Karnataka

Madikeri, May 18: Tragedy struck a marriage party when the 22-year old bridegroom and two others, including his mother, drowned in Cauvery river near here just an hour before he was to tie the knot making a vain attempt to rescue an eight-year old girl. Shivanna was about to get married to 20-year old Lakshmi at a community hall in a temple along the banks of Cauvery when he heard the cries of the

Mangalore, May 18: The anti-dowry campaign of National Women's Front (NWF) will culminate with a women's conference at Town Hall in Mangalore on May 21. A S Zainab from Kerala, National Vice President, NWF, will inaugurate the conference. Representatives of various women organisations will participate in a discussion on the topic 'Women-Dowry-Empowerment' on the occasion as well. Shahida Tasneem

Mangalore, May 18: As many as 14 students trained at Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), Kuntikan, here, have been selected in the IIT-JEE 2012 the results of which were declared today. A total of 5, 07, 634 students gave the IIT-JEE on April 8, 2012 across the country. All these candidates competed to be eligible for counseling culminating in finding a place in 9,590 seats available in 15 IITs

Mangalore, May 18: A public works department contractor was killed and another person sustained serious injuries in a ghastly road mishap at Karoda near Uppala in Kasargod district. The deceased has been identified as Padmanabha Bhandari (58), a resident of Ullal. The tragedy occurred when he lost control over his his Maruti Omni van and rammed against a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

Mangalore/Udupi, May 18: Members of Youth Congress on Thursday staged state-wide protest against the all-round failure of Bharatiya Janata Party led Karnataka government. Dozens of people gathered in front of the office of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner in Mangalore. The protesters alleged that the State government has failed to address people's problems in all respects. The BJP is busy only

Mangalore, May 18: Government itself has to create an opportunity for tribal boy Vittala Malekudiya to write his exams, said B V Kakkilaya, senior CPI leader. He was speaking at a protest organised by CPI in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office demanding the release of Mr. Vittala and his father Linganna Malekudiya. The jailing of Mr. Vittala, an MCJ student of Mangalore University, based on

Mangalore/Udupi, May 18: Members of Karnataka State Beedi Workers' Federation on Thursday staged a state-wide protest including in Mangalore and Udupi demanding final notification of revised minimum wages to beedi workers. Addressing protesters in front of the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner of Mangalore Region at Kankanady, Federation president B. Madhava said that beedi workers would

Mangalore, May 18: A python along with its eggs were captured from Subramanya Swamy Temple in Pavanje near here and handed over to Pilikula Nisarga Dhama. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Ganesh Bolar, snake catcher, said that the reptile measured 8 feet in length. 13 eggs were also taken into custody and handed over to Pilikula authorities, Mr. Bolar said. The eggs might have been laid about two

Mangalore, May 18: The DYFI district unit has condemned the decision of Mangalore University, which prevented Vittala Malekudiya, a student of Mass Communication and Journalism from writing exams under the In a press release, DYFI District President Muneer Katipalla has said that the DYFI condemns Mangalore University VC Dr T C Shivashankarmurthy's move of writing a letter to the court informing

Mangalore, May 17: The much awaited Sri Bhoothanantheshwara Halli Cricket Tournament - II took off to a spectacular start this morning with the formal inauguration attended by Bollywood celebrities Sohail Khan and Avinash Adik. The four-day tournament, which will conclude on May 20 is organised under the auspices of Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple and Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Bhajana Mandali. As many