village in Puttur Taluk on Thursday morning. The deceased have been identified as Sandhya Bhat (40), and her children Vedya (20), Harigovind (15) and Vimala (12). All three children were students. Police are of the suspicion that Sandhya's husband Venkataramana

Mangalore, June 14: “Don't call this school as Hajabba's School. This is a Government School. Neither I nor my children deserve any special privileges in this school…” This was orange vendor Harekala Hajabba's humble request to the people. When the people forced him to utter a few words during the opening ceremony of the new building of Government Composite High School, build by himself with the

Mangalore, June 14: The 24hour Trissur Nazeer show kicked off at Town Hall in Mangalore on Thursday. Gulzar Banu, Mangalore Mayor, inaugurated the programme. Guests present at the formal programme included journalist Gangadhar Padubidri, Shobha Bhaskar, Teacher, K V Raman, Director, Ranga Bharati. Singers Sali and Khalid, and keyboard artists Bhaskar, Badra, and Naveen were also present. The