Karnataka

Manipal, September 25: Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University will honour Jnanpith Award winner UR Ananthamurthy with Basheer Puraskaram on September 27 at Dr. T.M.A. Planetarium Complex here. M T Vasudevan Nair, Malayalam Jnanpith award winner, and TJS George, journalist will be the guests. Dr K Ramnarayan, vice-chancellor, Manipal University will presided over the

Mangalore, September 25: Journalist Gowri Lankesh and communal harmony activist K L Ashok have been granted bail by local court in Mangalore in anti-communalism remarks case. The duo appeared before the JMFC Court, moved a pail application and obtained bail on Monday. The Mangalore city police had slapped cases against the duo for reportedly making provocative remarks during a protest against

Mangalore, September 25: Weaker sections of the society lived in fear and insecurity in India, as women, children and people of backward classes were always subjected to atrocities, said Alva's Educational Foundation chairman Dr M Mohan Alva. Inaugurating the 'Samprathi 2012', a two-day national seminar on 'Human Rights Advocacy – An Avenue for Social Change', organised by Department of Social

Kasargod, September 25: In a gut-wrenching incident, a pregnant woman died after allegedly falling off a moving train near Kodikulam under mysterious circumstances. 33-year-old Sahira (33) from Alampady mini estate was returning to Kasargod along with her husband Syed Umar when the incident took place. Umar, who is a hotelier in Kuwait had come down on August 5. According to sources Sahira had

Bangalore, September 25: The police on Monday allegedly picked up a cyber café owner from Munireddypalya in RT Nagar here in the pretext of questioning in the alleged terror module case. Family members gave the name of the arrested as Syed Umar (30). Though Additional Commissioner of Police T. Sunil Kumar denied terming it as a “rumour”, family members of Syed Umar said that two persons claiming

Kasargod, September 25: The Regional Passport Officer has said that all Haj applicants should hold valid passports before the Haj announcement 2012. R.O. Sunil Babu, Regional Passport Officer, said in an official release that the Haj committee had decided that only valid passport holders can apply. All the Haj applicants should submit their application with proof of their passports by March 15

Mangalore, September 24: The New Mangalore Port for the first time handled 10,000 bags of salt for local distribution in Mangalore. M V All Cargo Arati carrying 400 metric tonnes of salt from Kandla Port (coastal cargo) called at NMP on Sunday and after discharging the entire consignment sailed out on Monday. The consignment consisting of various types of salt like free flow loose salt, Ankur

Mangalore, September 25: District-in-Charge Minister C T Ravi has ordered registering atrocity cases against the officers in Mangalore taluk Social Welfare Department for misappropriation. He was reacting to complaints regarding misappropriation in the implementation of Ganga Kalyana Yojana in Mangalore taluk at the Karnataka Development Programmes review meeting of Mangalore taluk at Taluk

Mangalore, September 25: Thinker Prof G.K. Govinda Rao called upon the students to enjoy reading the works of Shakespeare instead of forcibly studying his plays to pass examinations. Speaking after inaugurating an exhibition on Shakespeare held by students of the English Association of the University College, here, on Monday he said: “Don't be frightened of him (Shakespeare). Read him. Go and meet

Mangalore, September 24: B Nagaraj Shetty, former minister and BJP man, was officially inducted into the Janata Dal (Secular) by H D Kumaraswamy, former Chief Minister, at a party convention held in Mangalore on Monday. Speaking after donning JD(S) colours, Mr. Shetty said that he had not joined the party with an eye on any personal gain or position. “I reiterate that I have no intention of making