Karnataka

Mangalore, December 20: The Konkani feature film, “Ujwadu”, produced by Mitra Media Pvt Ltd has been selected for Bangalore film festival that got under way in the capital city on Thursday. The film will be screened at Lido mall on December 21 at 10.15am. Directed by Kasargod Chinna, president, Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, the film was shot at various locations in Karkala in Udupi district

New Delhi, December 20: Congress leader Oscar Fernandes' speech was all Greek and Latin to most of the members in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Fernandes spoke in his native Kannada on the Bill to accord special status to the backward districts of Hyderabad-Karnataka region, but most of the members could not understand a large part of his speech. This was because the translator was not available when

Mumbai, December 20: A man accused of planting bombs on the Samjhauta Express in 2007 has reportedly told investigators that he was part of a group of Hindutva extremists who planted bombs at a masjid in Maharashtra's Malegaon town in 2006 which killed 37 people and wounded more than 300. The blasts had originally been blamed on nine Muslim men who were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism

Mangalore, December 20: The local unit of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) on Wednesday staged a demonstration urging the government to distribute adequate compensation to endosulfan victims Addressing the protesters in front of the deputy commissioner's office here, anti-endosulfan activist Shridhar Gowda said that endosulfan was sprayed on cashew plantations using helicopters in 92

Kasargod, December 20: Timely intervention of the Fire and Rescue Services personnel by containing a fire that broke out at a stationary tanker carrying crude palm oil averted a major tragedy in the busy national highway at Cherkala locality near here on Wednesday. The fire, that destroyed the cabin of the stationary truck, triggered panic at the Indira Nagar locality forcing the authorities

Mangalore, December 19: A group of Muslim leaders in the Congress party has reiterated its demand that adequate representation be given to Muslim candidates in the impending Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in constituencies of Dakshina Kannada district. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Wednesday, a delegation of Muslim Congressmen such as former Mayor K Ashraf, B H Khader

Mangalore, December 19: Caste system and poverty are bigger factors causing human rights violations than police and the state, said Dr. P L Dharma, Head of the Department of Political Science, Mangalore University. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a national seminar 'Human Rights Advocacy: A Step to Prevent Human Rights Violations' organized jointly by the SDM College of Business

Mangalore, December 19: The upgraded 12-bed unit of Paediatric Intensive Care was re-launched along with the inauguration of the Mangalore branch of Manipal Research and Diagnostic Centre at KMC Hospital at Attavar, here on Wednesday. Speaking after inaugurating the units, Pro Chancellor of Manipal University Dr H S Ballal welcomed the new development in the medical institute and said that the use

Mangalore, December 19: The 'builders lobby' is disrupting officials of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) from carrying out their duty and eliminating illegal encroachments of public property like roads, Corporator Mariyamma Thomas alleged at the monthly meeting held at the MCC on Wednesday. Ms. Thomas speaking about a builder encroaching upon a road by constructing a lawn which is causing

Mangalore, December 19: In yet another shocking incident, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly chased and raped while she was walking home alone in a remote village under the limits of Subrahmanya Police Station in Dakshina Kannada district. Though the incident occurred on last Sunday, the victim came forward to lodge a complaint against the accused after getting admitted to a hospital on Monday. The