Karnataka

Mangalore, March 10: Children from different government and Ashrama schools across the district danced, sang, staged plays, painted their thoughts at the district-level Makkala Habba programme organised at Town Hall on Friday. The programme which is an initiative of Bal Vikasa Academy, Dharwad, was organised in collaboration with Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Women and Child Welfare Department

Mumbai, March 9: Member of Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Committee alleges cover-up by investigating agencies to ensure role of AAI, AI, DGCA does not come into question The investigation report on the ill-fated Air India Express flight 812 that crashed in Mangalore on May 22, 2010 is inviting flak from all quarters. A top aviation expert, who is associated with the Safety Advisory Committee of

Mangalore, March 9: The country's best two wheeler riders will be in action in the opening round of the Gulf Dirt Track National Championship 2012, a round of FMSCI National Championship. The popular Dirt Track National Championship sponsored by Gulf Oil Corporation for the year 2012 will be held in Mangalore on March 17 and 18. The event will be organized by Mumbai's Sportscraft in association

Mangalore, March 9: Football refereeing as a profession has great scope and youngsters must be encouraged to take it up, said Ranganath, National Football Referee Instructor. He was speaking after inaugurating an exam for Football Refereeing in the city organized by the Dakshina Kannada District Football Association on Friday. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Ranganath said that in countries such as

Mangalore, March 9: A programme 'Lankesh 77', is being organized by the Gowri Lankesh Patrike at St Aloysius College Auditorium, Mangalore, on March 11. Various sessions will be held in the day-long programme. G Rajashekhar, President, Udupi chapter of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike, will present a paper on the topic “Crisis being faced by coastal Karnataka” in session 1 of the programme. Writer

Uppinangady, March 9: The prophets of Allah had tried to establish peace and order in the society by freeing it from injustice, obscenity and abuse. Muslim community has the divine duty of carrying forward this responsibility. Jamate Islami Hind has been striving to continue the same mission over the last 65 years, said Mohammed Kunhi, state secretary of Jamathe Islami Hind. Addressing a public

Mangalore, March 9: The controversy surrounding the authorship of the story of 'Byari' has surfaced again with noted Kannada writer Sara Aboobaker reiterating her claim that the National Award winning movie was based on her first book Chandragiri Thiradalli released in mid-80s. The first-ever Beary film with the same title, shared the Best Feature Film award along with Marathi film Deol when the

Moodbidri, March 9: The Moodbidri police have finally made a breakthrough in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of 'Apadbandhava Ashok', a resident of Korangallu in Hudko Colony, more than a year ago. Addressing media persons in a press briefing at the Mangalore Police Commissionerate, Seemanth Kumar Singh, Mangalore City Police Commissioner, revealed that Ashok, who was an affable

Mangalore, March 9: Women prisoners at Mangalore Women's Jail were all smiles as activists of National Women's Front, Udupi, visited them with gifts to celebrate International Women's Day together on Thursday. 15 women prisoners and their 5 little children took part in the celebration. The activists distributed sarees, fruits, chocolates, biscuits, and books on moral values for children on the

Chikmagalur, March 9: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has said that his party would show its strength in Udupi-Chikmagalur bypolls Speaking at the JD(S) convention in the city he called upon the party workers to take up the impending poll as a challenge to save the party. “The Congress party workers have questioned where is JD(S) in the state? JD(S) is in the minds of the