Karnataka

Mangalore, October 8: There is a need to encourage ways of practising organic and traditional farming, so that the fertility of the soil can be enriched, said Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister C T Ravi. He was speaking at the inaugural function of Agricultural Information/Awareness Campaign and Organic Producers - Marketers Conference organised under the joint auspices of district

Bhatkal, October 8: Unidentified thieves broke into a school and made away with cash amount and valuables worth Rs 2 lakh in the wee hours of Sunday in the town. According to Zareena Kola, the principal of the Naunihal central School, Bhatkal, a cash amount of Rs 1.5 lakh from her room and locker of the office room along with valuables including a video camera were found missing following the

Bangalore, October 8: Harkala Hajabba, fruit vendor-cum-educationist, was conferred with the 'Ramzan Saab Award' by Akhila Karnataka Mahamadeeyara Sangha at a programme held at the Kannada Sahitya Parishad in Bangalore. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Baraguru Ramachandrappa, senior writer, said that Mr. Hajabba, although an illiterate and humble man, has been able to set up an educational

Mangalore, October 8: A local court has granted bail to all the 27 accused in the hawala case which was busted in Mangalore on Saturday. The Court has directed the police to hand over all the documents releated to hawala transactions to the income tax department for the further investigation. It may be recalled that the sleuths of City Crime Branch Police had raided a house and arrested 27 persons

Mangalore, October 8: Dalit leaders said that there should be no time limit for receiving applications from the beneficiaries of Ambedkar Corporation, to avail the beneficiary programmes. The time limit has resulted in denial of several benefits to the beneficiaries. Speaking at the monthly SC/ST meeting here at the office of Superintendent of Police on Sunday, Dalit Sangharsha Samithi leader S P

Mangalore, October 8: The former Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said here on Sunday that the party high command should take action against leaders who issue statements against the party. Speaking to presspersons, Mr. Gowda said that if the high command did not take action, it would create confusion among the party workers. To a question on the party issuing a notice to the former Union

Mangalore, October 7: A clash erupted in Mangalore sub-jail between two groups of under-trials following a quarrel between two prisoners on Sunday. Sources from the prison said that the quarrel erupted for a petty reason between Nishchith, an accused in a rape attempt, and Sohail, a theft-accused. Earlier it was reported that Subhash Padil, the main accused in infamous Mangalore Homestay attack

Puttur, October 7: B Nagaraj Shetty, Former Minister, who recently joined JDS, has been makin attempts to bring Puttur MLA Mallika Prasad to JDS fold, it is learnt. BJP being a divided house in Puttur with one group favouring Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and the other on the side of his successor D V Sadananda Gowda, the JDS is trying to woo the BJP activists from the Yeddyurappa group

Kundapur, October 7: A teenage motorcyclist died on spot and three others sustained injuries in a serial mishap on a National Highway at Thekkatte near here on Sunday. The deceased is Umar Ayan (18), son of Saleem, a resident of Kasba Gudde in Kundapur. Three vehicles- the motorbike on which Ayan was travelling, a school bus belonging to Thekkatte Seva Sangama Vidya Kendra and a Maruti car-damaged

Mangalore, October 7: A woman and her teenage daughter allegedly committed suicide by hanging in their house at Didupe village near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased have been identified as Sundari (40), wife of Anand Gowda and their daughter Sandhya (15). Police said that the duo was found hanging from the ceiling by Ananda Gowda on Saturday. It is learnt that Sundari was