Karnataka

Puttur, April 20: Unknown miscreants broke into house in Kabaka village of Puttur taluk and made away with cash amount and valuables worth nearly Rs 12 lakh. In his complaint to jurisdictional police house owner Umar Farooq has said that thieves gained entry into the house by breaking back side door lock. They have taken away away gold ornaments, a mobile phone, a laptop and Rs 1 lakh in cash. The

Mangalore, April 20: Mangalore City Corporation has filed a complaint with the Kadri police following an incident of a person being made to get into a manhole to do scavenging work, last week at Balmatta. In this regard, the MCC Commissioner Dr Harish Kumar had issued notices to the Executive Engineer and the Assistant Executive Engineer. “The man has not been asked by the City Corporation to do

Mangalore, April 19: An inter-State floodlight Daff singing and playing competition will be held on the premises of Government High School at Kukkaje in Bantwal Taluk on April 21 at 9 p.m. Announcing this at a press meet Abdul Latheef Neralakatte, President, Daff Association of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, said, as many as, 13 Daff trainers from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi would be felicitated prior

Udupi, April 20: Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds damaged 11 houses and destroyed areca, rubber, and banana plantations at several places in Kundapur taluk on Wednesday night. The loss has been estimated at Rs. 4.24 lakh. According to information provided by the Kundapur Taluk office here on Thursday, the house of Jalaja Shedti was damaged and 100 areca palms were destroyed at Thombattu

Mangalore, April 19: Young minds need to be oriented towards serving the poor and the needy said Dr. Bernard Moras, Arch Bishop of Bangalore. Speaking at a programme held as part of the centenary celebrations of the Sisters of Charity at Father Muller Institutions in the city on Thursday, Dr. Moras said that forming young minds is a greater responsibility that the Sisters need to take up at

Mangalore, April 19: The Port Fire Service of New Mangalore Port Trust celebrated the fire service day on Thursday at Port Fire Station premises near Panampur, here. The chief guest of the function, Dr. P. Tamilvanan, Chairman and Capt. Pradeep Mohanty, Dy. Conservator i/c along with HODs and senior officers laid wreaths on the martyrs column to pay homage to those firemen who had laid down their

Mangalore/New Delhi, April 19: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has completely shutdown its 15 million tons a year refinery following shortage of water. "We had been operating the plant at one-third of the capacity since April 13. The continuing water shortage forced us to take complete shutdown of the refinery now," MRPL Managing Director Uttam Kumar Basu informed media persons in

Mangalore, April 19: Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy President Rahim Uchil, who has been slowly recovering from multiple stab injuries at a private hospital in city, has stated that exercising the freedom of speech to the fullest extent and being an active member of Bharatiya Janata Party were the only reason for the brutal attack on him. In a media release issued by him from the hospital bed on

Mangalore, April 20: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district units of Centre of Indian Trade Unions on Thursday organised protests as a part of the state-wide protest called for by the CITU seeking fulfilment of various demands of workers of the unorganised sector including free sites. In Mangalore, protest was staged outside Deputy Commissioner's office while in Udupi protesters staged stir in front

Mangalore, April 19: The second Inter Parish under-25 cricket tournament is being organized by Team Imperialz, for the parishes of Mangalore Diocese to mark the second anniversary of the Team. The tournament will be held on May 12 and 13. As many as 24 teams from 24 parishes are expected to participate in this annual event. The teams will be divided into two pools based on the lots which will be