Karnataka

Kasargod, September 26: K.M. Abdur Rasheed, the former Registrar of Kannur University, has taken charge as the new Registrar of the Central University of Kerala (CUK) here. Dr. Rasheed's appointment was ratified by the President of India, who is also the Visitor of the CUK, Vice Chancellor Jancy James said here on Tuesday. Dr. Rasheed was working as Officer on Special Duty to the CUK from February

Mangalore, September 26: Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims, who are expected to leave for the holy city of Makkah from Mangalore on later this week, are doing last minute preparation. The registration for Hajj-2012 started at a camp at Old Terminal near Kenjaru, Bajpe here on Wednesday in the presence of the office-bearers of State Hajj Committee and Karnataka State Board of Wakfs. The process of

Mangalore, September 27: A week-long heart check-up camp organized by Unity Heart Institute commenced on Thursday at Unity Health Complex in the city. General public can benefit from this special camp between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm until October 27, stated a release issued by the institute. Special heart check-up fee will be Rs. 330. The camp includes RBS, Seram Cholesteral, Seram Creatinin and ECG

Karwar, September 26: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Ankola taluk of Uttara Kannada district on Tuesday after a priest of a local temple was found dead in a drain. The police identified the priest as Shankar Gunaga (52) of Sakalaben. A passerby, who noticed the dead body in the drain at Avarsa village informed the police immediately. Police suspect it to be a case of murder and have sent the body

Puttur, September 26: An elderly couple was found brutally murdered on Wednesday at Kodimbala village of Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased have been identified as Baby Thomas (65), and his wife Mary (55). While the woman's blood-soaked body was found lying on the floor inside her house, her husband's body was found inside his car parked near the house. Police said both were

Mangalore, September 26: In a big relief for the Hajj pilgrims from this region, widebody jet airliner 'Airbus A-310' will be making a maiden landing at Mangalore Airport on September 28 to take them to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Airport authorities said that special airbus has been introduced to ensure smooth travel of Hajj pilgrims, who can now bring their belongings in the same flights after the

Bangalore, September, 26: The police on Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old post-graduate student, who made the hoax bomb call to Forum Mall, Koramangala, in the city. Mangesh Ahirwal, a resident of Gollarahalli near Electronics City and a native of Jhansi, is the arrested. Immediately after arresting him police informed media that the youth was not a terrorist. “He was inspired by Bollywood film

Mangalore, September 26: Poet, short story writer, eminent critic and editor of kittall.com H M Pernal has been elected as the President of Konkani Writers Forum, Karnataka in the annual general body meeting held on September 23 at Sandesha, Mangalore, according to a press release. The other office-bearers elected for next two years term are: Irene Rebello (Vice President), Marcel M D Souza

Mangalore, September 25: A tense atmosphere prevailed in the city following the brutal murder of a Ganeshotsav Committee leader in Mangalore on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Ganeshram Suvarna, who was the president of Pumpwell Sarvajanika Sri Ganeshotsav Committee. A resident of Karkala, Suvarna had visited Mangalore to participate in Ganeshotsav programme. He had served as the

Mangalore, September 25: Real-life Spiderman Jyothi Raj alias Koti Rama's monkey adventures left police in a tizzy and the crowd stupefied at PVS Kalakunj Road in the city on Tuesday. The Chitradurga based monkey man on his way to Udupi on invitation of ``huli veshadhari'' Ashok Kadabettu to perform acrobatics at Udupi Nehru Maidan on Tuesday -took a pit stop at Mangalore. His attempt to climb the