Karnataka

Mangalore, July 18: As the torrential rains have continued to lash coastal areas of Karnataka causing damages and bringing miseries to people, the Dakshina Kannada district administration has sought immediate financial assistance from the state government. A media release issued from the district administration on Monday, stated that Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda has sought Rs 5 crore

Mangalore, July 18: Ten players are in joint lead with four points at the end of the fourth round on the third day of 5th Indian Overseas Bank Mangalore FIDE rated open chess tournament 2011 here on Monday. Defending champion GM Thipsay was held to a draw by C R G Krishna of AP in 67 moves. In the fianchetto variation of the Kings Indian game the grandmaster held some initiative in the middle game

Mangalore, July 18: Dakshina Kannada district unit of Sri Rama Sene staged demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here on Monday to denounce the serial bombings in Mumbai. The last Wednesday's triple blasts shook India's financial capital killing at least 19 and injuring around 130 people. The protesters had tied pieces of black cloth on their eyes to ridicule what they called

Mangalore, July 18: Madhura Taranga, a city based arts and cultural organization organized a 'Cultural Nite' comprising of dance and music on Sunday, at Town Hall here. The programme was organized to mark the 20th anniversary celebrations of the organisation and in memory of cine actor late Dr Rajkumar. Reputed singers, dancers, musicians participated in this show. Jagadish Shivpura (Jr. Rajkumar)

Bhatkal, July 18: Every time there is a blast somewhere, Shahida and Ismail are distraught. The parents of Indian Mujahideen (IM) founder Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal Shahbandri, say that it is disconcerting when bomb blasts are linked to their sons. "We are dying a slow death daily and have become living corpses," says Shahida, wiping the tears welling up in her eyes. "Would we have been

Mangalore, July 18: The biggest event on the district's football calendar kicked off on Monday, with the inauguration of 15th Independence Cup Football Tournament at the Football Ground adjacent to Nehru Maidan here. Mangalore Mayor Praveen Anchan formally inaugurated the tournament by kicking off the ball. Over 150 teams and 2,000 young players are participating in this month long day long

Mangalore, July 19: Dalit Hakkugala Horata Samiti and Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a protest outside Mangalore City Corporation on Monday condemning the move of the Corporation to level houses of Dalits residing in Mullakadu area to make way for road widening. “The Dalits being made to give up their land to facilitate road widening at Mullakadu Akash Bhavan is unacceptable. They have

Mangalore, July 18: The state government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore for extending the concrete runway at the airport and a land of 154 acres has been acquired for the purposes, said Krishna J Palemar, District in charge Minister of Dakshina Kannada. He was speaking after inaugurating five-day “Sanskrithika Kalothsava” a cultural festival for the school and college students and for the general

Mangalore, July 18: The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, popularly known as the Feast of the Scapular (Benthin) was celebrated at the Infant Jesus Shrine, Bikarnakatte on Sunday, July 17th along with the faithful. Despite the rain devotees gathered in a large number. For Carmelites, this feast is of prime importance and has always been celebrated with great fervor and devotion. There were 3

Bhatka, July 18 : Even as Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) personnel fanned out across the country to gather clues in the Mumbai blasts case, none of them grilled Riyaz Bhatkal's relatives here till Sunday evening. They won't do so until they find evidence that somebody trained by Indian Mujahideen founder Riyaz and his brother Iqbal from Bhatkal was involved," said a central intelligence