Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 21: Exponents of Vachana literature who were part of a revolution against caste system must not be looked at through the prism of casteism, said renowned scholar Amrutha Someshwara. He was speaking at a programme organized jointly by the District Administration, DK Zilla Panchayat, Department of Kannada and Culture, DK, and Mogaveera Vyavasthapaka Mandali, Mangalore, as part of

Sullia, Jan 21: Akram (20), a student of Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda College of Engineering, Suilla, and his friend Roshan (20) were killed after their motorbike met with an accident at Koinadu near here. Rider Akram, was a resident of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar in Madikeri, while pillion rider Roshan was a resident of Madikeri. The accident occurred on Sunday when Akram, lost control over his motorbike

Mangalore, Jan 21: By the nature of his work it is evident that he might be finding it difficult to make his both ends meet. However, when Basavaraj (44), an auto rickshaw driver in the city found a gold bracelet worth Rs 50,000 in his auto, he took on himself the onus of returning it to its owner, thereby showing an example of righteousness and honesty. Jacintha D'Silva had hired Basavaraju's

Mangalore, jan 21: A worker slipped to death accidently at the MRPL III Phase work site. Alagu Kumar, who was working at the site, fell from the 10 mts tall boiler of the heat recovery steam generator-2, at about 5.45 pm. Kumar who was seriously injured was rushed to the hospital but treatment went in vain. According to a complaint filed by one Mohd Asheeq Khan, an innocent lost his life due to

New Delhi, Jan 21: Thirty months after India's deadliest plane crash in a decade left 158 people dead in Mangalore, the aviation ministry has formed a group to fast-track implementation of the recommendations made by a panel that investigated the disaster. The panel has been constituted ahead of a petition coming up for hearing in a Mangalore court seeking to press criminal charges for negligence

Belthangady, Jan 21: Despite one arrest the mystery shrouded around Saujanya murder case does not seem to be cleared. Hence, demanding CBI probe into the case, several organizations have decided to stage a 24 hour sit-in protest from February 4 under the aegis of Belthangady taluk unit of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). The sit-in protest will be held in front of Belthangady taluk

Mangalore, Jan 20: A large number of people from all walks of life participated in the "Greenathon 2013- Our Dream Green Mangalore City Run” organized in Mangalore on Sunday. Despite the drizzle that threatened to hamper the run, more than 1,300 people took part in the Greenathon 2013 organized to sensitise the public on the need to adopt eco-friendly environment. The run commenced from Nehru

Mangalore, Jan 20: The annual day celebration of Melkar Womens PU and Degree College, Marnabail in Bantwal taluk was held on Saturday at college premises. The chief guests of honour of the function were B.S Basheer President, Jameeyath-ul-falah Mangalore corporation unit, Mansor Ahmad, Proprietor, Azad Hardware, Mangalore. In their talk they mentioned that this college even though being in an

Moodbidri, Jan 20: The girl who fell in love with a boy from different faith and broke out of her family following a clash with kin was handed over by Moodabidri police to Prajna Counselling Centre in Mangalore. It is said that Rinna Crasta (25) from Kuriyala of Bantwal Taluk fell in love with Irshad (27) from Karinje. After three long years of relationship, the two decided to take it a step

Jaipur, Jan 20: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today stoked a major controversy by accusing BJP and RSS of promoting and fanning Hindu terrorism, a charge which drew angry reaction from both of them. "Reports have come during investigation that BJP and RSS conduct terror training camps to spread terrorism...Bombs were planted in Samjhauta express, Mecca Masjid and also a blast was carried