Karnataka

Udupi, May 3: Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt has one again asked the government to close down 1,200 MW coal-based thermal plant of Udupi Power Corporation Ltd or else take immediate steps to stop pollution caused by the plant. The swamiji told presspersons that the independent technical report submitted by two experts T.V. Ramachandra from Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre of

Mangalore, May 2: Activists and residents of Melakoppala and Athrebail on Wednesday laid siege of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) office demanding removal of mud dumped along the Phalguni river near Kuloor and restore the ecosystem. The protest lasted four hours. The mud had been dumped along the river for the proposed road-cum-pipeline corridor, which will connect the Mangalore Special

Shimoga, May 3: Director-General and Inspector-General of Police A.R. Infant called upon officials of various departments to work with coordination to implement development works in naxal-affected regions. He was speaking at a programme organised here on Wednesday to handover various facilities under the naxal surrender and rehabilitation policy of the State Government to Krishna, a resident of

Karwar, May 3: For persons were killed on spot and many others sustained injuries when the lorry by which they were travelling hit the retaining wall of a bridge on National Highway 17, overturned and fell into a gorge near Mirjan village in Kumta taluk on Wednesday. The police gave the names of the victims as Riyaz (22) of Lakkundi, Jaibullah (46) of Gadag, and Basavaraj (42) and Gangavva (45) of

Karwar, May 3: Manzar Husain Sayed, an engineering graduate, has been appointed new administrator to the Uttara Kannada Wakf Advisory Committee by the Government on Wednesday. Mr. Sayed told presspersons that his priority was to survey the property of wakf board in the district and if any property was encroached upon by any person or organisation, it would be cleared. He would concentrate on the

Mangalore, May 2: Despite the ban imposed by the district administration on all types of manual scavenging, the manual cleaning of the underground drainage has continued unchecked in the city. A media sting operation on Wednesday revealed two workers getting into a UGD to clear the block in two separate manholes in front of Lady Goschen Hospital near Town Hall. However, when the photographers

Mangalore, May 2: City-based eye specialist Dr Rajwin Fernandes was killed on spot when the KSRTC Volvo bus in which he was travelling to Bangalore met with an accident near Kunigal Tuesday night. The 43-year-old Ophthalmologist was the owner of Trinity Eye Centre in Valencia, here. The tragedy occurred when the bus driver lost control over his vehicle after overtaking a truck. It is learnt that

Hyderabad, May 2: In a confession statement, RSS activists N. Naganaj, GHMC Supervisor, K.Kiran Kumar, N. Ramesh alias Chenna and K.S. Dayanand admitted their crime in front of police that their intention was to incite the Muslims on the occasion of Sri Ram Nomi and Hanuman Jayanthi but due to the tolerance and peaceful attitude of the Muslims their scheme failed. After this, they hatched a

Mangalore, May 2: A tourist who was about to drown at Panambur beach was rescued by life guards here on Wednesday. The survivor has been identified as A C Arun, son of Chandrappa M from Mandya. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, the 25 year old said that he was swimming in the sea along with three of his friends when a wave engulfed him. “My friends were close too. They and the life guards who were

Mangalore, May 2: By encouraging privatization in the country, the government is encouraging poverty said H V Anantha Subba Rao, Secretray of the state unit of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). He was speaking at a programme organized as part of the 76th anniversary of Beedi and Tobacco Labour Union in the city on Wednesday. Citing the recession disaster that America had to confront, Mr. Rao