Karnataka

Washington, May 23: Sathwik Karnik, a Mangalore-origin boy from Massachusetts has won this year's National Geographic Bee contest after gruelling rounds testing his geographic knowledge about lions in Botswana, mountain ranges in Asia and port cities in England. To clinch this title, Karnik, 12, correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth

Mangalore, May 23: The BJP did not just lose its strong hold like coastal district of Dakshina Kannada in the Assembly polls, but it also lost its face miserably in entire Southern India. With this defeat, the BJP is now setting its target on the Parliamentary polls, which can medicate damages caused in the Assembly polls. The BJP had prevented the Congress from taking control over DK district in

Mangalore, May 23: Dr M V Shetty College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore organised a farewell function for the outgoing Graduates and Post Graduates on Wednesday, at Ocean Pearl Hotel, Mangalore. The chief guest of the programme J.R Lobo, MLA Mangalore (south) said that the outgoing students must emphasise on inculcating the virtues of compassion and care. He stated the importance of rehabilitation in

Mangalore, May 23: A lady ASI of Pandeshwar police station has lodged a complaint with Police Commissioner Manish Karbikar against Mangalore police Commissionerate South division Assistant Commissioner of Police T R Jagannath. The complainant Srikala has alleged the ACP of harassing her by not sanctioning leaves and perturbing her dispensation of duty. However, Mr Karbikar has clarified that the

London, May 23: Well-known Kannada author U R Ananthamurthy, the only Indian to be shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2013, has lost the prestigious award to American writer Lydia Davis. The New York based writer-translator Davis bagged the 60,000 pound prize for her "innovative and influential" writing, which includes works such as 'The End of the Story' and 'Varieties of

Udupi, May 23: Udupi District Congress President has become the MLA now. In fact he had tendered his resignation to that post way before the polls. Though the party refused to acknowledge the resignation, the President was not keen on performing his duty and hence, the district plunged into the polls and tided it over without a captain. Now, there is debate within the Congress circles as to who

Jeddah, May 23: More than 326,000 foreign workers have so far taken advantage of the grace period to legalize their status, said a senior official at the Passport Department. Department spokesman Bader Al-Malek also said that around 124,000 illegal residents had already left the country and 139,000 expatriates had transferred their sponsorship. He said 63,000 had changed professions across the

Mangalore, May 22: Well-known Mangalorean entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Chairman and Managing Director of the city based PVS Group Madhusudhan Kushe died on Wednesday after a brief illness, family sources said. 80-year-old Kushe breathed his last at around 4:00 p.m. at a private hospital in the city. He is survived by his wife Sarojini M Kushe and a large number of relatives, friends and fans

Mangalore, May 22: Dakshina Kannada district working journalists' union and visual media journalists association have submitted a memorandum to new chief minister Siddaramaiah demanding to withdraw cases against Naveen Soorinje, reporter of Kasturi Newz 24/7 and Sharan, cameraman of Sahaya TV in connection with Mangalore home stay attack. Mangalore Bureau chief of Janashree Kannada News channel

Dubai, May 22: The problem of Saudi Arabian immigration authorities not accepting newly designed Indian passports has been resolved, according to the Indian embassy in Riyadh. India's Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao raised the issue during a meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Interior Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Salem Tuesday and the matter was clarified, local media reported Wednesday. “Some cases were