Karnataka

Manipal, July 09: The Dental Council of India has initiated steps to reintroduce internship and also to make three months of rural posting compulsory, according to the DCI president Dr Dibyendu Mazumdar. At the inaugural function of the XI National Post Graduate Convention of Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists at Fortune Inn Valley View on Saturday, Dr Mazumdar said that the

Mangalore, July 9: 'Thrinethra', a six day art exhibition of Paunduranga Rao, a former mechanical engineer of the Steel Authority of India, was inaugurated under the auspices of 'The Artists Combine', a city based forum on Saturday at Prasad Art Gallery here. The expo was inaugurated by MRPL DGM (Corporate Communications) Lekshmi Kumaran. Mr Paduranga Rao's amazing art called “Batik” which

Mangalore, July 9: As the repeated requests to regularise the services of 126 daily wagers working in health section of Mangalore City Corporation fell on deaf ears of concerned authorities, the DK Zilla Pourakarmikara Hagu Nalkkane Darje Naukarara Sangha has decided to take out a semi-nude procession on July 20. Revealing this to media persons here Honorary President of Sangha Shivappa said that

Mangalore, July 9: Prof N Sridhar Shetty, Founder Principal of A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences has left an indelible impression in the field of Dental Education by way of his invaluable contributions and toiled for the all-round progress of the Institution by his record tenure of 21 years, said Dr. Vinaya Hegde, Chancellor of Nitte University in his inaugural address of “Prof N

Mangalore, July 9: Dozens of Janata Dal (Secular) workers from across Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday staged a silent protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here extending support their leader H D Kumaraswamy's indefinite fast. The ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka, accompanied by thousands of JD(S) wrokers has launched an indefinite hunger strike, in Bangalore pressing for a CBI

Mangalore, July 9: Manipal Arogya Card has completed 10 years of its services to the community, this is the 11th year. The annual scheme is Manipal University's social initiative to provide quality health care at affordable cost to large section of society. The membership is open from June 11 to July 31, 2011. Manipal Arogya Card enables a member to avail large benefits by way of discounts on in

Bhatkal, July 9: A tiger prawn (Chatli) weighing two kilograms was caught by a fisherman in Murudeshwar. Tiger prawn, also known as giant, jumbo prawn, are one of the larger members of the shrimp family, and are native to the Indian, Japan and Australia oceans, said a biologist. The Penaeus monodon is the scientific name of this prawn.

Mangalore, July 9: Amid drizzling rains, uniform clad special children at 'Sanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged' near here on Friday celebrated Vanamahotsava by planting 48 saplings. The saplings provided by the Forest Department included May flower, mango, basavana Pada and other fruit and flower-bearing trees. The children, who hailed from various places

Mangalore, July 9: Unequal access to assets such as land, water and forest, poor conditions of work and payment, lack of public shame and fear of law, lack of role models and humanity, lack of vigilance in the society are the root causes for the corruption said, Prof. Rita Noronha, a Member of Constitutional Movement. She was speaking in a function organized by 'Constitutional Movement' to discuss

Kundapur, July 9: ''Youth power is a ray of hope to cut short the unrestricted growth of corruption. Youths should have zero tolerance towards corruption. Mass banning the corrupt people is the only solution to curb corruption,'' opined Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde. Addressing students here at an interaction programme on “National Lokpal Bill and Controlling the Corruption” organised by the