Karnataka

Mangalore, July 26: It is not completely possible to control population growth through law. It has to be brought down by creating awareness among people, said Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP. He was speaking after inaugurating a programme organized at Ravindra Kala Bhavana in the city as part of the World Population Day on Thursday. Although India is racing past China in terms of population it is

Mangalore, July 26: Activists Dakshina Kannada district unit of Campus Front of Indian on Thursday formed a human chain at Jyothi Circle in the city blocking the traffic for few minutes to register their protest against the alleged communally motivated measures by Sri Ramakunjeshwara First Grade College located in Ramakunja in Puttur Taluk. The College authorities had lodged complaint against 14

Mangalore, July 26: Members of the South Kanara Beedi Workers' Federation (AITUC) were taken into custody by police after they tried to barge into the compound of the Deputy Commissioner's office to lay siege here on Thursday. Prior to charging into the Deputy Commissioners office premises, the protestors shouted slogans against the government for cancellation of scholarships for the children of

Mangalore, July 26: The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district units of Jamiyyatul Falah, in coordination with the organisation's NRCC units, have distributed provisions to nearly 2,500 deserving Muslim families across the two districts on the occasion of Ramzan. The groceries included 25 kg rice, besides sugar, tea powder, pulses, edible oil, sevige etc – all weighing 10 kg. The value of the each

Udupi, July 26: Eight persons have been arrested in connection with a robbery case here on July 13, the Udupi police said in a press release. The eight persons came posing as “antique dealers” to the house of Suryakumar Shet near Vidyodaya School and brandished knives and then stuffed cloth into the mouths of Mr. Shet and his servant Anant Poojary, and took away gold and silver ornaments and some

Mangalore, July 26: Vallerian D'Souza, popularly known by his pen-name Vally Vogga, a resident of Mysore, has been chosen for the 'Konkani Kutam Award — 2012', a press release said. The award was instituted by Konkani Kutam Bahrain, a voluntary forum formed exclusively to promote Konkani language, literature and culture, in 2002 to support Konkani writers and artists. It includes a citation, a

Mangalore, July 26: In a scathing attack on the BJP-led State Government in the Assembly, U.T. Khader, Congress MLA, accused the present dispensation of neglecting Dakshina Kannada in terms of development. Raising the issue during a debate on demands of various departments in the State Budget, Mr. Khader said funds had not been sanctioned to repair roads, construct classrooms, primary health

Mangalore, July 26: Sportstar , the only surviving sports weekly magazine in the country, was re-launched on Wednesday in Mangalore, presenting itself with “renewed vigour” as a “new avatar”. Published by Kasturi and Sons Ltd., which also comes out with The Hindu , Sportstar goes back to the magazine format after having experimented with the tabloid format for the past five years. First having

Riyadh, July 25: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, an India expatriate worker died after a car in which he was travelling along with his family members met with an accident in the Eastern Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning at Hafar al-Batin, nearly 90 km from Kuwait border, while the Ullal based family was returning to Kuwait after performing Umrah. The

Mangalore, July 25: Shachi Technologies in association with NMAMIT will be organising a job fair for rural youth and differently abled at Nitte, Karkala near here on Saturday, July 28. Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday Yatish Babu, Director, Shachi Technologies, said that large number of job aspirants from in and around Karkala, Mangalore and coastal Karnataka are expected to