Karnataka

Mangalore, March 8: Fr John Fernandes, Professor and Head of Chair in Christian Studies at Mangalore University, was honoured on the occasion of his 75th birth anniversary on Monday evening at Shanti Kiran here. A large number of well-wishers, friends, fans and a galaxy of priests, nuns, parishioners from the different parishes where Fr Fernandes had served, took part in the celebration, which

Mangalore, March 8: Mangalore M P Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday stated that freedom for women should not pave way for self-willed or arbitrary behaviour, which can ruin the glorious culture of this country.He was speaking after inaugurating the International Women's Day organised under the joint auspices of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath, Department of Women and Child Development, District

Mangalore, March 8: Women should join the civil service department in large numbers, said Rohini Katoch, Assistant Superintendent of Police of Puttur division.She was speaking after inaugurating a one day workshop on “Celebrating the Past, Planning the Future” organized under the auspices of St Agnes College here on Tuesday to mark International Women's Day.Katoch said civil service department

Mangalore, March 8: Lokayukta sleuths have caught Bajpe Police Head Constable red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a Belthangady man for returning his passport, on Tuesday, March 8. The culprit is identified as Subhash Chandra, Head Constable of Bajpe police station. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, D S Jagamainair, SP, Lokayukta Police, said that action was taken against the cop

Mangalore, March 8: As many as 13 people from coastal Karnataka, who were working in the volatile country of Libya have safely returned home on Monday. They are PC Manjunath, Anand Moolya, Navachandra Rao, Prakash Shetty, Hamza, Shekhar, Victor Rego, NM Vijayakumar, Mohan Adoor, Padmanabh Boloor, R K Bhat, Ashokan and Narayan Shetty all residents of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. They were

Bangalore, March 8: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has directed Udupi Power Corporation Limited to submit an action plan on how they propose to dispose of large quantities of fly ash that is being stored at their storage unit in Udupi. Following complaints, and after inspections by its regional office, the KSPCB had issued a notice summoning UPCL officials to Bangalore. Farmer groups from

Mangalore, March 8: In a dramatic incident, two under-trial prisoners, who had allegedly escaped from KSRTC bus-stand in the city on Sunday evening, have been caught by the people of Naykappu, near Kumbla in Kasaragod district after they met with an accident on Monday evening. T H Riyaz (29) of Periyatadukkam, and Mohammad Rafeeq (35), both facing various charges of theft and murder attempt, had

Mangalore, March 8: Shops selling branded garments in the city were closed on Monday in protest against the levy of 10 per cent excise duty on branded garments announced in the budget. In Mangalore, at the City Centre mall, shops such as Westside, Louis Philippe, Lifestyle and Reliance Trends were closed. Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India (RAI), said that the excise duty

Mangalore, March 7: After landing at Mangalore airport, Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Gadkari headed towards Puttur, where the leaders of Sangh Parivar from across the country have already gathered for a high level meeting. Gadkari is taking part in the annual meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Prathinidhi Sabha (ABPS), highest body for policy formulation and decision making of Rashtriya

Mangalore, March 7: Around 200 families submitted applications demanding the allotment of house sites on Monday at Amblamogaru Gram Panchayat. After the mass submission of applications to the Deputy Commissioner through Panchayat, people staged a dharna demanding swift approval of applications as well as the allotment of title deeds to those who had constructed houses on government land.The mass