Karnataka

Mangalore, August 10: The Government Lady Goschen hospital in the city will get a modern building at a cost of Rs. 21 crore to be funded by ONGC-MRPL. Deputy Speaker in the Legislative Assembly and Mangalore City South MLA N. Yogish Bhat said here that the new building for the Lady Goschen Hospital would have basement, ground and four floors totally measuring about 1.50 lakh square feet. The

Mangalore/ Udupi, August 10: A woman drowned and five houses were damaged following heavy rains accompanied by strong winds in Udupi district on Thursday. According to the Kundapur Taluk Office, Sakamma Shedti (55) had gone to fetch grass when she accidentally slipped and fell into a pit and drowned at Devasthanabettu in Bellur village in Kundapur taluk. The pit had been created due to clay

Mangalore, August 10: Timely response from police appeared to have saved a couple from being attacked by a Hindu vigilante group on Thursday. A group of Hindu rightwing activists saw a Muslim boy speaking to a Hindu girl at the service bus-stand in Mangalore on Thursday afternoon. The couple boarded a private bus bound to Kasaragod. A few of the activists reportedly boarded the bus while others

Kasargod, August 10: Three of a family were killed when a train ran them over at Elambachi, near Thrikkarippur, around 6.30 a.m. on Thursday. The victims have been identified as 52-year-old Komalavally and her son Shivaprasad, 29, and daughter Praseetha, 25. The tragedy shocked the neighbourhood and surrounding localities. The accident occurred in heavy rain, and it is believed that the woman and

Kundapur, August 9: In a tragic incident, Haladi Udaya Kumar Shetty, brother of Kundapur MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty was found hanging in his farm house at Haladi here on Thursday. He was 52. He was married but had no children. According to police sources, Udayakumar, in his suicide note, among other things, said that his brother Halady Srinivas should give up politics and also stop consuming gutka

Mangalore, August 9: The 317-D District-wing of Lions Club International will organise 'Abhiyaan'- District Cabinet Presentation for the year 2012-13 on August 11 at 4 p.m. at Cordel Hall, Kulshekar, Mangalore. Addressing the media persons at Press Club here on Thursday, District Governor M.B. Sadashiv said that programme will be inaugurated by the First Lady of the Lions District Harini Sadashiv

Mangalore, August 9: It was a feast of harmony and peace indeed when the members of both Hindu and Muslim communities got together for a 'Sauharda Iftar Koota' on Wednesday evening at the Coast Guard Police Station in Kasaba Bengre, Mangalore. Hosted by Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Kasaba Bengre unit, in association with Karnataka State Police Coast Guard, the event was aimed at promoting communal

Mangalore, August 9: The Mahatma Gandhi Peace Foundation observed 'Quit India Day' on Thursday at Tagore Park, in the city to mark 70th anniversary of Quit India Movement. Delivering the inaugural speech at the programme, Commissioner of Mangalore Urban Development Authority Ajith Kumar Hegde S. said that Quit India Movement was one of the milestones in the history of Indian freedom struggle.

Mangalore: August 9: Kannada Keerthana writer Kanakadasa's poetries are rich in their depth and dimension. His Keerthanas are significant to understand the socio-cultural aspects of the age he belonged to. However, we have failed to explore several new possibilities of studying the life and poetry of Kanakadasa, said Litterateur Prof Hampa Nagarajaiah. He was delivering inaugural address at the

Bangalore, August 9: The five-page report on July 28 attack on Morning Mist Homestay in Mangalore, prepared by the Karnataka State Women's Commission not only demands action against the police for failing to prevent the attack but also speaks of “saving youth from forces that lead them astray”. The report which was submitted to Home Minister R. Ashok on Wednesday, by Commission chairperson C