Karnataka

Bangalore, July 20: With Karnataka staring at its worst drought in 42 years, the BJP government is seeking divine help for rain and has asked 37,000 temples in the state to conduct 'special poojas' that will cost Rs 18.5 crore. A circular has been sent to the 37,000 temples under the Muzrai (Religious Endowment) department for 'special poojas' to propitiate rain gods, Muzrai Minister Kota

Mangalore, July 20: Urging the government to go back to the older system of admission for 3rd and 5th semester polytechnic students, members of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held a protest at Jyoti circle in Mangalore on Friday. Forming a human chain, the students shouted slogans against the state government and demanded that the older system of admission be reintroduced for

Mangalore, July 20: At least five school children had a miraculous escape when the auto-rickshaw in which they were returning home from the school was hit by a speeding car in the city on Friday evening. Source said that the driver of the Hyundai i20 car bearing registration KL 14 J 3055 rammed into a Maruti Omni and then hit the auto-rickshaw at around 4:30 pm near St Mary's School on S L Mathias

Mangalore, July 20: Worries could continue to haunt the Mangalorean community living in the gulf countries as the flights which had been cancelled owing to the Air India pilots' strike continue to remain cancelled. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, an Air India official said that although it has appeared in the media that the pilots have called off the strike, the problem has not yet been solved. The

Mangalore, July 20: It would have been better had the state government started looking for his successor a couple of months ago itself, said Justice S R Nayak, chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, who is scheduled to retire on July 25. Addressing media persons after holding a meeting with Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, DK, and Pratap Reddy, IGP (Western Range)

Mangalore, July 20: A 22-year-old man was found murdered near railway track at Kodikere near Jokatte on the outskirts of the city early on Friday morning. Police identified the deceased as Shivaraj, a resident of Thokur, who was working as a mechanic at Bharat car showroom at Kuntikan in the city. Police are of the suspicion that some miscreants might have strangled him to death using a rope in

Mangalore, July 20: Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday staged a protest against the Mangalore City Corporation for its apathy towards the maintenance of the road connecting the Central Market and Bunder. A putrid smell has settled over these areas due to the delay in removing the garbage. “The MCC is spending lakhs of rupees on health, but doing little to clear garbage

Mangalore, July 20: Malini N. Hebbar, HOD, Department of English at St Agnes College, Mangalore has been awarded with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D). Her thesis is titled 'A Critique of the Creative Works of Shashi Deshpande and Vaidehi with a Special Focus on Rewriting Myths' by Hampi University through Ha. Ma. Na. Research Centre, Ujire She completed her thesis under the guidance of Dr. Madhava

Bangalore, July 20: In a sensational revelation former Union Minister and senior Congress leader B. Janardhan Poojary has said that he was offered the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka by the party highcommand three times in the past. “I was offered the post twice when Congress was the ruling party in the State. But I declined to take it up,” Mr. Poojary, who is known for his no-holds-barred

Udupi, July 20: A 17-year-old boy, who went for fishing is feared to have drowned on Arabian Sea near Kodibengre village in Udupi taluk on Thursday. The victim is Nishan, son of Keshav Kotian of Bengre. Nishan had gone for fishing along with five others, including two neighbours, early in the morning. When they were pulling the fishing-net back with supporting ropes, Nishan lost his balance and