Karnataka

Mangalore, July 18: Engine of Train No 16517 Yeshwanthpur – Kannur Express derailed between Kadakaravalli and Donigal, as it hit a huge boulder which had fallen on the track on Sunday morning. As a result, the train was delayed and did not run from Mangalore Central to Kannur. The train service was restored at 2 pm. Due to continuous unprecedented torrential rains in Konkan region, particularly

Udupi, July 17: Deputy Commissioner of Udupi MT Reju, as a precautionary measure against incessant rains, has declared holiday to all the schools and colleges of the district on July 18, Monday. According to the information from the DC Office, meteorological department has warned of heavy rains to continue for the next 24 hours. It has also cautioned the people living beside the rivers to take

Ullal, July 17: The newly built office of Sunni Vidyarthi Sangha at Alekal near here was recently inaugurated by Mansoor Madani, the Khatheeb of Manchila Jum'a Masjid. The ribbon cutting ceremony was followed by the Maulid recitation. Speaking on the occasion, Sa'adi Alekal called upon the gathering to lead a life, fully committed to principals and ideals of the religion of Islam. N D Aboobakar

Mangalore, July 17: Eighty Seven players are leading with two points at the end of second round in the Indian Overseas Bank 5th Mangalore FIDE Rated Open chess tournament being held at Radhakrishna Temple, Mangalore. On the first board Top seeded GM RR Laxman of ICF had to split the point with low ELO rated Pramanik Projjwal of Karnataka in 39 moves. Facing the Larsen opening, Laxman set to score

Mangalore, July 17: Once again, heavy downpour rocked several parts of three coastal districts of Karnataka. Normal life in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada has been paralysed due to the heavy downpour for the past 48 hours. At least three persons have lost their lives in rain related tragedies occurred in the past 24 hours of in the three districts. 45 year old Chinappa died when he

Mangalore, July 19: 'Chittara' a group of youth, distributed the prizes for the winners of State level article writing competition on the topic “Yuva Bharatha, Yuva Janara Baduku Bhavishya” (Young India, Life and Future of Youth) at Hotel Woodlands here recently. Dr Naveen Kulamarva of Kasargod received first prize in the competition. The second and third prizes were bagged by Uma Devi of Vitla

Mangalore, July 17: Atidonji Dina, an annual ritual was celebrated under the auspices of Billava Sangha, Urwa-Ashoknagar, here, on Sunday with traditional vigor. Githa Nayak, Deputy Mayor, Mangalore City Corporation and Chandrashekhar Suvarna of Suvarna Arts, Mulky, together inaugurated the special event by lighting the lamp and making noodles using 'seme mane' or traditional noodles making

Bangalore/Bhatkal, July 17: A team of officials of Mumbai's Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday reached Bangalore in connection with the Mumbai serial blasts probe. The team had visited Bhatkal in Uttar Kannada district on Saturday. Speaking in Bangalore on Sunday, Jyoti Prakash Mirji, the Bangalore commissioner, said the city police will cooperate with the team and help them with their

Mangalore, July 17: Reliance TimeOut gifted Mangalore's literary community a refreshing Sunday morning with the launch of Giselle Mehta's “Blossom Showers” The novel was unveiled at the City Centre Mall outlet of Reliance TimeOut. A versatile and well known personality, the author Giselle Mehta was accompanied by Mr Alan Nazareth, author and former diplomat, and Mr H C Parikh, president of Elect

Mangalore, July 17: The movement of vehicles on National Highway-234 linking Mangalore and Kadur was disrupted on Sunday, following a landslide at the Charmadi Ghat. The landslide occurred some two-kilo metres outside the district border of Dakshina Kannada following heavy rains. The incident led to heavy traffic jam in the Ghat. Vehicles have been diverted via Mudigere hand post - Janapura -