Karnataka

Mangalore, Feb 19: Welfare Party of India (WPI) will field its candidates in good numbers in the upcoming local body polls, said Akbar Ali, State President, WPI. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Ali said that the political scenario in the country has gone from bad to worse. “Mere change of personnel and elected representatives will not suffice. There is a

Mangalore, Feb 19: To commemorate its decennial year, Saanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged, Mangalore, will organise 'Saanidhya Panama Kreeda Mahotsava – 2013' a state-level sports meet for the differently abled, in collaboration with Panama Corporation Ltd, Mangalore and Sports And Cultural Academy for Differently Abled (SACADA) on February 21, 22 and 23

Mangalore, Feb 19: The BJP will contest in all seats at all levels in the upcoming local body polls, said Monappa Bhandary, MLC and Spokesperson, BJP, DK. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the district BJP office in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Bhandary said that in the last local body elections the BJP had refrained from fielding its candidates for some of the seat. “Of a total of 157

Mangalore, Feb 19: Policemen today cannot say that they are concerned only with local issues. Many a times, incidents taking place at the national and international levels too have repercussions at the local level, calling the police to be alert, said Pratap Reddy, IGP (Western Range). Speaking after inaugurating a workshop on 'National Security – Focus on Karnataka' organized by Institute of

Bangalore, Feb 19: The Bearys Welfare Association, Bangalore organised its annual get-together and Eid celebrations at Seesh Mahal, Palace Ground in Bangalore recently. Dr. Hakeem, Director, Markaz, Calicut inaugurated the function. Meritorious students from the community were given awards by Rahman Khan, Minister for Minority Affairs, Government of India The 'Beary of the Year' award was given to

Mangalore, Feb 19: A new born died within few hours of delivery, allegedly owing to the negligence of the doctors at the hospital near here. Ramya, daughter of one Krishnappa, resident of Kunjathur had delivered a baby on Monday at K S Hegde Hospital in Deralakatte, on the outskirts of the city, but the new born died on the same day. Ramya's father Krishnappa has held the negligence of the doctors

Karkala, Feb 19: A 30-year-old music teacher has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody for allegedly sexually assaulting his minor student. The accused, identified as Rajesh, was taking music classes at Belman Government Higher Primary School twice a week. It is learnt that a group of local residents had threatened Rajesh after learning about his indecent behavior with a 13-year-old

Bangalore, Feb 19: Citizens, especially commuters and schoolchildren, are in for a long haul and hardship on Wednesday and Thursday with the two-day nation-wide strike set to bring both bus and auto services to a grinding halt. While, buses and autos being off roads is bound to reduce pollution, citizens have to face an uphill task of trekking to their workplace, homes and other destinations. Else

Bangalore, Feb 19: The BJP's national joint organising secretary V?Satish held talks with former chief minister D V?Sadananda (DVS) Gowda at the State party office for more than an hour on Monday, in a bid to placate him. Gowda has been sulking for the last few weeks alleging that he has been sidelined by the party. The former chief minister, according to sources close to him, is hurt that the

Mangalore, Feb 19: A 72-year-old woman suffering from locally advanced rectal cancer was treated wholly through Laparoscopic Surgery by Surgical Gastroenterologist and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon Dr. Vijay Ramachandran at Yenepoya Specialty Hospital, Kodialbail in the city. Dr.Vijay with the patient (centre) The procedure, termed Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection has been performed for the