Karnataka

Mangalore, May 10: The eight-day long eight-day fast-unto-death agitation demanding better facilities at the Employees State Insurance hospital and dispensaries in the city ended on Wednesday with assurance by ESI officials of consideration of demands. The members of Akhila Bharatha Karmika Sangha (ABKS) led by Sudatta Jain decided to withdraw the stir after interacting with ESI Hospital director

Karwar May 10: A forest officer, who was brutally attacked by a government employee and his friends and relatives at Dandeli of Uttar Kannada district on Sunday, died on Tuesday night. Madan Naik (54), Assistant conservator of forests (ACF), who was posted in Dandeli, was allegedly assaulted by a government employee and his friends and relatives on Sunday afternoon, when he tried to stop the group

Bangalore, May 9: Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today set in motion the process for selection of pilgrims for Haj pilgrimage with a plea to those visiting the holy shrine to pray for the welfare of the state. "People say it brings good things when you meet people who go for Haj yatra. I request you to get the blessings of the Almighty Allah for Karnataka", Gowda told the gathering

Mangalore, May, 9: The Karnataka state unit of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad will be organising 'Srishti-2012' a state level project exhibition and completion for engineering students from May 12 to 14 at Shayadri Engineering College near here. Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday, Kumar Alva, General Secretary of 'Srishti-2012, said that nearly 2000 students from more than 75

Mangalore, May 9, well known Tulu litterateur Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty and theatre personality J Seetharama Shetty were among those who have been chosen for Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy's honorary award for 2012. Mr Chittaranjan Das Shetty has been chosen for the honorary award in literature category and Seetharam Shetty in theatre category. The third person chosen for the honorary award was

Mangalore, May 8: The authenticity of the data submitted by officials was questioned at a review meeting conducted by members of the Task Force for Implementation of the Third State Finance Commission's Recommendations on Tuesday at the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat premises. When task force Chairman A.G. Kodgi sought to know whether the borewells listed as existing were functioning in the

Mangalore, May 9: Expressing dissatisfaction over the improper payment of compensation to the poor parents who lost their school going girl in an accident occurred at a government school in Puttur taluk nearly three years ago, the State Human Rights Commission has directed the Karnataka government to pay the remaining amount of Rs 2 lakh without delay. Deepika had when a cupboard fell on her at

Mangalore, May 9: The Health Department of Mangalore City Corporation, who conducted raid on several shops in and around the City Market area on Wednesday, ordered closure of a shop and seized around 300 kg of substandard plastic bags. The corporation's environment engineer Madhu S. Manohar said the raid was conducted on shops in central market, State Bank area, and Nellikai Road. Mr. Manohar said

Mangalore, May 9: More than 11 years after an officer of Karnataka Bank was shot dead on the bank premises, in the city a security guard was convicted on Tuesday. The Second Additional Session Court Judge sentenced the in B Sudhakar, who as then working as an armed security guard at Kodiabail branch of the Bank, to life imprisonment. It can be recalled that the guard, who was provided a gun for

Udupi, May 9: The Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation (KMDC) Ltd. has implemented schemes worth Rs. 237.5 crore in the past three years and 10 months, benefiting 1.45 lakh people in the State, said its Chairperson N B Aboobakkar. Addressing media persons here on Tuesday, he said that under the Swavalambana margin money scheme, Rs. 20.27 crore had been given to 13,602 beneficiaries. Under