Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 17: In order to attain harmony and religious tolerance in the true sense, people must sacrifice their egos, said Dr. P L Dharma, Professor, Department of Political Science, Mangalore University. Moderating the 'Sauharda Sangama 2013' programme held in Mangalore on Sunday, Dr. Dharma said that what people lack today is the sense of tolerating another culture and system. “This feeling

Bangalore, Jun 17: A dentist allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her Vijaynagar house here on Sunday. Sumathi M H, 28, married Mohindar N, a manager at a private firm, four years ago and the couple have a two-year-old daughter Tejika. They resided with Mohindar's parents on 9th main road, Vijaynagar, said the police. On Sunday, Sumathi wanted her husband to accompany her to a family

Mangalore, Jun 16: Greater avenues of employment generation through Information Technology (IT) will be opened up in Mangalore said S.R. Patil, Minister of Information Technology and Biotechnology. Speaking at a felicitation programme for newly elected MLAs and ministers organized by South Canara District Central Cooperative Bank, Mr. Patil said that a full fledged IT park will be set up in

Mangalore, Jun 16: Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of Police has said that public grievances meeting being held in district head quarters has not been able to garner complaints the way it was expected to, hence the meetings will be held every third Sunday at each police station. Addressing the media persons at his office in Mangalore on Sunday after the grievances meet, SP Abhishek Goyal

Riyadh, Jun 16: The Embassy of India urges all Indian nationals who have obtained Emergency Certificates (ECs)/Out passes from the Embassy to ensure that they obtain their exit visas from Tarheels immediately. Anyone who overstays their visa in Saudi Arabia beyond the grace period will face penal action including jail sentence, penalty and deportation with a ban on re-entry. The Embassy again

Bangalore, Jun 16: Bangalore-based artist Anup Mathew Thomas, whose works featured at the Kochi biennale, is among five winners of Dubai's Abraaj Group Art Prize. Besides Thomas, the other winners are Abbas Akhavan and Kamrooz Aram (both Iran), Basim Magdy (Egypt) and Bouchra Khalili (Morocco). The annual award, into its sixth year, is given to five artists from the Middle East, North Africa, and

Mangalore, Jun 16: An auto driver from Mangalore put up a wonderful show of honest and sincerity at a juncture of time when such virtues have become mere words in the dictionary. Praveen, an auto driver from Yemmekere found a bag belonging to a passenger in his auto. The bag contained a laptop, gold chain, mobile phone, visa, passport, shirts and various other commodities which would lure any

Mangalore, Jun 16: Prajna Counseling Centre has been honoured with the prestigious State Aaward for this year by the state government. The award was received by Centre Director Prof Hilda Rayappan at the World Anti- Child Labour day programme held at Jnana Jyoti Hall, Palace Road, Bangalore on Wednesday. The award was given away by Labour Minister P R Parameshwara Nayak. Prajna Counseling centre

Mangalore, Jun 16: Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, health minister U T Khader, fisheries minister Abhayachandra Jain, and MLAs J R Lobo and Moideen Bava were felicitated in a programme organised by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in the city on Saturday. A document titled 'IT Vision – 2020' compiled by the people of Mangalore working in the IT sector was

Mangalore, Jun 16: For all those people who have nurtured a false notion that virtues like care, compassion, helping nature and sense of belongingness is confined to human race, this true story, which can easily pass off as a fable, will change their outlook. Two days ago, Ragini S, a resident of Mangalore was disturbed by cawing of a murder of crows. When she went out she saw a crow rendered