Karnataka

Mangalore, June 2: No matter how educated a person is, he/she must have minimum knowledge about law, said Ashok G Nijagannavar, Chief District and Sessions Judge and President, DK District Legal Service Authority. He was speaking after inaugurating the 'Legal Chariot' to create awareness among people, especially rural masses across Mangalore Taluk about laws. The campaign scheduled from June 2 to

Mangalore, June 2: Ananth Kumar, BJP National General Secretary, has asked his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi who is currently in Karnataka to not play 'drought politics' and appeal to central leadership to provide immediate relief for Karnataka's drought hit areas. Speaking to mediapersons in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Kumar said that if Mr. Gandhi is really concerned about the people of

Mangalore, June 2: A seminar on George Fernandes is being organized by George Fernandes Vichara Vedike, Mangalore, on June 4 at Townhall in Mangalore. Addressing media persons at Press Club in the city on Saturday, Dharmendra T, President, George Fernandes Vichara Vedike, Mangalore, said that people close to Mr. Fernandes will shed light on his life on the occasion. A Srinivas Rao, Vice President

Kasargod, June 2: A Kasargod based man was arrested by authorities of Mumbai Airport for evading duty on saffron and gold billet. The accused has been identified as Mohammed Niaz (32), a resident of Nellikunje in near here. Saffron and gold billets of aggregate value of over Rs 7 lakh have been seized from him. He had arrived in Mumbai from Dubai by an Air India flight on May 29 and walked through

Muscat, June 2: Social / Educational Welfare Association, a wing of Muscat-based South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association, has invited applications for educational scholarships from deserving Muslim students of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts. The applicants should have passed 12th Std / PUC during the academic year 2011-2012 by securing 70% or above marks. They should be desirous of pursuing

Udupi, June 2: A young boy ended his life by hanging himself from a tree near a rivulet at Hiriyadka in Udupi district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Jeevan (14), a class 8 student at Hiriyadka Pre-University College. It is learnt that the 14-year-old boy, had failed in the annual examinations, but had hidden the fact from his parents. However, with the classes resuming after

Mangalore, June 2: The Dakshina Kannada District Co-operative Milk Producers' Societies' Union Limited (DKMUL) has expressed concern at the disparity in the consumption and production of milk. Speaking at a programme organized by DKMUL at its office here on Friday to mark World Milk Day DKMUL president Raviraj Hegde stressed on the need to increase milk production, which would ultimately benefit

Mangalore, June 2: Despite claims of implementing stringent security measures at airports, a Bangladesh-bound passenger from Bahrain landed at the airport here on May 25, forcing the immigration staff to run for cover amid severe criticism for security lapse. Airport sources said the passenger, Mohommad Alam Mamtazuddin, was scheduled to take a Gulf Air flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh, to attend his

Dubai, June 2: Kerala based Sunni leader AP Abubaker Musliar has called upon to establish Shariah or Islamic laws in India to curb growing number of political assassinations, communal riots and other violent crimes in the country. Speaking at Markaz Dubai, here recently Musliar lamented that India and the rest of the world are going through a very chaotic phase with political revenge and violence

Mangalore, June 1: In order to encourage education among the poor in the society, Asare Women's Foundation, a city based charity organization run by woman, has appealed the general public to take care of the educational needs of the poor children including textbooks and other study materials. Suhana Yahya, President of the Foundation addressing a press conference here recently, said that it was