Karnataka

Mangalore, September 9: The inaugural function of STEADY activities 2011-12 of E & CE student association of Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangalore was held recently. Dr. Narayana Holla, Former, Head of the Department R.A.C, ISRO, Ahmadabad, was the chief guest of the function. Principal Dr. Shrinivasa Mayya D., Dean of E & CE department and staff coordinator of 'STEADY' K R Kamath, Prof C

Udupi, September 9: From coins dating back to the era of Carisus (BC 55) and Augustus (BC 22 to AD 14) (contemporary of Jesus Christ) to British Raj; from currency notes with the history of all the signatories (all 22 RBI, governors) to stamps of all denominations and all varieties; and from Financial Research Centre to the Financial literacy and Credit Counselling Centre, the Corporation Bank

Mangalore, September 9: The Kannada movie 'Parie', starring Nagakiran, Nivedhitha (Smitha) Roopika and Rakesh, is all set to hit the screens in the first week of November. Announcing this at a press conference here on Friday, music director Veer Samarth said that the live music and melodious songs of 'Pari' is expected to attract music lovers. He said the audio of the 'Parie' would be released at

Moodbidri, September 9: A middle-aged couple from Hyderabad were conned by a group of robbers at a resort near Alangar here and were defrauded of cash and gold ornaments worth Rs. 2 lakh. The incident happened on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The couple had arrived in the town scouting for a suitable bride for their son and were staying at Pandit Resort in Alangar. The couple

Udupi, September 8: A youth was killed and a few others injured as a KSRTC Bus, ran over huts in a slum, beside the NH-66, at Udyavara here on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Sangappa Cheluvadi (24), a native of Bagalkot district. The incident took place in front of Classic Garage, at around 7:10 am, when a private bus plying towards Mangalore, in an attempt to overtake

Manipal, September 8: Lokayukta police have trapped Ravichandra K, Deputy Environment Officer of Karnataka State Environment Control Board, Udupi district, while receiving a bribe of Rs 12,000 from an entrepreneur, at the former's office in Manipal on Thursday morning. One Ganesh A Nalthur had applied for a no objection certificate for starting a coconut industry by name Nisarga in Yadadi-

Mangalore, September 8: The Sri Ramakrishna College Principal Naveen Shetty K, who is accused of harassing a 19 year old girl, who recently attempted to commit suicide, has defended his action of imposing fines on students for missing classes and calling parents of the students. Addressing media persons here on Thursday, Mr Shetty denied the allegation made by students of the same college that he

Mangalore, September 8: The Popular Front of India (PFI) strongly condemned the bomb blast took place outside Delhi High Court on Wednesday that killed at least 11 people and injured many people. In a press release issued by E M Abdul Rahiman, Chairman of PFI urged the Central and State government to nab the real culprits behind this heinous act of terror. He said, “I express deep condolences to

Mangalore, September 8: It was yet another attempt to promote communal harmony and bridge the gap between Hindus and Muslims of the city. Nearly 50 people got together in a harmonious Eid get-together organised by Mangalore unit of Jama'at-e-Islami Hind at Hidayath Centre here recently. Harikrishna Punaroor, Former President of Kannada Sahithya Parishat was the chief guest. Speaking on the

Nitte, September 8: Curriculum will be complete if it is associated with co-curricular activities. It is similar to the one, serving ice-cream at the end of the lunch, says Dr H V Sudhaker Nayak, Registrar (evaluation) of Nitte University. He was inaugurating the various technical branch associations for the year 2011-12 at NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte. Mr Nayak said associations are the