Karnataka

Dubai, March 25: Expatriates in both the private and public sectors in Dubai could soon avail of pension scheme. A feasibility study called 'Project Pensions Fund' will be completed by the year-end, according to a top official of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai (DED). The study is the first step towards implementing a pension scheme, according to Ali Ibrahim, Deputy Director

Mangalore, March 25: BJP members elected to the standing committees of the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) stayed away from a meeting convened here on Saturday by mayor Gulzaar Banu of the Congress to select chairmen of four committees. This is the second time in a week that Gulzaar has been forced to put up with recalcitrant BJP corporators who are peeved at her election due to a faux pas

Mangalore, March 25: Tuberculosis is one of the leading infectious cause of death. There are nearly 1,000 deaths due to TB per day in India. Two people die in every three minutes. There are 3,30,000 deaths due to TB each year, said Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr K N Vijayprakash after inaugurating 'World TB Day' awareness programme held in Mangalore on Saturday. “Though TB is 100 per cent

Mangalore, March 25: The audio cassettes of upcoming Tulu film 'Bangarda Kural' was released at a function with the film crew in attendance at the Town Hall in the city on Saturday. The film directed by renowned stunt director Ram Shetty is slated for a May release. Bangarda Kural is the third Tulu film being directed by Ram Shetty who has directed over 500 films. His second film 'Darada Cere' was

Mangalore March 24: Steven Rego, a journalist with Vijayakarnataka Kannada daily newspaper, has been chosen for 'Pa Go Award' for rural reporting. According to press release issued by Srinivas Nayak Indaje, General Secretary of D K district Working Journalists Association, Mr Rego's report titled “Nandini Mayavaguva Munna...” published on October 31, 2011, got selected for the award. The award

Mangalore, March 24: To ensure that India fares well in its economy, it must focus on agriculture said Firoze B Andhyarujina, Senior Counsel, Mumbai High Court and an eminent authority on tax laws. He was speaking at the panel discussion on 'India's Balance Sheet' organised by The Mangalore Branch of SIRC of ICAI in association with K Ganesh Shenoy Memorial Trust, Mangalore, in the city on

Mangalore, March 24: The Mangalore North MLA Krishna J Palemar, who was forced to resign from his ministerial berth one-and-a-half months ago, has hailed the 'positive report' by the Legislature Committee, which give him a clean chit in porngate. “I resigned not because I had committed any crime, but to facilitate a free and fair probe. I feel happy that the house committee has cleared my name,"

Mangalore, March 24: Teachers should motivate the students to be creative and innovative in academics and research, which will make India as a super power in the years to come, opined Registrar of Visvesaraya Technological University Belgaum Dr. S.A. Kori. He was speaking as a chief guest on the annual day celebrations of Shree Devi Institute of Technology, Kenjar, held on Saturday at Loyola Hall

Mangalore, March 24: English media along with social networking sites like Facebook have played a big role in detaching people from the world of Kannada literature, said Jogi, litterateur and magazine editor of 'Udayavani'. He was speaking after inaugurating the 8th University level 'Vidyarthi Sahitya Sammelana', a literary meet for students organised by Mangalore University post graduate alumni

Mangalore, March 24: Condemning the statement of Udupi district JDS President Deviprasad Shetty that JDS lost the Udupi-Chikmagalur bypolls due to the 'betrayal' of minorities, the Dakshina Kannada district minorities cell of the party has demanded that Shetty take back his words. Addressing media persons at a press briefing in Mangalore on Saturday, D M Aslam, President, DK JDS Minorities Cell