Karnataka

Bangalore, Aug 1: The State government will soon furnish all information to the Centre for including Tulu language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, said Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree. In a written reply to Mangalore North MLA B A Mohiuddin Bava, the minister said the Centre had sought information on the number of Tulu-speaking people in the State. The government has data as per

Manipal, Jul 31: An autonomous regulatory body is required to monitor the news channels, accourding to renowned television journalist Rajdeep Sardesai Speaking at an interaction programme with the students of the School of Communication, Manipal University, here, on Wednesday, Mr Sardesai said that such a regulatory body should not be under government control. Though a lot of noise was made about

Mangalore, Jul 31: Hundreds of students under the banner of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Pairshad on Wednesday staged a demonstration in the city protest against the technical problems in Common Entrance Examination (CET) counseling. Waving saffron flags, the students took out a protest rally against the government from Hampankatta and converged in front of the office of deputy commissioner. They

Udupi, Jul 31: Over a hundred trees were uprooted due to heavy winds last night at Kanajar near Neerebailur village inKarkala taluk. Kanajar Brahma Neelingeshwar temple was damaged when a mighty tree fell on it. Rubber plantation in this area also was damaged by heavy winds. Roof and walls of five houses were also damaged. However, no major injury or casualty has been reported. Rainfall decreases

Mangalore, Jul 31: A middle aged expatriate worker hailing from Udupi district has reportedly gone missing in Saudi Arabia while he was employed in a cafeteria. Ali Moidin Khan, aged 40, had been employed from the past four months in Zam Zam cafeteria at Al-Hasa Al-Umran located in the eastern province of the Kingdom. Originally hailing from Ajjarakad in Udupi taluk, Ali is said to be mentally

Mangalore, Jul 31: The death anniversary of former Dakshina Kannada district Youth Congress president Bondala Jagannath Shetty was observed by Congress leaders in city on Wednesday by distributing fruits at Lady Goschen Hospital. Bondala Jagannath Shetty was died in a road mishap on July 31, 2012 late night near Panemangalore, Bantwal. District youth congress, secretary, TK Sudhir and Vishwas Das

Mangalore, Jul 31: A wide variety of jute products were on display at the 'jute fair', a promotional exhibition cum sale, organised by National Jute Board at Woodlands auditorium, Hotel Woodlands, Mangalore. The fair was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada, N Prakash on Wednesday morning. It will be open till august 4 between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Market Promotion Officer, T Ayyappan

Udupi, Jul 31: While beaches of Kasargod are having deposits of commodities from Adidas ball to refrigerators to gas cylinders, the shores of Padubidri beach has been getting abundant supplies of aromatic instant coffee packages. The residents of Padubidri and Yermal areas who have been affected by the violent sea erosion, on Wednesday saw packs of coffee being deposited on the shores after the

Mangalore, Jul 31: Pejwar Seer, who had steadfastly supported the protest against the Nagarjuna power plant at Nandikur, has declared that he is with the people of Niddodi in their fight against the proposed thermal power plant. Speaking about his stand, Vishweshatheertha Swamiji said that any project which hijacks the local residents' right to dignified life will be opposed by him. “I oppose

Bangalore, Jul 31: The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday a witnessed heated arguments between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy as they tried to dig into the political past. While Siddaramaiah reiterated that he was denied an opportunity to become chief minister when he was in the Janata parivar, Kumaraswamy admitted that he was not in favour of the former becoming chief