Karnataka

Mangalore March 21: A miscreant pretending himself to be a surgeon hired a taxi from Ankola and robbed the driver of the taxi after taking him to Manipal. The imposter, introducing himself as Dr. Rahul from the district hospital at Karwar, called taxi owner cum driver Nagaraj Naik, who hails from Shirkuli in Ankola, on Sunday night and told him that he had to rush to Manipal for an emergency

Bangalore, March 21: Counting for the March 18 bypolls to Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat has begun on Tuesday morning. With BJP government in Karnataka facing turmoil, there is intense anticipation and anxiety in ruling and Opposition Congress circles over the outcome of the bypolls. Tight security arrangements have been made for the counting. About 66 per cent of 12.53 lakh electorate had cast

Mangalore, March 20: 13 year old boy unable to cope with the pressure of appearing for the annual examination, allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Manjo, a class VII student. He ended his life by hanging himself at his residence near near Kukkikatte railway bridge in Udupi. He was supposed to appear for examination on Tuesday. It is said that he was

Mangalore, Mar 20: Two college girls sustained severe injuries after they were hit by a speeding lorry while standing outside their institution near at Addyar on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday evening. The injured have been identified as and Jenifer and Nagalakshmi Bhandary, both students of second year BE at Sahyadri College. According to the sources the girls were waiting for bus after to

Mangalore, March 20: In support of the worldwide drive to reduce carbon footprint, for an hour on March 31, residents in the Mangalore have been urged to switch off their lights and unplug unnecessary electric appliances to celebrate the spirit of conservation and global sustainability. The initiative, which will take place between 8.30pm and 9.30pm, is part of the Earth Hour commemoration

Mangalore, March 20: Renowned Bangalore-based fashion designer Latha Puttanna will present exhibition of her works on March 21 at Hotel Gold Finch here. The exhibition is being hosted in Mangalore by Veena Shetty and will feature collection of sarees, salwars, churidhars, ghagras in silk, raw silk, beneras tissue, silknet, georgette, chiffon and more. Latha Puttanna is the creative energy behind

Mangalore, March 20: Mangalore MLA U T Khader said that State BJP is only thinking about leadership and not bothered about the problems of the people. Addressing media persons in the city on Monday the MLA said that BJP leaders were were busy discussing who should present the State budget rather than how the budget should be. He said the internal bickering in the Bharathiya Janatha Party showed

Mangalore, March 20: Mangalore City Police Commissionerate and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Bangalore jointly organised a day-long training course for men in khaki on Drug law enforcement at the office of Commissionerate here on Tuesday. Inaugurating the workshop, City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said city police were taking initiative to fight against smuggling and sale of drugs

Bhatkal, March 20: The exhibition being held as part of Jamia Islamia Bhatkal's Golden Jubilee anniversary celebrations here is serving as one of the main attractions of the event. The exhibition features Nawayath culture, information on Islam, and contributions of Jamia alumni. The exhibition was inaugurated by Moulana Rabey Husaiani Nadvi, Chairman, All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday

Mangalore, March 20: Urging the state government to notify the rules framed for implementing Right to Education (RTE) ACT, Shikshana Sampanmoola Kendragala Okkuta, Dakshina Kannada district, SDMC Sanchalana Samiti, and other like-minded organisations staged a protest, in front of Deputy Commissioner's office on Monday. Shikshana Sampanmoola Kendragala Okkuta, Dakshina Kannada district, SDMC