Karnataka

Mangalore, April 27: The election to the post of president of district Kannada Sahitya Parishat and state Kannada Sahitya Parishat will be held on April 29 from 8 am to 4 pm. There are five polling booths in Dakshina Kannada district. They are Mangalore taluk office meeting hall in Mangalore taluk, Bantwal taluk offce, Puttur taluk office, Belthangady taluk offce and Sullia taluk office, informed

Kasargod, April 28: Thieves took away nearly 34 sovereigns of gold ornaments, worth over Rs.7.2 lakh, and Rs.8,000 in cash from a woman on a train from Mumbai, the Railway police here said. The theft was noticed early on Friday as Prathima, 36, wife of Sainath Padiyar, along with her son and daughter, was travelling to Kanhangad here on 16345 Lokmanya Tilak terminus-Thiruvananthapuram Netravati

Mangalore, April 27: The district unit of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike has condemned the act of smearing of cow dung on Lecturer-activist Pattabhirama Somayaji's face by a miscreant as an attack on progressive thinking and constitutional values of the country. Addressing media persons at a press meet on Friday, Suresh Bhat Bakrabail, President, Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike, DK, said that the

Mangalore, April 27: Residents of Melukoppalu and Athrebail along with the activists of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, SFI and various other organisations staged a stir outside Deputy Commissioner's office, on Friday, opposing the move of Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) of reclaiming river bank to lay corridor road. Addressing the protesters DYFI District President Muneer

Mangalore, April 27: The much-awaited Tulu entertainment film 'Bangarda Kural' on Friday hit the screens in twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. In Mangalore the film was screened in Jyothi Cinema, where its director and producer Ram Shetty and hero Shivadhwaj themselves welcomed the audience in the morning. This is the 42nd Tulu movie and third by veteran stunt master Ram Shetty, who has

Mangalore, April 27: A district level swimming competition for boys and girls will be held on May 1 at Mangalore City Corporation Swimming Pool, Lady hill, here. The event is being organized by city based Jai Hind swimming club, an affiliate of Karnataka Swimming Association. In a press release issued here, the Club stated that the competition would he held between 7:30 am and 5:40 pm. Swimmers

Kasargod, April 27: In an apparent bid to foment communal tension in the town, miscreants pelted stones at two places of worship and two houses in near here in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Two places of worship at Uliyathadukka and Mogral Puthur came under attack while a Hundi box placed on the roadside at Adukathbayal was found damaged on, police sources said. The houses which

Mangalore, April 27: As many as 157 couple entered into wedlock at the 41st free mass marriage ceremony organized by Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade at Amruthavarshini Hall in Dharmasthala on Thursday. The marriage ceremony commenced with Dr Heggade handing over saris, blouse pieces to brides and dhoti shawl to the grooms on Thursday morning. The couples sought the blessing of Lord Manjunatha

Mangalore, April 27: The water level in Thumbe dam across the River Netravathi which supplies drinking water to the city has been increasing due to the continuous rain in the region since last few days. The maximum height of the dam is 13 foot. Water level at the dam stood at 11.4 ft. at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Water level started increasing later because of rains in the catchment area and water

Mangalore, April 27: St Aloysius College in Mangalore has banned women students from wearing the burqa in classrooms, laying down the law in its prospectus. The diktat that is likely to trigger a debate criss-crossing gender and sectarian lines, was meant for undergraduate courses at the St Aloysius College. "Students must be neatly dressed in accordance with the rule of approved etiquette. Girls