Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 12: The six Koraga families, which were evicted from their land to make way for B C Road-Mangalore four-laning works have started an indefinite stir on Monday outside Girijana Upayojana Kacheri at Kottara demanding fulfillment of their demands. Addressing the protesters, CPM Leader Vasanth Achari said that though the said Koraga families had handed over their land for the project in

Mangalore, Aug 12: Extending the purview of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the funds utilised under the scheme will now be used for revival of arecanut, coconut and jasmine cultivation in the district during 2013-14. MGNREGS will also support planting fruit bearing plants in schools. Addressing the workshop on rejuvenation of cashew crops and apiculture

Ullal, Aug 12: A man died on the track after being run over by a moving train, at Thokkottu, near Mangalore, on Monday. The incident must have occurred on Sunday night and with this, it is the third incident of death on railway track over the last one week. An identity card which was recovered from the body revealed that the deceased is Basanth K Sathlai, an employee of Eroped Technologies

Bantwal, Aug 12: Minister for Forest and Environment has called upon each and every economically sound individual to come forth and lend a helping hand to the weaker sections of the society. He was speaking at the 'Share and Care' programme organized by Hidaya Foundation, in Bantwal on Sunday. Under the second phase of the project, the Foundation built 24 houses and handed it over to the

Bantwal, Aug 12: A bank robbery case has come to light at Kanyana in Bantwal taluk on Monday morning, when the employees returned to work after week end. The robbery had taken place in the rural branch of Syndicate bank in Kanyana. The robbers had gained entry into the bank by breaking open the window on the backside of the building. It is said that the robbers must have executed their theft plan

Mangalore, Aug 12: An incident of local residents from Kuthethoor being thrashed by the MRPL security staff on Monday for the simple reason that the localites walked on the road belonging to the company has shocked the region. It is said that more than 100 CISF members assaulted the local residents claiming that the said road was a private road, which was not open for general public. Several local

Mangalore, Aug 12: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has started 'women's special bus' on experimental basis to facilitate women and students travelling between Mangalore and Kasargod. The first of its kind initiative was launched on Monday. This bus departs Kasargod at 8 am and reaches Mangalore at 9.30am. On its return journey, it leaves Mangalore at 6.05pm and reaches Kasargod at 7

Mangalore, Aug 12: One person was killed on the spot and five others were severely in a private bus-goods canter collision that took place near Kudupu Katte, on Mangalore-Moodabidri road on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Afraz (23) resident of Bajal. Private bus was bound towards Moodushedde from Mangalore while a truck carrying poultry chicken was plying towards Mangalore

Kasargod, Aug 12: N. Shanker Reddy, Additional Director General of Police, North Zone, reviewed the investigation of the recent murder of an NRI businessman, A.B. Abdul Salam Haji, committed by burglars in his house at Vellappu at Thrikkaripur last Wednesday. Mr. Reddy's visit comes amid complaints that the local police could not make any breakthrough in the investigation. Six burglars, who

Bangalore, Aug 12: Asserting that Congress has not sought Karnataka Janata Paksha's support for Lok Sabha bypolls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said party leader D K Shivakumar meeting KJP chief B S Yeddyurappa, to seek support for the by-election to Bangalore rural Lok Sabha constituency was his own decision. "DK Shivakumar hasn't spoken to me on this matter, I have learnt about it through