Karnataka

Mangalore, July 5: The department of Political Science of St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore, will be organising one day seminar on 'the topic 'Sixty Years of Karnataka Legislative Assembly', on Saturday, July 7. D H Shankar Moorthy, Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council would inaugurate the Seminar.Suresh Kumar, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Law, Urban Development, Government of

Mangalore, July 5: In a bid to recover the misused funds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS), MP Nalin Kumar Kateel set a deadline of one month from Thursday, to all the Taluk Panchayat Executive Officers in the district to recover the misappropriation amount. Presiding over the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee meeting at Netravati Hall in Zilla Panchayat on

Mangalore, July 5: More than four months after they were arrested by on charges of alleged links with Naxalites, Mangalore University student Vittala Malekudiya and his father Linganna Malekudiya were finally released on Thursday. The activists of district units of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Democratic Youth Federation of India and Students Federation of India extended a floral welcome to

Kasargod, July 5: Three persons were killed and 30 others were injured, some of them seriously, when a bus and a jeep collided near Cheruvathur in the Kasargod district on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as S K Sharafuddin (25), his wife Umaira (20) and the jeep driver Lincy Joney (25). It is learnt that the couple who had marred last month was returning home to Bedadaka after paying

Mangalore, July 5: An issue between Mangalore University and St. Aloysius College, an autonomous college under the university, over awarding degree to three batches of post-graduate journalism students is likely to be settled before the next 30th convocation of the university, according to sources. It was because the Syndicate of the university at its meeting on Wednesday took a decision to

Mangalore, July 5: John Mathew has been appointed as the new Principal and Whilhelmina Mathew as the Chief Coordinator at Green Valley National School, Shiroor. Before joining Green Valley National School, Shiroor, Mr. Mathew, was the Principal of Villa International High School, the Republic of Maldives following GCE London Advanced Level Examinations. John Mathew and Whilhelmina Mathew He has

Mangalore, July 5: Tulunad Kesarugadde Kreedotsava Samiti, Mangalore, will be organising “Kesarugadde Kreedotsava” (sports on slushy field) on July 7 and 8 near Subramanya Swami Temple at Pavanje in Haleyangadi. The event will be inaugurated on July 7 at 9 p.m. Advocate and working president of the samiti P.P. Hegde said in a statement issued here on Wednesday that competitions such as tug-of-war

Udupi, July 4: A young schoolboy and an elderly fisherman lost their lives after drowning in two separate incidents in different parts of Udupi district on Wednesday. In the first incident, a fisherman was drowned in the Shambhavi River at Hejamadi Kodi. Police identified the deceased as Padmanabha Suvarna, son of Shivarama Sriyan and resident of Hejamadi Kodi. The tragedy occurred when he was

Bangalore, July 4: Karnataka today said the state was against UNESCO declaring 10 spots in Western Ghats as world heritage sites as it would affect development work. Minister for Forest C P Yogeshwar told reporters here that though the state had opposed the proposal, the Centre has gone ahead with the notification. Development efforts will be hit if these places were declared as world heritage

Mangalore, July 4: The Karnataka Christian Educational Society will be celebrating its annual day on Friday, July 6, remembering the contributions of its founder secretary Rt. Rev. Dr. C D Jathanna and also its past secretaries Rt. Rev. Dr. C L Furtado and Rt. Rev. Dr. J S Sadanada. Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday, Rev. Dr. D R Sadanada, Treasurer, KACES, said that renowned