Karnataka

Mangalore, May 17: The Common Entrance Test (CET) for second year pre-university science students for admission to professional courses will be conducted at 16 centres in Dakshina Kannada on May 21 and 22. The government has made arrangements for training for teachers who have been appointed as examination supervisors at St. Aloysius Pre-University College here at 10.30 a.m. and at Vivekanana Pre

Udupi, May 17: A Maruti Gypsy jeep caught fire near Kukkikatte Railway Bridge here on Wednesday. Two persons who were in the car had a providential escape. The vehicle belonged to Chandrashekhar Sherigar. He was driving it from Kukkikatte to Indiranagar when the jeep suddenly caught fire near the railway bridge. Mr. Sherigar and Dhiraj, who also in the jeep, jumped out of it seeing the fire. The

Mangalore, May 16: Terrace farming is a useful way to show concern towards environment and reduce malnutrition among children, said Dr. K N Vijayprakash, CEO, DK Zilla Panchayat. Speaking after inaugurating a training programme on terrace gardening at Kadri Balabhavana in the city on Wednesday, Mr. Vijayprakash said that such initiatives will encourage children in taking up growing of vegetables

Mangalore, May 16: Consumers need to be made aware of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) 2006, which has given them considerable power said Ujwal Kumar, Country Head, CQM Quality Management Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi. Speaking at a training programme on Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 organised by Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. Kumar said that as per

Mangalore, May 16: The case of a motorbike rider going missing after having reportedly fallen into the Phalguni River near Kulur last week, took a confusing turn on Wednesday, with the police catching alleged dead man alive in Kundapur. When the jurisdictional Panambur police were about to intensify the investigation into case after their 48-hour-long search operation in the river for Srinivas

Mangalore, May 16: Following the Supreme Court's order on prohibiting poor visual light transmitting (VLT) glasses and the use of black tints on front, rear and side windscreens of four-wheelers, Karnataka Police of western range has fixed May 31 as the deadline. The Police Department which is involved in creating awareness on the SC's orders will begin levying penalty from June 1. They will

Mangalore, May 16: Belli Mandala Film Society will screen selected film at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana in Pandeshwara on the third Saturday of every month. Announcing this at a press meet here on Tuesday, newly-elected president of the Society Vijay Kumar Kodialbail said that award winning films would be screened every month. On May 19, national award-wining film 'Gaggara' would be screened. “'Byari'

Nitte, May 16: In recent years, optical technology has been incorporated into mechatronics systems in an accelerated rate and as a result a great number of mechatronic products with smart optical; components have been introduced into market such as optical scanner, laser printer, computer CDs etc said Dr. Nilesh J Vasa, Professor and Head, Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of

Mangalore, May 16: The three-day science camp for students of class IX and X by Centre for Advanced Learning commenced on May 15 in the city. About 45 students from various schools in and around Mangalore are participating in the camp. The purpose of camp was to create awareness and interest in the young minds of students about learning science through experiments. The inaugural day highlight was

Mangalore, May 16: A month after appearing for internal assessment examination in handcuffs, Vittala Malekudiya, who is in judicial custody on charges of being an alleged Naxal sympathizer, has been denied permission to appear for his second semester examination conducted by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism in Mangalore University. The examination is expected to start from May