Karnataka

Mangalore, April 17: The Mangalore City Corporation carried out a drive to remove all the illegal cut-outs in the heart of the City on Tuesday. MCC Commissioner Harish Kumar said that the illegal cut-outs were removed from different parts of the city as part of the clean-up drive launched by Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner N S Channappa Gowda. He said the process on Tuesday was started from

Udupi, April 17: A young couple committed suicide by jumping in to the River Shambavi near Hejamadi in Udupi district on Monday night. The deceased have been identified as Vanitha (19) and Dinesh (18). It is learnt that both were relatives to each other and said to be in love. Vanitha had eloped with Dinesh a three days back from her residence in Kanchinadka. Dinesh was resident of Yermal near

Mangalore, April 17: Vittala Malekudiya, who is in judicial custody on charges of being an alleged Naxal sympathizer, on Tuesday appeared for second semester internal assessment examination conducted by the Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Mangalore University. The 22-year-old student, who was arrested on March 3 along with his father at his house in Kuthlur in Belthangady taluk by

Mangalore, April 18: Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda promised to allot a piece of land for Prajna Counselling Centre at the earliest. The announcement is likely to give a fillip to the centres activities. Speaking after inaugurating silver jubilee celebrations of Prajna Counselling Centre here on Tuesday, he said “all of us should take a pledge to support the destitutes and orphans in

Mangalore, April 17: The workers employed on contract basis by Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) have launched in indefinite protest demanding the fulfillment of their various demands. Dozens of workers under the banner of Mescom Nonpermanent Employees Association, an affiliate of CITU, sat in front of the Mescom head office in the city on Tuesday morning pledging to continue the fight

Mangalore, April 17: The father of a girl student at PA College of Engineering, who allegedly committed suicide last week, has decided not to rest until he gets justice for his deceased daughter. Mehnaaz, the eldest daughter of Kulai based Mohammed Ali and Mumtaz couple, had committed suicide by hanging herself at the college hostel on April 10. She was a second year student engineering student

Mangalore, April 17: Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by DK district unit of BJP challenging election of Gulzaar Banu of the Congress as Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation. In its ruling, the court directed the petitioners, if they so wish, to approach the district and sessions court and file an election petition within two weeks. It also directed the lower court to

Udupi, April 17: With the death of two more heads of cattle in Paduvari Gram Panchayat limits near Byndoor in Udupi district on Monday, the death of cattle in the last five days has touched 76. Deputy Commissioner M.T. Reju, who paid a visit to the affected area on Monday said that the report of post mortem viscera samples may be delayed by two more days. “Scientists from Bangalore have visited

Mangalore, April 17: Upset over the absence of some senior officials at the monthly meeting of the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) review committee here on Monday, president of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat K.T. Shailaja Bhat said that she would inform the Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda if officials do the same next month onwards. The KDP meeting pertained to reviewing progress of

Udupi, April 16: Majur villagers, who blocked the movement of a huge crushing machine Sunday night, continued their confrontation with the contractor of the crusher on Monday morning. The crusher was being transported to be installed at the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reservoir Ltd (ISPRL) project at Padur. The mobile crusher was being carried in a mega truck from Mumbai, via Kaup-Majur road to