Karnataka

Mangalore, September 12: Two separate heavy vehicle accidents on National Highway 48 led to a major traffic jam at Shiradi Ghat on Tuesday night, official sources said. The traffic chaos started after a speeding truck over turned between Maranahalli and Gundya. Little later a timber-laden truck also over turned on the same spot causing wooden logs to block the road. Sources from jurisdictional

Mangalore, September 12: The ninth edition of Alva's Nudisiri, a three-day national level Kannada literary fest, will begin from November 16 at Vidyagiri, Moodbidri, near here this year. Formally announcing the date, Dr M Mohan Alva, Chairman of the Alva's Educational Foundation, the host of the annual fest, said that Nudisiri – 2012 would feature poets' sessions, literary sessions and special

Mangalore, September 12: MV Niamul Mowla, carrying 22,000 metric tonnes of timber logs (19,673 pieces) called at the Port recently. This is the first largest consignment of timber logs received and handled at the Port. The entire consignment was loaded from Yangoon Port, the same is imported by 90 consignees located and based at Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. The unloading operation is in full

Mangalore, September 12: To mark the birth anniversary of Sir. M. Vishvesharaya, 'Engineers' Day' will be observed by Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Engineers' Association (KDKUEA) along with Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya next Saturday, September 15, said B.S. Balakrishna, President of KDKUEA. Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that the celebration

Mangalore, September 12: If all goes well, commercial flight operations between coastal city of Mangalore and cultural capital of Karnataka may start sooner or later. Principal Secretary to the department of commerce and industries M N Vidyashankar has said that following a move from the government, two private airlines have evinced interest in starting commercial flight operations from Mysore

Sullia, September 12: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Campus Front of India (CFI) jointly organised a silent march in Sullia on Tuesday, protesting against the atrocities committed on minorities by the Sangh Parivar. The campaigners took out a silent march from Shastri Circle and converged near the private bus stand, where speakers addressed the protesters. SDPI Dakshina Kannada

Mangalore, September 12: A training camp on Hajj and Umrah was organised by Zeenat Baksh Yateem Khana on Tuesday at the Yateem Khana Hall in the city. Inaugurating the training camp, Qazi of Mangalore Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar said that the pilgrims should practice restraint from bad conduct, purity in thoughts and speech. It would be more meaningful if they gave preference to helping fellow pilgrims

Karwar, September 12: Minister for Fisheries and Science and Technology Anand Asnotikar was behind the missing of important files from the office of the Superintendent of police here, according to Karwar Block Congress Committee. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Deepak Waingankar, Block Congress president, alleged that the police department should come forward to tell the people about the

Mangalore, September 12: The JMFC second court remanded five of the 13 human traffickers of Sri Lankan Tamilian refugees to police custody here on Tuesday. Those taken into custody are: Sri Lankan national Thavarassa (46), Indian national Shajahan (33) from Palakkad in Kerala, Sri Lankan refugees from Tamil Nadu Dinesh Kumar (27) of Nammakal, Yakoob (40) from Kuniyamuthur in Tamil Nadu, and Saleem

Mangalore, September 12: Dakshina Kannada in-charge Minister C.T. Ravi said here on Tuesday that the government would ban sale and use of plastic carry bags and cups in Dakshina Kannada by November 1. According to Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada N.S. Channappa Gowda the district administration had banned use and sale of plastic carry bags and cups in Moodbidri and Mulky town limits from