Karnataka

Manipal, May 12: Around 60 boys were being put through their paces in a cricket camp under two coaches deputed by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in Manipal, which boasts a turf wicket. The camp is being held under the banner of KSCA. The summer camp began on April 19 and will continue till May 25. The ground at End Point where the camp was being held compared with the best in the

Mangalore, May 12: A rider went missing after fell into Phalguni river on Kuloor Thokur stretch when his motorbike skidded on Friday morning. The person who went missing is Srinivas Padakannaya (26), a resident of Katipalla. The body has not been retrieved so far. It was said that Srinivas along with his wife was travelling on Friday morning. Srinivas was accidentally thrown in the river after the

Mangalore, May 12: A one-day-old baby girl with serious heart defects was operated upon successfully at the AJ Hospital & Research Centre here recently. Dr Prashanth Marla K, medical director of the hospital said that the newborn was brought to the hospital on April 25, after the baby turned blue soon after the birth. Doctors in the hospital found out that the baby had a serious heart defect. The

Karwar, May 11: A CID team arrived in Dandeli on Friday to probe the murder of Madan Nayak, Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Dandeli. The state government had transferred the ACF murder case to CID on Wednesday following allegations that the Dandeli rural police had not handled it properly. The CID officials --- KP Bheemaih, SP, and BB Ashok Kumar, DSP --- visited the spot where the ACF was

Mangalore, May 12: Chairman of the Committee constituted by the High Court to prepare an action plan to prevent the death of children due to malnutrition, Justice N K Patil, said that he has come a cross three cases of malnutrition in an anganwadi centre at Ramanagar in Uppinangady taluk, on Friday. He has visited four anganwadi centres in Uppinangady, Sampya and Ishwaramangala and a day care

Mangalore, May 11: The right to education should not be restricted to children between the age group of six and 14 as mentioned in the act, said P Lolaksha, working president of Ahinda, an organization of backward, minority and dalits. He was speaking at a consultation programme on the Right to Education Act 2009 organised at SDM College here on Thursday. Federation of Education Resource Centres (

Mangalore, May 11: Holding a copy of the leaked departmental inquiry report against Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) managing director V K Shetty, JD(S) state secretary M G Hegde urged the state government to initiate criminal proceedings against the persons involved in corruption. He told reporters here on Thursday that the KFDC had reached the highest level of corruption during

Bekal, May 11: The largely unexplored localities around the famed Bekal Fort in the district is all set to emerge as a major global tourism destination within a few years, if the words of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy are any indication. “Bekal with its historic splendour and picturesque locality would be turned into yet another major tourist destination in the State where the Responsible

Mangalore, May 11: Providing clarity and guiding prospective candidates to the rights jobs based on their aptitude and qualification will be the cornerstone of Alva's Pragati 2012, a two-day job fair organised by Alva's Education Foundation, Moodbidri. In a press release issued here, the Foundation said as many as 135 companies would participate in the fair that will be held at the Vidyagiri

Mangalore, May 11: New Kannada film directed by Nagatihalli Chandrashekar will hit the silver screens across the state on May 18. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday Mr Chandrashekar said the film would show the lighter side of broadcast journalism in his He said, humour revolves around the title of the film, starring Ajay Rao and Radhika Pandit. The film features Ananth Nag