Karnataka

Mangalore, February 20: Senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary participated in 'Urulu seve' along with hundreds of devotees to mark Shivarathri in Kudroli Shri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple on Sunday. Mr. Poojary told the reporters that devotees irrespective of caste took part in the urulu seve, a ritual that involves rolling on the ground around the temple Mr. Poojary, however, sought to make a

Mangalore, February 20: A rally was held in the city as a prelude to the 85th annual meeting of the Samasta Kerala Jamiyyatul Ulema under the banner Samasta Sandesha Rally. The rally on Sunday was also a part of the Ilal Habeeb Milad celebrations. It was inaugurated by U.T. Khader, Mangalore MLA, at the Zeenath Baksh Jumma Masjid. The procession culminated at Idgah Jumma Masjid, Light House Hill

Mangalore, February 20: The Unity Academy of Education conducted its graduation day and award ceremony for Diploma graduates at the Loyola Hall in St Aloysius College on Saturday Dr Brig. Zele Singh, HOD of Department of community medicine, Pondicherry University was the chief guest of the evening. In his address Dr Singh said that youngsters are the future of the nation. “Nursing and medicine are

Mangalore, February 20: Tension prevailed in Bunder area on Sunday evening after angry mob protested outside the police station against picking up former Mayor and Congress Mangalore Block President K. Ashraf to seek information about the two suspects being hunted by the police in connection with the rape of a minor girl. Police had to resort to mild lathicharge to control the mob, which vented

Kasargod, February 19: In a major crackdown on illegal explosive being smuggled into Kerala, police has seized huge cache of explosive substances from a parked car at Perla under the Badiaduka police station limits in the district. The seizure of nearly 200 Kg Ammonium Nitrate kept in four plastic bags, 500 aluminium detonators kept in five packets and six roles of wicks were seized by the

Mangalore, February 19: The coastal Karnataka has miserably failed to produce its recent adverse developments in the form of literature, opined journalist and writer Kodibettu Rajalakshmi. She was speaking after receiving the Sara Aboobakar literary award conferred by 'Karavali Lekhakiyara Vachakiyara Sangha' as part of its silver jubilee celebration, at Sahithya Sadana, here, on Sunday. Ms

Mangalore, February 19: Former union minister B Janardhan Poojary on Sunday lambasted former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa for his 'irresponsible' remarks on Assembly porngate. Addressing media persons on the sidelines of Urulu Seve ritual organized to mark the Shivaratri at Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Kudroli, here, the Congress veteran said that the statement by Mr Yeddyurappa

Mangalore, February 19: Actor and film director Shivadwaj opined that government should provide subsidy for quality films in Tulu too. Speaking at a discussion on “Rise and fall of Tulu Cinema” organised by the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, at its office on Saturday evening, he said that quality films help in making the maximum of the market available for Tulu films. Mr. Shivadwaj, who has just

Mangalore, February 20: As many as 60 workers from different political parties have joined the Janata Dal (Secular) at a function held in the party office here. JD (S) Dakshina Kannada District unit president M.B. Sadashiva welcomed them to the party fold by handing over the flag of the party. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sadashiva hit out at BJP for misusing the youth power for anti-social

Mangalore, February 19: Department of Public Instructions, Bharath Seva Dal DK District committee and Bharath Seva Dal Mangalore Taluk committee will be jointly organizing district level Bhavaikyata Makkala Mela -2012' on Wednesday, February 22, at Bharatha High School, Ullal, near here. Mangalore MLA U T Khader, who is president of the organizing committee of the event told media persons here on