Karnataka

Mangalore, May 27: Although suffering from mental illness right from his childhood, Suresh Nayak is blessed with astonishing memory power who can recall hundreds of mobile numbers. 40 year old Mr. Nayak is diabetic and has retina problem in both his eyes which is why he cannot be treated for his mental ailment. His telephone diary consists of more than 500 mobile numbers which he can recall along

Mangalore, May 27: The current annual grants being given to the Karnataka Lalithakala Academy by the state government are inadequate and hence it must increase the amount to a minimum of Rs. 2 crore, said C S Krishna Setty, President of the Academy. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Sunday Mr. Setty said that there is a need to increase the amount of honourary awards

As faux pas go, this one is of gigantic proportions. The official website (www.dkpolice.org) of the Dakshina Kannada district police displayed a collage of pictures which appeared to extol the virtues of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on its home page. The collage showed RSS volunteers in their trademark khakhi shorts marching in order and engaging in social activities. Administrative arms

Udupi, May 27: Udupi Superintendent of Police M B Boralingaiah has suspended the sub-inspector for filing false case against two persons. Mr Boralingaiah on Saturday confirmed that he suspended Johnson D'Souza, sub-inspector of Kundapur police station on Friday evening. He said the sub-inspector filed a false case against two persons and chargesheeted them. The two persons, who were arrested, were

Kasargod, May 27: At least four persons were injured in clashes between activists of the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) at Athrukuzhi in the Chengala panchayat limits near here. The first of the clashes between the rival party workers occurred around 7.30 p.m. on Friday when a CPI(M) activist M. Manoj was allegedly manhandled by a group of Congress activists as he was walking

Mangalore, May 27: A total of 1.81 lakh families in Dakshina Kannada have saved Rs. 16.43 crore in 2011-12 through self-help groups, which now number over 18,000, under Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP). Disclosing this at a press meet here, SKDRDP director for Mangalore T. Sampath Kumar said members of the self-help groups showed a turnover of Rs. 278.39 crore in the

Mangalore, May 26: Social activist Vidya Dinker and four others, who were arrested on the charges of obstruction and use of vulgar language against Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner N.S. Channappa Gowda on Thursday, were released on bail on Saturday. The Second Judicial Magistrate First Class passed the order on an application filed by Ms. Dinker and others on Thursday night. The Magistrate

Mangalore, May 26: Former president of Mangalore Taluk Panchayat Khalid Yusuf died after he met with an accident on National Highway 75 near Adyar Katte, here on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred within a few seconds after 70-year-old Yusuf boarded his scooter to return home after finishing his grocery shopping. As he slowly entered the highway a speeding Maruti Ritz car rammed into his

Mangalore, May 26: A passenger was arrested at the Mangalore Airport on Friday for evading duty on saffron. 33-year-old Abdul Saram, son of Andumai Mangool, from Kanhangad in Kasargod district, was returning from Dubai on Air India Express flight IX 384, when the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Regional Unit, Mangalore (DRI) found undeclared items in his luggage. The accused had

Udupi, May 26: With a reasonably quick recovery, emerging economies in Asia are generally better placed against other emerging economies of the world to withstand the fresh round of global economic turmoil, said Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day national seminar on “21st Century as the Asian Century: Role of India and China”, being organized by