Karnataka

Bajpe, March 27: A major house burglary case has been reported from Sunkadakatte of Bajpe near here on Tuesday. Thieves have reportedly decamped with about 50 pavans of gold from the house worth Rs. 10 lakhs, Bajpe police told Coastaldigest.com. The incident took place at about 11:30 am, the police said. The house belongs to a certain Saroja Salian. Ms. Salian was not present in the house at the

Moodbidri, March 27: 'Splash'12', a techno-cultural fest was held at Dr. M V Shetty Institute of Technology, Moodbidri recently. The Fest was inaugurated by Kishore Alva, Vice President, Udupi Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL). In his address, he appreciated the efforts of Dr. M Ramgopal Shetty, Founder Secretary, Dr. M V Shetty Memorial Trust, for his contribution in the field of education and

Mangalore, March 27: The Dakshina Kannada Hotel and Restaurants Association will be organizing an International Food Festival called 'Ahaar- 2012' at the Kadri Park from March 30 to April 1. The fest will be open from 4.30 pm to 9 pm on all three days. The inaugural ceremony will be held on Friday at 5.30 pm. This was announced at a press meet here on Tuesday by President of Hotel and Restaurants

Belthangady, March 27: The local court has allowed Vittal, the first year student of Mass Communication and Journalism of Mangalore University, who is in judicial custody following an arrest by ANF for alleged naxal links, to pay his examination fees. Honnamma, mother of Mr. Vittal, had approached the court to obtain its permission for her son to write his internal as well as semester examinations

Mangalore, March 27: Newly elected Member of Parliament from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency, K. Jayaprakash Hegde on Tuesday took oath of office and secrecy in Lok Sabha. Mr. Hegde won the Udupi-Chikmagalur byelection held on March 18 by a margin of over 45,000 votes against BJP's Sunil Kumar. Mr. Hegde was administered oath by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The new MP took oath in Kannada and in

Mangalore, March 27: Muslims in Karnataka have been included in the growth process relatively better than their counterparts in Goa, said Dr. G V Joshi, Member, Planning Board, Government of Karnataka, and Professor of Economics at the Nitte-based Justice K.S. Hegde Institute of Management. He was speaking after inaugurating a national workshop on 'Inclusive Growth: Concept and Reality' organized

Mangalore, March 27: The city now has an “Aaykar Seva Kendra” (ASK), a one-stop-shop computerised facility providing all taxpayers services as described in the Department's “Citizen Charter”, B.S.N. Prasad, Commissioner of Income Tax, Mangalore, has said. He was speaking after K. Satyanarayana, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Bangalore, and Cadre Controlling Authority, Karnataka and Goa

Mangalore, March 26: About 150-200 people held a protest march under the banner of DYFI from Panjinamogaru to the Mangalore Police Commissionerate on Monday, demanding arrest of the culprits behind the murder of Razia and Fatima Zohra who were murdered on June 28, 2011.Expressing lack of confidence in the local police who have failed to nab the ones behind the murder of the mother-child duo

Mangalore, March 26: Representatives of the Coastal Traditional Fishermen's Union submitted an appeal to Deputy Commissioner Chennappa Gowda on Monday, opposing the move by Mangalore Special Economic Zone authorities to lay an effluent discharge pipeline near Mukka. Around 100 angry traditional fishermen had laid siege to a dredger and a tug used to tow it on Thursday, asking them to vacate the

Mangalore, March 26: Gulzar Banu, Mayor, Mangalore City Corporation, visited Thumbay dam for an inspection of water level on Monday. Speaking to media persons after taking stock of the situation at the dam, Ms. Banu said that there has been a considerable dip in water level at the dam and that the Corporation will take steps to manage the dam's water resources for the days to come after