Karnataka

Mangalore, March 31: The Mangalore unit of Jam'iyyathul Falah convened a meeting of religious and social leaders as per the project of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan at 'Jam'iyyathul Falah Community building' here. Ibrahim Kodijal, President of the unit, presided over while Haji PBA Razaq, District President of JF inaugurated the programme. Muhammad Kunhi, Manager of Shanthi Prakashana and Rahmathulla

Mangalore, March 31: Frenzied celebrations, which erupted last night soon after Misbah-ul-Haq's shot landed in the safe hands of Virat Kohli at long-on to signal the end of Pakistan innings, in the second semi-final of ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 at Mohali, continued in the streets of this coastal city on Thursday too. The Mangalore unit of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha arranged a special

Mangalore, March 31: Nine students of various Medical and Dental colleges of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have bagged a total of 14 gold medals at the convocation of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on Wednesday at Bangalore. Dr Roopashree from Yenepoya Medical College (Mangalore) bagged five gold medals in MBBS with a score of 79.80 per cent. Roopashree bagged two gold medals for

Puttur, March 31: A major fire broke out in a godown of old papers and waste materials in Padil here on Wednesday afternoon. The godown belongs to Baduva Kunhi. The building and the stored items were completely destroyed in the incident. The loss is estimated at Rs 5 lakh. The fire service personnel and locals rushed to the spot and helped to douse the flames. A case has been registered at Puttur

Mangalore, March 31: Dakshina Kannada District 2nd sessions court on Wednesday, sentenced Muhammad Iqbal, resident of Donthila, Koukrady village in Puttur taluk to seven years imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a minor Dalit girl. The court also fined the accused Rs 10,000. In a complaint filed by the accused it was said that 25 year old Iqbal had raped and given life threat after

Mangalore,March 31: Life was bleak for three-year-old Diksha who had a history of repeated chest infections and failed to gain weight since birth. When examined by Dr Praveen Shetty at Yenepoya Cardiac Centre, Diksha was blue in color and at 9 Kg was grossly underweight. Echocardiogram by Dr Praveen Shetty revealed a rare, complex cardiac anomaly called Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous connection

Mangalore, March 31: The Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation K.N. Vijayaprakash on Wednesday inspected some roadworks taken up by the civic body under the first instalment of Rs. 100 crore special grant to it. He inspected roads laid with interlocks and asphalted ones. The Commissioner inspected the works before finalising the bills of respective contractors. The Commissioner inspected the

Mangalore, March 30: It was an undeclared bundh and day of curiosity coupled with cheers and tensions in the city of Mangalore on Wednesday as most people forgot their routine and sat before television sets at homes, offices, and malls after Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss at Mohali stadium. The World Cup fever has reached a high today, so much so that the usually bustling roads and streets of

Mangalore, March 30: The Dakshina Kannada unit of the Democratic Youth Federation of India has criticised Housing Minister V Somanna for attending the foundation stone laying function of a corporate builder here on Monday without attending to the problems of housing being faced by the poor. In a press release issued by Muneer Katipalla, District President of DYFI said that people are seeking

Uppinangady, March 28: A couple has been hospitalized in a serious condition after the motorbike on which they were travelling was hit by a pick up van at Koila near here on Wednesday. The injured are Idrees, a resident of Mujur, Sunkadakatte at Aithur village and owner of a grocery shop at Kadaba, and his wife Asma. The head-on collision with the pick up van bearing registration number KA 21 –