Karnataka

Mangalore, November 26: If corruption creeps into the education system, it will destroy generations of students, but, if it creeps into the legal system, it will destroy the society, said Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University T C Shivashankara Murthy. Speaking at the 'National Law Day' celebration organised by Mangalore Bar Association, Mangalore, and District Legal Service Authority, Dakshina

Mangalore, November 26: Rotary Club of Mangalore South in association with Rotary Club of Aleppy East (Kerala) organized an Inter-Dist Joint Meeting on Sunday at Hotel Moti Mahal, Mangalore to promote peace and communal harmony among the Rotarians. President of R.C. Mangalore South Rtn. Gurudas karkera welcomed all the 35 Rotarians of R.C. Aleppy East and exchanged the club flag and memento with

New Delhi, November 26: Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Alok Joshi will be the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Syed Asif Ibrahim the next Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Mr Ibrahim will be the first Muslim to head IB with four officers senior to him having been shifted out. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Manmohan

Mangalore, November 26: Two luxury cruise vessels - M V Aida Diva with 1810 cruise passengers and 617 crew and M V Clipper Odyssey with 60 passengers and 70 crew - called at New Mangalore Port on Saturday, which marked the beginning of the cruise season. M V Aida Diva one of the biggest luxury cruise vessels is on her third voyage to the Port. Out of 1810 passengers from Germany, around 1439

Mangalore, November 26: It was the story of young students in a village fighting to eradicate alcoholism. The short children's film 'Putanigala Party' garnered claps and cheers from the children who viewed it. The short film in Kannada was screened after the inauguration of the children's film festival organised by Department of Public Instruction at Jyothi theatre on Monday. Addressing the

Pune, November 26: Konkan Sabha of Jnana- Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV) organized a variety entertainment programme on Sunday at Papal Seminary hall, Pune. Priests, nuns, and brothers who are the members of JDV Konkan Sabha exhibited their talents through various programmes. Members of the Mangalorean Catholic Association, Pune, also put on display their performances. A documentary on Konkani culture

Mangalore, November 26: The Congress has reportedly given green signal to the inclusion of 15 BJP MLAs into the party including ministers Anand Asnotikar and CP Yogeshwar. 30 MLAs from the BJP had submitted applications to join Congress including 5 ministers. The Congress leaders after scanning those applications chose 15 names and sent them for approval of the central unit. The central unit has

Mulky, November 26: An incident of a man murdering his own brother-in-law has been reported from Haleyangadi Light House area under Mulky police station limits late night on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Nagesh (46), a resident of the Light House area and a mason by profession. Nagesh had developed hatred for his wife Uttam from the past few years, it is said. They would reside in

Mangalore, November 26: 'Kudla Kudru', an island attraction for tourists, was inaugurated near Sulthan Battery area in Mangalore on Sunday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, Krishna J Palemar, MLA, said that there are many islands in and around Mangalore which are isolated and being wasted. “People are scared to go to these islands fearing drowning. Developing such islands into places of

Udupi: November 26: There is a need to create class society to move away from caste society, said Jnanpith awardee and veteran litterateur Dr U R Ananthmurthy Delivering a talk on 'Is there any possibilities of living outside caste system in India,' he called upon people to remain context free in the process of setting up caste free society in India. “A person should go beyond historical context