Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 16: Prof. UT Ifthikar Ali, Professor of Dr M V Shetty College of Physiotherapy, has been re-nominated as the Syndicate member of the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru. Brother of Housing and Urban Development minister U T Khader, Prof Ifthikar is known for his activism in health, social, educational and political fields. He is the President of

Mangaluru, Nov 16: A panel discussion on “Smart City Mangaluru and Business Opportunities” was held at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru on 15th November 2018, under the banner COLLOQUY–18. The event was jointly organized by Department of Business Administration and Industry Interaction and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IIEDC) of the college. The panel discussion offered

Bengaluru, Dec 16: The Karnataka government Fridaylaunched a facility providing for online registration of documents aimed at making quick delivery of citizen-centric services. Department of Stamps and Registration has developed "Kaveri Online Services" so as to make easily accessible and quick delivery of citizen-centric services such as registration and delivery of documents of sale of immovable

Mudigere, Nov 16: Freedom fighter Koodalli E Krishne Gowda passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru yesterday. He was 98. A Gandhian, Gowda had actively taken part in the Quit India movement. He took part of the national festivals even in his old age and called upon the youth to inculcate patriotic values. Gowda had been also recognised in the fields of agriculture, cottage industry and

Mysuru, Nov 16: Just a day left for the election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor for heritage city, both the Congress and JD-S parties are seems to be asserting the positions with their numbers as a largest party within the coalition by staking a claim for the Mayor’s post. All eyes will be on Mayor’s election for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) which will be held on Saturday. In an effort to assert

Nagpur, Nov 16: The Nagpur session court has issued notices to Sarsanghchalak of RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat and its Vyavastha Pramukh along with Kotwali police station asking them all to file replies on a petition challenging the use of wooden sticks (lathis) in their programmes. During various programmes, the RSS organises path-sanchalan, where lathis are openly displayed by hundreds of

Madikeri, Nov 16: Not the nature, but the hand of man through deforestation and concretisation, and lack of planning responsible for the wide-spread devastation during heavy monsoon rains in Kodagu district in August this year, according to a team of scientists who conducted a detailed study in the calamity-hit region. The second and final report by Geological Survey of India (GSI) — which is

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, Nov 16: Amidst the hot-button issues such as Ram temple and Sabarimala shrine row, the matter of leadership change in Karnataka BJP was reportedly discussed at the recently concluded Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) annual south India meeting in Mangaluru which was attended BJP supremo Amit Shah. If sources are believed, many participants in the meeting underscored the need

Kasaragod, Nov 16: Israel has stepped up efforts to woo more Indians, especially Keralites the “Holy Land”, leisure and agro-tourism spots. Meanwhile Israeli airliner Arkia is drawing up plans to introduce two direct flights per week to Kerala. Keralites constitute 20% of the total number of Indians visiting Israel. A total of 39,500 Indians visited Israel in 2015 and this would increase to 80,000

Mangaluru, Nov 15: Two youths, who ventured into Kumaradhara river for fishing, drowned near Daganakaje under Subrahmanya police station limits in Dakshina Kannada district. The incident took place on Wednesday evening. A group of five people had gone fishing in the evening and two from the group, Lakshith and Nishith drowned, said police. The district administration launched a massive search for