Karnataka

Mangalore, August 18: Dr Shafik Dharamsi, Faculty Fellow in Residence, Liu Institute for Global Issues, Global Health Network, British Columbia, Canada visited AIMIT campus of St Aloysius College, Mangalore on August 17. He gave a talk to the MBA students on Corporate Ethics. Dr Safik highlighted the importance of teaching of ethics in Management Education and said that the goal of Management

Sullia, August 18: R M Foundation Chairman and well-known Philanthropist Abdul Khader Amchinadka was felicitated with 'Achievers' Award' by District Lions Club in recognition for his selfless service in the field of communal harmony, commerce and social service. Lions District Governor M B Sadashiva and Lions International President Mahendra Amara Soorya felicitated Mr Amchinadka at the Lions

Bangalore, August 18: The chief of Legal and Human Rights Wing of KPCC C.M. Dhananjaya alleged that RSS was behind the mass exodus of North-East people. Addressing the media, he said the members of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were threatening the people from northeast, who are rushing to the railway station to catch a train to return to their native. “Uniformed RSS workers were threatening

Mangalore, August 18: Three allegedly inebriated passengers onboard Air India Express 813 were handed over to Dubai security officials by its crew after they misbehaved with them and the passengers on Friday. The trio, all hailing from Mangalore, had boarded the flight at Bajpe airport. The flight departed for Dubai at 10.45pm on Thursday. The passengers, identified as Praveen Castelino, Ganadhar

Mangalore, August 18: National Commission of Women (NCW) member Shamina Shafiq has rubbished allegation levelled by State Women's Commission chairperson C Manjula that those partying in Morning Mist homestay in Mangalore had consumed drugs. She said that it was a birthday party and youth present there did not indulge in any illegal or immoral activities. Shamina Shafiq, who had arrived at

Bhatkal, August 17: Bhatkal police have arrested a murder convict who escaped from the Central Prison of Dharwad on August 16 allegedly assaulting the guards who were manning at the Main Gates. 31-year-old Haneef Byari, a resident of Chikmagalur (prisoner No.1871) was serving life term after being convicted in a murder case. He was imprisoned in Chikmagalur and Shimoga jails before he was shifted

Mangalore, August 17: As students from North-East parts of the country voiced their anxiety and concerns at St. Aloysius College on Friday, D. Dharmaiah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) gave them assurances about their safety in the city. Speaking at a 'confidence building' meet organised at St. Aloysius College in view of growing fear in the North-East students of being attacked

Mangalore, August 17: On the last Friday of the holy month of Ramdan all the city mosques were overflowing as Muslims congregate in huge numbers to offer Juma prayer in the afternoon. A good turnout of people gathered at Thaqwa Masjid Pumpwell, Kendra Juma Masjid Bunder, Eidgah Masjid Lighthill and Noor Masjid near Milagres here. Heads bowed in obeisance and palms cupped in supplication, they

Mangalore, August 17: Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahitya Parishad held a programme here as part of birth centenary year celebration of renowned fiction writer Krishnamurthy Puranik. The programme was held on August 17 at Government Teachers' Training Institute (T.T.I.) Auditorium, Balmatta, Mangalore. September 5, 2011-12 is being celebrated as birth centenary year of Krishnamurthy Puranik

Mangalore, August 17: The Department of Kannada and Culture and District Unit of Kannada Sahithya Parishat organised cultural programmes at Town Hall recently. Dr Venkatesh Prasanna, City Crime Branch Inspector inaugurated the programme. Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, District Unit Kannada Sahithya Parishat President of presided over the function. Later, poets' meet, cultural prorgammes were presented by