Karnataka

Mangalore, June 1: Rahim Uchil, President of the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, has resumed official duty with police protection at the Academy after recovering from the lethal injuries following a murder attempt at the same office about two and a half months ago. Addressing media persons at a press meet in the Academy office in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Uchil said that he has been offered police

Vittla, June 1: Puttur subdivision revenue assistant commissioner and two others sustained injuries when the car in which they were travelling met with an accident at Urimajal near here on Thursday evening. All three injured – assistant commissioner Sundar Bhat, his wife wife Rathna and a relative Govinda Bhat-were immediately taken to a private hospital for treatment. The incident occurred when

Mangalore, June 1: The Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) has won Ashden Awards, popularly known as Green Oscars for helping poor people invest in renewable energy projects. Dr D Veerendra Heggade, President of SKDRDP, received the awards and a cash prize of 40,000 pounds from Dr Kandeh Yumkella, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation at

Mangalore, June 1: A record quantity of 1710 TEUs was handled at New Mangalore Port in a single voyage in the container vessel- M MV Tiger Mango which called at the Port on Monday. This is the highest number of containers ever handled at the port from a single voyage surpassing earlier record of 1,512 TEUs handled on September 9, 2011 from the vessel MV Tampabay. Out of the total 1,710 TEUs, 995

Udupi, June 1: Tobacco consumption can be reduced by creating awareness among public, opined District Health Officer Dr Ramachandra Bairy. Addressing a gathering after the district-level inauguration of 'World No Tobacco Day' at City Hospital Auditorium, he said that tobacco kills nearly six million people every year. He said that the number of tobacco victims is increasing and it may rise to

Mangalore/Udupi, May 31: Normalcy returned to the major cities and towns of coastal Karnataka, after a day-long Bundh. Though the normal life was disrupted across Dakshina Kannda, Udupi and Uttara Kannda district due to the nationwide protest against petrol price hike described by BJP led NDA as 'Bharat Bundh' and Left parties as 'All India Protest Day', the 12-hour agitation was relatively

Mangalore, May 31: A delegation representing auto rickshaw drivers of Dakshina Kannada district submitted an appeal to Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday, demanding an increase in the minimum meter charge to Rs. 24 for every 1.5 kms and Rs. 16 for every 1 km. In their appeal, the auto rickshaw drivers have mentioned that they had been facing

Mangalore, May 31: Activists of CPI(M) and BJP held separate protests against the petrol price hike by UPA government in Mangalore on Thursday. Activists of CPI(M) held a 'rail-roko' protest at the city railway station for 15 minutes. Speaking on the occasion, B Madahava, District Secretary, CPI(M), condemned the price hike and blamed the faulty economic policies of the UPA government. Stating

Mangalore, May 31: The day being an auspicious one, weddings are taking place in different auditoriums and marriage halls in the city in spite of the nationwide Bundh. People did have to face a few inconveniences however. Kamalaksha, one of the invitees of a wedding, was seen walking to the marriage venue at Hotel Woodlands near Jyothi along with a group of about 15 people from the railway station

Kasargod, May 31: The District Collectorate premises witnessed a mock fire drill here on Wednesday to test the preparedness of fire-fighting agencies in the event of a fire in the building complex. A team of Fire and Rescue Services personnel, armed with fire-fighting equipment, fanned out on the collectorate premises after being alerted to an 'outbreak of fire.' The fire fighters swung into