Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 28: Media Watch Department of Students' Islamic Organisation (SIO) along with the help of journalists, activists and researchers has published a book 'Media and Terror-Facts and Fiction' with the aim of highlighting the language, which is used by media houses ubiquitously when it comes to reporting terror cases. The book is the product of documenting, compiling and analysing

Mangalore/Udupi, Jul 28: The heavy rains continued to lash across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts keeping people indoors. Mangalore city experienced heavy downpour on Saturday night. Kinnigoli area witnessed favourable rainfall which increased by evening on Saturday. A landslide occurred on the backyard of Kateel temple. Kilenjoor-Soorinje road was disconnected due to the rains. Bajpe area

Udupi, Jul 28: A member of Udupi City Municipal Council has received death threat on his phone, police sources said. Naveen Bhandary, Udupi municipal councillor, received a phone call from a person who identified himself as Kali Yogesh, at 2 p.m. on Friday, town police said. The caller told Mr. Bhandary that both he (Mr. Bhandary) and another councillor Yashpal Suvarna had constructed two

Udupi, Jul 28: The existing Hejmady Fisheries Harbour in Udupi district would be developed at a cost of Rs. 100 crore, said Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake. Speaking to presspersons after visiting the harbour and studying the blueprint for its development on Saturday, Mr. Sorake said that Rs. 100 crore will be provided with a 75 per cent contribution by the Union government, and the

Bangalore, Jul 28: Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) on Saturday decided to hike the price of single-toned Nandini milk by Rs 2 per litre from August 10. A decision to this effect was taken at the KMF Board meeting chaired by G Somashekara Reddy. “A proposal to hike milk price will be sent to the government for approval. Additional revenue from the hike will be used for upgrading infrastructure of

Mangalore, Jul 27: Paying a visit to the Government Lady Goschen Hospital in the city on Saturday, Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said that a grant of Rs 10 crore has been released by the Central Government to upgrade it in to a 500 bed hospital with state-of-the-art Neo Intensive Care Unit and operation theatre. Speaking at a review meeting at the hospital, he said that

Mangalore, Jul 27: The Department of Health and Family Welfare will soon institute district health teams in each district in the state, in which two teams in each taluk will visit all government and aided schools at taluk-level in order to diagnose and treat illnesses in students, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader. Speaking at an awareness programme towards prevention of

Mangalore, July 27: It is said that knowledge should be shared. In accordance to the saying, Muller Quest 2013 did exactly the same. 'Muller Quest - 2013', an inter-collegiate postgraduate lecture contest in pharmacology was organized by the Department of Pharmacology, Father Muller Medical College (FMMC) here on Saturday. Speaking at the inaugural programme of the event, administrator of FMMC Fr

Mangalore, Jul 27: Polytechnic colleges across the coastal districts on Saturday observed bandh demanding the state government to resolve issues related to the carry over system in diploma courses. Around two hundred students from various Polytechnic colleges marched on the main streets of the city raising slogans and urging government to fulfill their demand. The bandh call was given by the

Mangalore, Jul 27: If efforts meet success then Brahmavar Sugar factory will soon be functional bring a sigh of relief to many who had pinned hopes. Speaking about the Brahmavar sugar factory which had once been a source of livelihood to many, Minister for co-operative H S Mahadeva Prasad said that he will take all possible steps to breathe life into the factory soon. Briefing about new insurance