Karnataka

Mangalore September 26: Mangalore Youth Leaders' conclave (MYLC) is a first of its kind conference that provides the youth an opportunity to take up various projects towards a greener and peaceful Mangalore. The conference is scheduled to take place on October 1 and 2, 2011 at Eric Mathais Hall, St Aloysius College, Mangalore. Laxmi Shenoy, the Convener, MYLC says “MYLC is designed to be a medium

Udupi, September 26: “Koppala by-election results will prove my influence in the party, as former MLA and BJP candidate Sanganna Karadi is all set to win the elections by a margin of over 15,000 votes”, said Ex Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. Yediyurappa was at Kollur on Monday evening to participate in a Chandika Homa scheduled for Tuesday morning. After having 'darshan' of goddess Mookambika

Udupi, September 26: Corporation Bank, Zonal Office, Udupi celebrated Hindi Day at its Udupi branch. Chief Guest of the function Dr. Pawan Kumar, Professor, Community medicines, KMC, Manipal paid tribute to honourable founder of the Bank and inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp. Messages of Finance Minister, Minister of Home Affairs and Chairman & Managing Director of the Bank were read

Thiruvananthapuram, September 26: A school van carrying 23 children plunged into a river near Thiruvananthapuram on Monday evening. According to reports, three children have been killed and 20 others have been rescued. All students of the Jyothi Nilayam School were aged below 12 years, said Nedumangad constituency legislator Palode Ravi. Police and fire brigade teams are conducting salvage and

Mangalore, September 26: Speaker K G Bopaiah has nominated Puttur MLA Mallika Prasad and Karkala MLA Gopal Bhandary to the academic council of Mangalore University. Mallika Prasad and Gopal Bhandary are representatives from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts respectively. They will be members of the council for three-year-period or time till they remain members of the state assembly, whichever

Mangalore, September 26: Renowned Kannada scholar, academician and researcher Malleshappa M Kalburgi, popularly known as MM Kalburgi, will chair the eighth edition of Alva's Nudisiri, a national level Kannada literary meet to be held at Moodbidri near here from November 11. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, Dr M Mohan Alva, the Chairman of Alva's Education Foundation, said that in

Bangalore, September 26: A 56-year-old bank manager was strangled to death inside his residence in Jayanagar police limits. The victim Shankar Poojari seems to have been killed late on Saturday night, police said.The incident came to light when a hotel employee visited his house around 5pm on Sunday. Shankar didn't cook at home and used to have his meals at the hotel.The body was found in the

Kasargod, September 26: Due to continuous death by rat fever, a medical team of the Union Ministry of Health on Sunday visited the general hospital here as well as the district hospital in Kanhangad. Deputy DMO Dr. Vimal Raj, Doctors Krishna Naik, Sunil Chandran, M Kunhiraman and Jamaludeen were part of the Central team. The team visited the district hospital and also some areas affected by rat

Manipal, September 26: A.R. Rehman's “Jai Ho” topped the charts in five countries and was among the top in UK and Us too. On Friday the Chaitya Hall in Fortune Inn Valley View came alive with the song from Slumdog Millionaire when the exchange students of IAESTE made a heart-warming rendition of the Academy Award winner. The song was well-rehearsed and equally well presented by all the foreign

Mangalore, September 26: Bunder police have arrested Ramesh alias Ramakrishna from T Narasipur, who was allegedly engaged in cheating women and claims of marrying 11 ladies so far. Bunder Police Inspector Vinay Gaonkar said that the police arrested him 15 days ago based on the complaint filed by a woman from Mangalore who got married to Ramesh. She suspects that he might have married at least 30