Karnataka

Manipal, April 7: Two students of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) were beaten up and robbed by six persons, including an auto-rickshaw driver, here. The victims have been identified as Shamik Pushkar and Ankit Chaudhury, both MIT students and close friends. The incident occurred around 9:45 pm on Thursday, when the duo got into an auto-rickshaw near Mighty Restaurant. Three persons were

Karkala, April 7: The former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde has urged the government to compulsorily provide to provide basic amenities such as health and education to people from rural areas. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the Nitte-Gajria Speciality Hospital here on Friday. Mr. Hegde said that in a democratic system, it was the responsibility of the government to provide

Mangalore, April 7: The Campus Front of India national delegates' conference will be held in at Town Hall in the city on Monday, April 9. A press release issued by the organisers stated that the delegates from different parts of India will be attending in the conference. The annual report of the organisation will also be presented in the programme and new national committee election will be

Manipal, April 6: The Kasturba Hospital will observe World Health Day for a week beginning April 7 with emphasis on preventive health. In a press release issued here, Chief Operating Officer and Medical Superintendent of the hospital R.R. Pulgaonkar said a 30 per cent concession would be provided for preventive health check-ups at the hospital from April 7 to 14 to all those who wished to avail

Mangalore, April 6: Chrysalis Children's Library, a lending library entirely dedicated to boys and girls between ages zero to 17 will be inaugurated on April 8, informed Rakhee Raveendran, Founder, Chrysalis Children's Library. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Friday, Ms. Raveendran said that the library has a collection of over 10,000 books categorized by age group and in

Mangalore, April 6: A group from Tanzania has arrived in Mangalore to perform at the ongoing Jumbo Circus in Mangalore. Addressing mediapersons at Press Club in Mangalore on Friday, Srihari Nair, Media Coordinator of Jumbo Circus said that performances from a team comprising of eight artists from Tanzania will be a special attraction at the circus. “There is a big fan following for African artists

Mangalore, April 6: A VCD album of Mohammad Rafi songs rendered by budding singer Farha was released at the Press Club in Mangalore on Friday. Harikrishna Punarooru, former president of Karnataka Sahitya Parishad, after releasing the album, said that budding talents like Ms. Farha should be encouraged and urged the people to listen to the songs sung by her and appreciate her effort. Pradeep Kumar

Mangalore, April 6: Special representative of the government of Karnataka in New Delhi V Dhananjay Kumar has said that the senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party would find out an amicable solution to the issue of the CM by the end of this month. Responding to the queries of media persons on the side-lines of a programme here on Thursday, the former Mangalore MP said national level leaders like

Mangalore, April 6: Good Friday was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm. Churches in the city were dazzling with bells clinging on ceilings, garlands and other glittering stuff. Since morning, the Christian community thronged to the church to celebrate the occasion. After fasting for many days, large number of followers attended the service. The Milagres Church at Hampankatta, was the main

Mangalore, April 6: Karnataka State Cricket Association Mangalore Zone has announced the list of Under-19 and Under-16 players selected for the KSCA Academy coaching camps. The camps are scheduled to be held simultaneously in Mangalore, Manipal, Madikeri and Gonikoppa from April 9. In Madikeri and Gonikoppa, more players will be selected before the start of the camp, a KSCA spokesperson said. Many