Karnataka

Moodbidri, April 23: In a shocking incident, a married woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the terrace of her house at Bodyugudde in Nellikaru Gram Panchayat limits on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Prema (44), wife of Nagappa. The incident came to light, when a family member had gone to terrace to check on the water level in the tank. It is said that since there

Mangalore, April 22: Internships in rural areas for dental students will benefit them as well as the rural population said Dr. Dibyendu Majumdar, President, Dental Council of India. He was speaking at a programme organized as part of the silver jubilee celebrations of Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS) at TMA Pai International Convention Centre in Mangalore on Sunday. Statng that dental

Mangalore, April 22: A bitter experience awaited a foreign couple, who had opted to stay at one of their new friend's room in the city, during their maiden Mangalore visit. Benjamin Charles Ford and Jennifer Marie couple from USA were briefly taken into custody by city police after they were found naked inside the bathroom of a gents paying guest accommodation at Ujjodi, here. However, they were

Mangalore, April 22: Delay in judgements is a serious concern that the legal fraternity needs to address said Justice V Gopal Gowda, Chief Justice, High Court of Orissa. He was speaking after inaugurating the 'Regional Advocates Conference 2012' jointly organized by Karnataka State Bar Council, Bangalore and Mangalore Bar Association in the city on Sunday. Stating that about judgements for 3 crore

Mangalore, April 21: The New Mangalore Port during the last financial year 2011-12 handled a record quantity of 1,44,621 metric tonnes (6786 TEUs) of coffee as against 1,28,378 metric tonnes (6103TEUs) handled during the previous year with a growth rate of 12.65%. Chairman Dr. P. Tamilvanan while addressing the major coffee exporters in a Business Meet held at Kushalnagar on Friday, conveyed his

Mangalore, April 21: English teacher and thinker Pattabhirama Somayaji was in for a rude shock when an unidentified miscreant smeared cow-dung on his face in the city on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred, around 2:00 pm, when the lecturer of University College was standing outside Dhanyashree Hotel at Pumpwell, after having lunch along with the other lecturers. It is learnt that the

Mangalore, April 21: Vocational training along with lending of loans will help in ensuring that economic development of members of minority communities is achieved in the true sense, said N Yogish Bhat, MLA. He was speaking at a loan cheques distribution programme for Christians organized by the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation Limited (KMDCL), Government of Karnataka, at Dakshina

Mangalore, April 21: The inauguration programme for the construction of 'Tulu Bhavana' was held at Urwa stores in Mangalore on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, MLA Yogish Bhat said that already finance sanctions for the construction projects of a Rangamandira, Ambedkar Bhavana and synthetic track at Mangala Stadium in the city have been made by the government. “It would be nice if the Tulu

Mangalore, April 21: The local unit of Jama'ath-e-Islami Hind organised its Mangalore taluk level conference on Friday evening at Kallapu near here under the theme 'For a better state and better tomorrow'. Two new Kannada books - 'Moosa V/s Fir-aun' and 'Islam Nyaya Vyavasthe' – were released on the occasion. Inaugurating the conference, Waheeduddeen Khan Umari, State Convener, Majlis-e-Ulama

Udupi, April 21: Udupi police arrested a nine-member gang after an exchange of fire On Friday evening at Dashrath Nagar in Manipal. Police arrested Golden Suresh and others who had hatched a scheme to shoot Anupama, a boutique owner, and two of her relatives. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the place where the gangsters were camping. When the gang members opened fire, police returned fire