Karnataka

Mangalore, June 14: It may be a case of entitlement delayed and denied for beneficiaries of low income group houses in Ullal near here as their 10-year wait for houses may not ever yield a positive outcome. A total of 390 houses constructed over a nine-acre plot in 2002 under the Ashraya Scheme at Ombathukere in Ullal didn't see any occupation due to a decade-old court case over sanitary

Mangalore, June 14: In an early morning ride, the officials of Mangalore City Corporation sealed has an illegal abattoir, that has been functioning at Ansar Road in Bunder, here and seized livestock worth over Rs 5 lakh. The abattoir belonged to Naeem, son of Noor Mohammad, whose slaughter house was sealed by the same officials two weeks ago. The raid was carried out under the direction of MCC

Mangalore, June 14: The Government of Karnataka has issued a notification nominating members for the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy. The term of the new committee would be for three years. The new members are: Ahmed Bava (Udayagiri, Mysore), Abdul Ameer Ansari (Raju Nagar, Mysore), A.K. Jamaluddin (Valencia, Mangalore), Umar J. (Oldgate Sullia), Kasim (Mithabagil, Belthangady), Faza Asaigoli

Panaji, June 14: A prominent Congress leader in Goa has warned BJP Government against allowing the Sri Ram Sena to work in the State, despite the fact that its workers had hoisted Pakistani national flag in a Tehsildar's office in Bijapur district to spread violence in North Karnataka. Addressing Congress workers at Siolim near here on Wednesday Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik said that it was most

Mangalore, June 14: In a shocking incident, the body of a 25-year-old private security guard was found in a gunnysack at a fish mill at Kotepura, Ullal near here on Wednesday evening. The deceased, identified as Vinayak (24), had gone missing for a day. Hailing from Hubli, he was working as a guard in the mill for five years. It was the workers of Haris Marine Fish Mill who noticed the dead-body

Mangalore, June 13: In one of the rooms of the city's Colaco Hospital, Purushottam Nayar and Jalaja Kumari from Cochin are found sitting wearing a worrisome look, courtesy the critical condition of their son Arun P Nair, a seafarer who fell ill during his voyage. Currently, he lies unconscious in the ICU of the city's hospital. According to Mr. Arun's relative Sunil, he joined the voyage in the

Mangalore, June 13: Bharatiya Janata Party activists in the city erupted in joy on Wednesday as their candidates D H Shankaramurthy and Ganesh Karnik were declared winners in the recently held elections to the Legislative Council. Mr Shankaramurthy was elected to Legsilative Council from graduates constituency for the fifth time while Capt Ganesh Karnik was elected for the second time. However

Mangalore, Jun 13: 'Aasegala Santheyalli' (In the Market of Desires), a Kannada novel by M C Jayappa was released at Pathrika Bhavan here on Wednesday. Speaking after releasing the novel, Dr Vasanth Kumar Perla, Programme Executive, Aakashavani, Mangalore, laid emphasis on the need of a new literary movement to give a new ray of hope for the humanity in the current juncture. He said that during

She is no Kiran Bedi, nor does she have the aura of Medha Patkar. But the 55-year-old Sumathi from Ilanthila village in Belthangady has in her own little way contributed to the empowerment of women. Her life is a saga of courage, struggle and perseverance. Her tale stands testimony to the fact that the innate strength of an individual comes out shining only when challenged. Sumathi saw a new

Kasargod, June 13: More than three years after the mysterious disappearance of a Kasargod based sailor on board a merchant vessel, a committee has been formed to press the authorities to launch a high level enquiry into issue. A meeting held here on Tuesday has decided to formally commence their struggle demanding justice for the parents of Pradeep Raj (26) – who allegedly jumped off the Panama