Karnataka

Bangalore, Nov 15: Senior Congress leader B. Janardhana Poojary has said that the visit of Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Bangalore on Sunday will benefit the Congress. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Mr. Poojary urged the State government to provide the BJP leader complete protection during his visit to Bangalore. “Let

Mangalore, Nov 15: Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth and Sports K Abhayachandra Jain said that the government was considering building a synthetic track in every district of the State. As of now, the State has seven synthetic tracks and four more are under construction, he said. Mr Jain was speaking after inaugurating state level Paika Women's Sports competition at Mangala Stadium here on

Bangalore, Nov 14: The BJP today alleged that the Congress Government in Karnataka is dividing school children on caste and communal lines by organising study tours for students belonging to other backward classes and minority community only. The state Government issued an order on November six directing district authorities to organise the study tour -- Karnataka Darshan –- for students belonging

Mangalore, Nov 14: “At a time when the fisheries sector needs revival, there is a need to give greater importance to the development of fishing ports in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts for the development of the fishing profession,” said Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake. Delivering the inaugural address at the inauguration of new office building of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi

Mangalore, Nov 14: On the occasion of the 124th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Children's Day was observed by children and adults alike on Thursday in Mangalore. A month-long child rights campaign was launched on the occasion, to create awareness and to protect the children's rights. Inaugurating the children's day celebrations at a programme organised by Dakshina Kannada district

Mangalore, Nov 14: Man's greed for money has today made even organic products susceptible to adulteration. Raising this point while inaugurating a seminar held on Organic farming, renowned cardiologist Dr B M Hegde said that the food that is being eaten by the people too has been poisoned due to greed of man. “The scenario today is disheartening. It is painful to see that there are very few

Mangalore, Oct 14: The case of 36-year-old Ayisha Banu alias Aasha alias Puttoli, who was arrested by Bihar police in Mangalore earlier this week in connection with illegal money transactions, has taken a new twist with the accused admitting that she had opened bank accounts in nationalized banks in the names of her Hindu brothers and neighbours in Kodagu district. Banu comes from a poor Hindu

Mangalore, Nov 14: Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike(KKSV) will stage a series of protests across the State against the visit of the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to Bangalore on November 17. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Suresh Bhat Bakrabail, district president of the Vedike, said that the protests, to be staged in 14 districts, including Dakshina Kannada, would focus

Idukki, Nov 14: In a relief to college lecturer T J Joseph, whose hand was chopped off by activists of a radical outfit, a Magistrate Court here has exonerated him of the charge of hurting religious sentiments of a community through a question paper he set for his students. The Chief Judicial Magistrate at Thodupuzha, considering the police case, discharged Joseph yesterday from the case accepting

Mangalore, Nov 14: Ajith Kumar Rai Malady has been elected as the President of Dakshina Kannada Bunts' Alias Nadavara Mathru Sangha for 2013-16. He has defeated his opponent and renowned educationist A Sadananda Shetty by a margin of 1,149 votes. The elections for the post of the President were held on November 10 and the results were announced on November 13. While Mr Malady won 4,368 votes, Mr