Karnataka

Mangalore, August 28: The Mangalore Air Crash Victims' Families Association, set up to fight the cause of victims of IX812 crash on May 22 last year, will take the opinion of Swedish law firm Advokaterna Liman & Partners, before approaching the Supreme Court on the verdict of Kerala Division bench of high court. Association president Mohammed Beary said: "We are negotiating for a better deal for

Mangalore, Aug 28: Taranga Kannada weekly Managing Editor Sandhya Pai released'The Kiln,' the English translation of 'Hawthan' at World Konkani Centre (WKC) on Saturday. Hawthan,' a Konkani novel by Mahabaleshwar Sail had won the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar in 2010 and is presently translated into English by Vidya Pai. "Only when one documents his or her experiences, fine

Mangalore, August 27: The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has registered a net profit of Rs 1,177 crore, marginally higher against Rs 1,112 crore previous year, according to its chairman A?K?Hazarika The company has registered highest ever turnover at Rs 43,800 crore with highest ever refinery crude thruput at 12.64 MMT, he told reporters after the 23rd annual general meeting

Mangalore, August 27: The decision to “impose restrictions on the Christian Worship and prayer gatherings” by the Mangalore city Police is desperately shocking, said Walter J Maben, Chairman, Karnataka Missions Network. Addressing a media conference here on Saturday, Mr Maben said that the police have asked the pastors to obtain fresh written permission from the Deputy Commissioner for worship or

Mangalore, August 27: All schools which have started operation between the years 1991-95 will be eligible for the government aid, according to Vishweshawara Hegde Kageri, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. Addressing the media persons at Sri Ramakrishna Mutt here on Saturday, he said over 1000 schools around the state will be eligible for the aid from this academic year. The State

Mangalore, August 27: The State Government is planning to distribute laptops for high school teachers to ensure effective education in schools said Vishweshwara Hegde Kaageri, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. He was speaking at the educational conference of high school headmasters and felicitation ceremony for the top scorers in SSLC exams. Advising the teachers about the

Mangalore, August 27: A car that was missing along with its owner-cum-driver, since Thursday evening found abandoned on Friday near the main gate of Suzlon Energy Ltd near Padubidri. However there was no clue about the missing owner Govardhan (32), son of S Narayan, a resident of Sootarpete Kankanady, here. It is said that four strangers had hired the car on Thursday from KSRTC bus stand in the

Mangalore, August 27: Dakshina Kannada District-In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar inaugurated the 'National Consumer Fair' at Karavali Utsav Ground, Mangala Stadium, here on Friday evening. This is the fourth exhibition at Mangalore by CNF, a pioneer in organising exhibitions and trade fairs across India since last three decades. The exhibition has over 100 stalls offering huge discounts and

Mangalore, August 27: The members of Dkshina Kannada district unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions staged a protest in front of the Regional Office of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation in the city demanding better facilities to pensioners on Friday. In a memorandum addressed to Union Minister for Labour and Employment Mallikarjuna Kharge and submitted to the Assistant Provident Fund

Mangalore, August 27: A report in the CNN-IBN website about Hyderabad reveals that to facilitate shopping on the eve of Ramadan, city police had blocked the road from Madina to Charminar till September 1. The crowd, though not as heavy as found in Hyderabad, has its presence felt in the city of Mangalore too. As you walk in any part of the city you will come across enthusiastic and tired faces