Karnataka

Mangalore, May 3: There were long queues of autorickshaws in front of petrol stations waiting to fill auto LPG in the city on Thursday. At one petrol station in Balmatta, the queue of autorickshaws was very long in the morning. In the afternoon, there were six to eight autorickshaws in the queue. Surekha, manager and dealer for HP station at Balmatta, informed that a tanker from Mangalore Refinery

Mangalore, May 4: The Campus Career Academy is conducting 'Future+ Summer Camp' for students from class V to class X. A press release issued here stated that the camp would take place between May 7 and May 19 at C-24, 2nd floor, Al Rahaba Plaza, Near SBI, Nellikai Road, Mangalore. The 12 day camp will offer talent and personality test, interaction with government officials, developing memory power

Mangalore, May 3: Two persons have been arrested by the police on Thursday in connection with the manual cleaning of manholes near Lady Goschen hospital on Wednesday. The arrested are Sanjay Mishra (38) and Ravindra Kumar Mishra (36), both natives of Bihar, who are maintaining Sulab Souchalay near Lady Goschen hospital. The duo had used the services of two local labourers after the manhole in the

Udupi, May 3: A case of a youth killing his own parents has been reported from Mandarthi of Heggunje village in Udupi taluk. 26-year-old Suresh brutally killed his father Heriya Marakala (65) and mother Babi Marakalthi (60) in the wee hours of Thursday, as they failed to pay him the pocket money. Using a wooden log, Suresh hacked his parents to death, at their residence in Honnekumri. After

Mangalore, May 3: In what could well be a blow to unaided private schools who are trying to convince the government that they cannot implement RTE rules from this academic year, the Department of Public Instructions, Bangalore, has in a fresh circular set out orders that schools must put out the list of 75% of the students to be admitted in class I and keep 25% of the seats vacant until the next

Mangalore, May 3: City's pioneer builders Mohtisham Complexes Pvt. Ltd. launched their two premium projects Canopy and Amity on recently at Canopy site, Urwa Stores, Ashok Nagar Road, Mangalore. Maulana Salim Nadvi, Principal of Iqra Arabic College inaugurated the projects. Rev. Fr. Ravi Santosh Kamath conducted the prayer ceremony. After that a model of both the projects were inaugurated by Heath

Mangalore, May 3: A half-naked body of a Dalit woman, suspected to be a rape victim, was found in a private well behind a bus stop at Belvai village near Moodbidri on Wednesday. The body of 44-year-old Uma, wife of Chukuda, resident of Nadugudde, was also bearing several injury marks on her body, according to the eye witnesses. The villagers are of the suspicion that some miscreants may have raped

Mangalore, May 3: Educational activists and representatives of like-minded organisations have decided to appeal to the Chief Secretary and Commissioner of the State Education Department to relax the school admission time limit specified in the state circular in view of the recent developments taking place after the notification of RTE rules by the state government. In a meeting held in the city on

Mangalore, April 3: Second seeded Anurag Mhamal from Goa emerged as champion in the first United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA) All India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament in the city on Wednesday. After a hard fought final round, Anurag was held to a draw by M KUnal of Tamil Nadu. The 17 year old boy had a tough fight with runner up Raghavendra V (Karnataka) and Akash V Thakur(Railways) who

Mangalore, April 3: The fifth indefinite hunger strike launched by Akhila Bharatiya Karmika Sangha (ABKS) in the city demanding the better facilities at ESI Hospital in the city has entered its second day on Thursday. Led by Sudatta Jain, the members of ABKS demanding the government to upgrade basic facilities for ESI Hospital which caters to the working class, staged an indefinite hunger strike