Karnataka

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

Mangalore, September 24: Ruling out possibilities of joining hands with former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in the backdrop of his growing dissatisfaction with the BJP, his predecessor and JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy said that such a development would be the “eighth wonder of the world”. Speaking to mediapersons at a press meet in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Kumaraswamy said that there is

Mangalore, September 24: Sources in the Indian Embassy in Kuwait have said that several expatriates from coastal Karnataka and Kerala were also among hundreds of Indians who have been detained by the authorities in Kuwait during raids on visa violators and those involved in crimes like theft. The Embassy officials, who have already established contact with around 650 detained Indians, mostly blue

Mangalore, September 24: In a heartrending tragedy, an engineering student from a prestigious College in Mangalore lost his life after he accidentally drowned in a stone quarry on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Tesjas Bhat (19), son of Ganapathy Bhat from Madikeri. He was a first year BE student at Karavali Institute of Technology, here. Sources from

Thiruvananthapuram, September 24: Kerala's normally divided opinion on issues found a rare change over the past couple of days, when political parties and experts from various fields were united in strongly protesting the abrupt cancellation of 168 Air India flights to the Middle East and other destinations. The criticism rang loud across different media platforms on Saturday and yesterday as Air

Mangalore, September 24: Even as Dakshina Kannada readies itself for a total ban on plastic bags, cups and covers from November 1 this year, Mangalore City Corporation here is planning to arm itself with a bylaw for plastic waste management and handling. As per the bye-law no plastic carry bag shall be used as means of advertisement of any product or trade. The draft will come for approval in this

Udupi, September 24: Union minister for Corporate Affairs and Power M Veerappa Moily said on Sunday that the Union government plans to infuse Rs 5,000 crore along Indian's coast line as part of a mega tourism project. He said the Union government will initially release Rs 50 crore to each state. Moily said the project would be launched in the current fiscal. He was speaking to reporters after a

Udupi, September 23: Union Minister for Energy and Corporate Affairs Dr M Veerappa Moily alleged ruling BJP in Karnataka of practicing caste line politics. Speaking at the the District Congress Committee meeting held at party office here on Sunday evening he said that Congress leaders like Nijalingappa, Kanti, Veerendra Patil from Lingayath community had served as the chief ministers in Karnataka

Mangalore, September 23: Shaheen College of Bidar has taken up the initiative of 'Hifzul-Quran Plus', a 4-year integrated course for Huffaz-e-Karam between the ages of 12 and 15 years. Speaking at a press meet here on Sunday, Abdul Khadeer, Founder and General Secretary of Shaheen Group of Institutions, said that the course was initiated with the aim of fulfilling the requirements of students by