Karnataka

Mangalore, April 1: Navakarnataka book store will strive to take the legacy of Athree book store forward, said R S Rajaram, Managing Director, Navakarnataka publications after the book store was inaugurated at Balmatta in Mangalore on Sunday. Addressing the gathering at the formal programme held at Sahodaya auditorium after the inauguration of the new book store, Mr. Rajaram said that Athree and

Mangalore, April 1: A media person was assaulted by a group of miscreants for allegedly causing the defeat for a pair of buffaloes at 'Suryachandra Kambala' at Talapady near here on Saturday night. Shashidhar Poyyathabail, the cameraman with Mangalore based Namma Nadu Kannada channel was hospitalized with minor injuries. His video camera was also damaged in the incident. The incident occurred

Manipal, April 1: The city bus fares in Udupi district have been revised by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) with effect from April 1. According to a press release issued here on Saturday, the Udupi City Bus Owners' Association had earlier increased the fare by 50 paise for every stage. But there was a shortage of 50 paise coins in the banks. There were also quarrels for change between bus

Udupi, April 1: The true economic and social progress of the country could take place only if development reached all sections of society, said former Minister R V Deshpande. He was speaking after receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award to Outstanding Konkanis organised by Dr. T.M.A. Pai Foundation here on said on Saturday. Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly N. Yogish Bhat and

Udupi, April 1: The Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) on Saturday approved a surplus budget of Rs. 81.09 lakh for 2012-13 at its general body meeting here. The budget presented by CMC president Kiran Kumar showed receipts at Rs. 136.66 crore while the expenditure had been projected at Rs. 135.84 crore. Mr. Kumar said that a bridge would be built from Malpe to Padukere at a cost of Rs. 7.5 crore

Manipal, March 31: The newly built extension building of Manipal unit of Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Limited was inaugurated on Saturday. Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes inaugurated the building. Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Jayaprakash Hegde inaugurated the A/C Training Centre. Udupi Zilla Panchayat President Katapady Shankar Poojary inaugurated the cold

Mangalore, March 31: The Dakshina Kannada unit of Youth Wing Jamath-e-Islami Hind has organised five separate blood donation camps in and around the city. Nearly 300 units of blood have been collected through these camps, according to a release issued by the organisers. The first camp was conducted at Krishnapur in association with KMC Hospital, Mangalore. In Thokkottu the blood donation camp was

Mangalore, March 31: Arguments between Corporators of BJP and Congress on the issue of Mayor's budget presentation largely dominated the Council Meet at the MCC on Saturday. Shankar Bhat, Former Mayor and BJP Corporator questioned Mayor Gulzar Banu's right to present the budget and make changes to the proposed budget such as increasing the amount of 'Kuteera Bhagya' scheme to Rs 25,000 from the

Mangalore, March 31: A grand Shri Ramotsav was inaugurated at Nehru Maidan in the city on Saturday. The three day event is being organized under the joint auspices of the Vishwa Hindu Parishath, Bajrang Dal and Shri Ramothsav Samithi. After the flag hoisting by Rotary governor Dr Devdas Rai the idol of Seetaram was installed in the morning. Following the mahapooja, prasad distribution was held. In

Mysore, March 31: Social Democratic Party of India, Mysore district unit, organized a Political Conference at Lidkar Ground, Kalyanagiri, here, recently. The party is organising such political conferences across the state to create political awareness among the people. Around 15 thousand people including women participated in the programme. Speaking at the programme former president of Commission