Karnataka

Mangalore, February 19: Former Sri Lankan captain Duleep Mendis said that he wishes to witness a rousing final match between India and Sri Lanka in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup being hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries. He was speaking after inaugurating the indoor sports complex 'Yendurance Zone' at Yenepoya University premises in Deralakatte near here on Saturday morning. Mr

Mangalore, February 19: Student should involve in extracurricular activities along with developing interest in science and technology, said Corporator Diwakar Pandeshwar. He was speaking at the Bala mela organised under the joint auspices of Women and Child Welfare Department and Anganawadi Kendra at Police Lance, Pandeshwar here on Saturday morning. Mr Pandeshwar said along with the curriculum

Mangalore, February 19: Two persons were arrested by sleuths of Kadri Police Station on charge of mobile phones theft at Jeppinamogaru on the outskirts of the city. The arrested have been identified as Muhammad Shameer (24), a resident of Kasargod and Suryanarayana alias Waheed alias Ravi (24). It is learnt that the duo were intimate friends and partners in various crimes since their childhood

Mangalore, February 19: A person working in a gold shop on Car Street under Mangalore North police station limits allegedly decamped with a huge amount of money belonging to his owner. The accused has been named as Ray Singh, a resident of Rajasthan. Although he was missing since last Monday, his owner Bhopal Singh lodged a complaint on Friday with Mangalore North Police Station. According to the

Mangalore, February 19: Cable television viewers in Mangalore will be able to watch ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 now, Jeethendra, a director V 4 Media, said on Friday. The two-month-old dispute between Mangalore-based cable operator V4 Media and ESPN Star Sports had kept viewers guessing about whether or not they would get to watch the showpiece cricketing event. The issue was being heard by the

Karwar, February 19: Pramod Mutalik, president of Sri Rama Sene, sat on a dharna in front of the office of Assistant Commissioner of Bhatkal on Friday demanding an investigation into the Thimmappa Naik murder case . Mutalik told the sene workers that even though six months had passed since Timmappa Naik was murdered, the police had failed to trace the culprits. He alleged that the Congress and

Kasargod, February 19: K.N. Satheesh has assumed charge as the new District Collector of Kasaragod on Friday. Mr. Satheesh, a native of Thalassery, had worked as a special officer of the Kerala Tourism and Trade Promotion Organisation and Director of the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival, prior to his new assignment. Mr. Satheesh succeeds Anand Singh, who has been posted as the District Collector of

Mangalore, February 19: If someone in a Central government organisation demands bribe one need not go all the way to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Bangalore. They can approach the nearest Lokayukta police station with a complaint. This is the new arrangement the CBI has evolved to effectively deal with complaints of demand for bribe made against employees of Central

Mangalore, February 19: The Southern Railway will run special trains in April, May and June 2011. The Chennai Central–Madgaon Weekly Superfast Special Train (06003) (via Coimbatore) will leave Chennai Central at 4.10 p.m. on Fridays from April 1 to June 10 and reach Madgaon at 3 p.m. the next day. The Madgaon-Chennai Central (via Podanur) Weekly Superfast Special (06004) will leave Madgaon at 4 p

Mangalore, February 19: There were more questions than answers at a meeting to review the progress achieved in the implementation of the Union Government schemes by the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee here on Friday. Though Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, and Deputy Commissioner Subodh Yadav expressed concern over poor progress in the implementation of projects under the Mahatma Gandhi