Karnataka

Manipal, December 8: Family members of a NRI, who allegedly committed suicide in Kuwait, suspected foul play behind his death and have filed a complaint at Manipal police station. 28 year old Sathish Poojary, resident of Alangaru near Perdur in Udupi district, reportedly committed suicide on November 29. His dead body was repatriated by his employer on December 4. However, family members of

London, December 8: A nurse who was duped into transferring a hoax call that gave away information about a pregnant Kate's health to Australian radio presenters has been found dead in what is being suspected to be a suicide case. The body of Jacintha Saldanha, hailing from the city of Mangalore, was found this morning at an address yards away from King Edward VII Hospital, where Kate was being

Udupi, December 8: Politicians are responsible for increasing terrorism in India and other parts of the world, opined Puttige Mutt pontiff Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji. He was speaking after releasing a book “Islam Bhayotpadaneya Dharmavalla”, a Kannada translation of the Hindi book “Islam – Aatank Ya Adarsh” written by Swami Lakshmi Shankaracharya, here on Friday. The Kannada translation has been

Mangalore, December 8: The Department of Zoology, St. Aloysius College Mangalore will be organizing a national level seminar on 'Waste Management and Alternative Energy sources' on of December 10 and 11, 2012 under the Star College Scheme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The seminar will be inaugurated by the chief guest, V.V

Mangalore, December 8: The discovery of several truckloads of waste from crude oil refinery processes being dumped close to a stream outside Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (MRPL) on Thursday triggered fear and panic among people of Modapadavu on the outskirts of Mangalore. Irate people of the village blocked two trucks, each of which dumped 9.83 tonnes of ball-shaped and rod-shaped

Mangalore, December 8: Breaking a six-year-long monopoly of Air India Express in the Middle East sector, Jet Airways will be starting its inaugural Mangalore-Dubai flight on January 3, 2013. It would be the first private airliner to operate from Mangalore to any international destination after the Union government declared Mangalore as an international airport recently. The inaugural flight

Mangalore, December 7: Import of crude oil can be reduced to 50% by 2016-17, said M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. Speaking at a programme organized at the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Moily said that there are ways in which dependency on oil can be brought down. “At the moment 80% of oil is imported. A roadmap is being

Mangalore, December 7: Well-known music director Gurukiran hummed tunes and enthralled the students and audience with his melodic voice at the inaugural ceremony of 'Agno Fest 2012', a two-day inter-collegiate fest organised by St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore, on Friday. Incorporated with the theme 'Bonne Volonte – Cirque' (goodwill and readiness mixed with humour), the inauguration of

Mangalore, December 7: The Udupi division of All India Insurance Employees' Association (AIIEA) has expressed its opposition to the FDI in retail policy of the UPA government. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Friday, U Gurudutt, Chief Secretary of the Association, said that from the perspective of Insurance workers, the FDI policy is not in the best interest of the country

Mangalore, December 7: “It is a perfect blend of comedy, love, sentiments and action”, said director P H Vishwanath during the releasing ceremony of new Tulu film 'Telikeda Bolli' at Central Cinema in the city. Producers Sudhir Kamath and Sharmila Devdas Kapikad, actor Devdas Kapikad, writer Na Da Shetty, Prakash Pandeshwar and others were present on the occasion. The Tulu film industry's 45th