Karnataka

Mangalore, January 28: Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda on Saturday laid foundation stone for the proposed modern sea food processing plant under the Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) on the premises of Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) at Hoige Bazaar, here. The government under RKVY sanctioned has Rs 25 crore to the KFDC to strengthen the fish marketing activities in

Mangalore, January 28: The Karnataka State Level Wrestling Championship for women and South India level wrestling championship for men and women was inaugurated at Nehru Maidan. The 3 day event would crown Karanataka Kesari, Karnataka Kumar and Karnataka Kishore at the end of it. President of the DK Wrestling association Suresh Chandra Shetty welcomed the gathering. Present for the inaugural

Mangalore, January 28: Congress corporators staged a vociferous protest at a meeting of the Mangalore City Corporation Council here on Friday against the move aimed at benefitting a college linked to a Minister by scuttling a proposal to widen a road. The issue revolves around the Vikas College of Physiotherapy at Mary Hill which is run by Vikas Education Trust. The college website says that

Bhatkal, January 28: Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen (AHM) has decided to open a separate engineering college for women in Bhatkal from the next academic year. The Bhatkal based popular educational institution AHM in its recent administrative meeting has passed a resolution in this regard. This engineering college will be the first of its kind in Karnataka meant exclusively for women. Bhatkal has an

Udupi, January 28: A sub centre of Mangalore University will come up Udupi district soon, according to Higher Education Minister Dr V S Acharya. Dr Acharya, after inaugurating the newly constructed building of Post Graduate study centre and extension structure of the college at Tenkaneediyur First Grade College here on Friday, said that the sub centres of Mangalore University are already set up at

Udupi, January 27: Maintaining law and order to make way for the forthcoming Udupi-Chikmagalur parliamentary by-election would be his immediate priority, said Dr Boralingaiah MB, who took charge as Udupi SP here on Friday. An IPS officer of 2008 batch, Dr Boralingaiah, is an MBBS graduate from Mysore Medical College. Hailing from Mallanayakana Halli in Mandya, Boralingaiah had served as the ASP at

Udupi, January 27: Senior educationist and Secretary of Kodagu Academy for Education Culture, Gonikoppal, Prof MD Nanjunda has been chosen for the prestigious Alevoor Group Award instituted by the Alevoor Group for Education. District Governor, Lions District 324-D4, Jayakar Shetty Indrali will present the Award to Prof Nanjunda, at the school day celebrations of Shanthiniketan English Medium Hr

Mangalore, January 27: After several postponements, the construction work of a new state-of-the-art synthetic track at Manala Stadium in the city was commenced on Friday. Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat performed the guddali pooja in the presence of Mangalore MLA U T Khader and Deputy Commissioner N S Chennappa Gowda. Speaking to media persons on the occasion, Mr

Mangalore, January 27: Accusing the BJP-led state government of pressurizing the police department not to take any action against anti-social elements, Congress workers in the city on Friday staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner, here. Speaking on the occasion KPCC Secretary Ivan D'Souza lamented that even though criminal cases were registered against RSS leader Kalladka

Mangalore, January 27: Giving out a piece of advice to the Yakshagana artistes, senior Yakshagana artiste K Govind Bhat insisted the artistes not to demand monthly allowance for the artistes from the government. Instead, the artistes should work with dedication and ensure that it is possible to lead a decent life through Yakshagana art. He was delivering the address from the President's chair at