Karnataka

Mangalore, July 12: P Jayaram Bhat has been re-appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Karnataka Bank for another three years. The RBI has conveyed its approval for re-appointment of P Jayarama Bhat as the Managing Director and CEO of the Bank for further period of three years with effect from July 14, 2012, as proposed by Bank's Board of Directors. Under his dynamic leadership, over the

Mangalore, July 11: Learn Islam Foundation (LIF), Mangalore based religious organisation will be observing a month long education campaign from August 1 to 31 this year throughout Dakshina Kannada district. As part of the campaign an essay competition in Kannada language will also be held for the Muslim students of Class X and PUC residing in Dakshina Kannada district, stated a press release. For

Mangalore, July 11: City based Learn Islam Foundation (LIF) has invited applications for 'Moulana Abul Kalam Azad' and 'Dr. Sir Allama Iqbal' awards for the year 2012. In a press release issued here Saifuddin Kudroli, Convener, LIF, stated that economically backward Muslim students of Dakshina Kannada district who have scored highest marks in S.S.L.C. and P.U.C. exams could apply for the awards

Mangalore, July 11: Functioning in all courts in twin districts of coastal Karnataka Wednesday got paralyzed when lawyers joined the two-day strike called by the Bar Council of India. Members of Mangalore Bar Association and Udupi Bar Association have joined the strike in protest against the proposed legislation that could affect its autonomy and the entry of foreign law institutes and

Mangalore, July 11: The 16th Independence Cup Football Tournament will be held under the aegis of Dakshina Kannada District Football Association from July 14 at District Football Stadium adjacent to Nehru Maidan in the city. Addressing a press meet here on Friday DKDFA president D M Aslam said as many as 150 teams including girls' teams have registered their names for the tournament and the

Kasargod, July 11: In a heart-wrenching tragedy, a 19-year-old girl was accidentally run over by a train near the Neeleswaram railway station on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Ashwini, a first-year B.Sc. student at Govinda Pai Memorial College, Manjeswaram. Eye witnesses said that the tragedy occurred while she was crossing the double track. When she was on her way to board the

Mangalore, July 11: The members of Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) have demanded the Union government to fix Rs 10,000 as minimum wage for labourers according to 15th Indian labour conference, which has got approval again in 44th Indian labour conference recently. Addressing protesters here in front of DC office on Tuesday demanding fulfilment of their various demands, CITU Vice President B

Kundapur, July 11: A man was seriously injured after his son allegedly assaulted him for not lending him money, in Kundapura taluk on Monday afternoon. Kota Police said that at around 1 p.m., Basava, a daily wage worker, left his house at Bidkalkatte when his son Raju confronted him. According to the complaint filed with the police, Raju cursed him, then started beating him. Basava suffered

Mangalore, July 11: As many as 4,500 students seeking admission to professional courses through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) for 2012-13 got their documents verified at the Mangalore helpline centre between June 25 and July 10, according to C. Suresh Thunga, nodal officer of the centre. Addressing presspersons at the centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K)

Belthangady, July 11: A team of six suspected naxals were spotted at Shishila in Beltnangady taluk on Tuesday evening. According to sources the group had four armed men and two women. The team clad in khakhi colour uniform had visited a SC colony situated in the periphery of forest at Ambudedange. It was said that the team had visited a house in the colony and had said that they were Naxals and