Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 3: Three officials from food and civil supplies department have been arrested by Lokayukta sleuths in the city on Saturday. The arrested have been identified as Muralidhar Rao, district manager, Puttalinga, depot manager and Jeevendra, a depot manager from Belthangady. The trio were caught red handed while collecting bribe from the owners of the godowns. It was said that the depot

Bangalore, Mar 3: The State government has appointed Justice Subhash B Adi the second Upalokayukta, after Governor H R Bhardwaj cleared the appointment on Friday. Justice Adi was sworn in on Saturday evening in a hastily organised ceremony. The swearing-in was attended by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Deputy Chief Minister R?Ashoka, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar, acting

Mangalore, Mar 3: Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has demanded a probe against Governor H R Bharadwaj, as accusations of Raj Bhavan agents indulging in bribes involving crores of rupees to appoint Vice Chancellors of Universities are doing rounds. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Saturday, Ramesh K, State Secretary, ABVP, said that Uday Singh, a Davanagere

Mangalore, Mar 2: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of BJP Mahila Morcha will hold a 'women's campaign' on March 4 in all wards in view of the upcoming local body polls, said Pulasya Rai, President, BJP Mahila Morcha, DK. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the district BJP office in Mangalore on Saturday, Ms. Rai said that members of the Morcha will hold door-to-door campaigns for

Mangalore, Mar 2: A good refreshing break and frolic filled outing is what every student wants after a cumbersome examination schedule. One such outing took a tragic end on Saturday. Nihal Bangera (19) who had gone on an outing with friends after finishing exams drowned while his friends could do nothing but scream and cry for help. If at all Nihal had not ventured into a adventurous swimming, he

Mangalore, Mar 2: The MCC polls are a curtain raiser for the Legislative Assembly polls and the Congress party is confident of a good showing, said Vinay Kumar Sorake, Former MP. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Sorake said that BJP administration has spelled doom for the city of Mangalore and more damage would be caused to the city if there is no change

Mangalore, Mar 2: On Day 3, the 'Experience America' programme in Mangalore organised by the US Consulate General, Chennai, was inaugurated by US Commercial Service Minister Counsellor for Commercial Affairs Judy Reinke at the City Centre mall here on Saturday. As part of the programme, there was an open InfoUSA Trivia contest where mall-goers were quizzed on Hollywood, American history, geography

Bantwal, Mar 3: Local women gathered in large numbers at Balthila Gram Panchayat hall near here on Saturday demanding death penalty to Sathish, who inhumanly killed Soumya for resisting his sexual advances and later dumped her body in a pond five days ago in the village of Balthila. In the protest meeting held under the leadership of panchayat president Sundar Salian, several leaders from various

Mangalore, Mar 2: As an onset to the inauguration of Taaraka Kids, an exclusive section for kids jewellery, Sulthan Gold organised a coloring competition, for Kindergarten students of Dhakshina Kannada on Saturday. Hundreds of students participated in the programme was held at at Maria Jayanthi Mandhir, St Joseph Church, Velancia, Mangalore. Competition was inaugurated by famous Artist tharanath

Mangalore, Ma 2: Akhila Karnataka Meenugarara Parishat has raised apprehension over the Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) proposed to be set up at Niddodi in Dakshina Kannada. Parishat President Ramachandra Baikampady in a news conference on Monday in Mangalore said that the project has adverse environmental affects, which will directly hit the fisher folks. “The KIADB has taken over around 4,000