Karnataka

Colombo, May, 22: Indian film Byari bagged the bronze medal in the feature film category at the 2012 SAARC Film Awards while Saving Face, the acclaimed Pakistani movie on victims of acid attacks, has won the best documentary prize. Byari is the only Indian movie to win accolades at the coveted event. It is the first ever movie to be made in the Byari language. The movie, directed by K P Suveeran

Udupi, May 22: Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat offered special prayers and “Bondabhishekha” at Sri Ananteshwara Temple, seeking rains to fill the dam of the Swarna River Second Stage Drinking Water Project, here on Monday. Earlier, Mr. Bhat offered prayers to idols of Krishna and Mukhyaprana (Hanuman) at the Sri Krishna Mutt here. Vishwavallabha Tirtha Swamiji of Paryaya Sode Mutt, president of Udupi

Mangalore, May 22: A women was murdered by her brother-in-law at Sonandoor village in Bantwal taluk. The victim has been identified as Sashikala (35) of Mundadi in Sonandoor village, and the accused is Santhosh Shetty (25). Sources from Punjalakatte Police Station said the accused, who was working in Mumbai, had returned home to attend his sister's marriage. A quarrel erupted on Sunday evening

Mangalore, May 21: Shedde Friends cricket team of Moodushedde beat New Star team of Soorinje with a clear lead of 17 runs, thereby claiming the coveted Sri Bhoothanantheshwara Trophy and the cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh of Sri Bhoothanantheshwara Halli Cricket – II. Shedde Friends scored 123 runs for six wickets against 106 runs for nine scored by New Star. The defeated team New Star took home the

Mangalore, May 21: KS Eshwarappa, BJP state unit president on Monday flagged off a motorcycle rally as part of the Yuva Jagruthi Samavesha organised by the state BJP Yuva Morcha in the city on Tuesday. He also participated at the inaugurated the 'Yuva Disha' an exhibition to evoke spirit of patriotism and national integrity among the youth, at Nehru Maidan. Speaking on the occasion, he said the

Mangalore, May 21: Vittala Malekudiya, who is in judicial custody on charges of being an alleged Naxal sympathizer, on Monday, appeared for second semester examination conducted by the Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Mangalore University. The 22-year-old student, who was arrested on March 3 along with his father at his house in Kuthlur in Belthangady taluk by Anti Naxal Force, was

Mangalore, May 21: A scrap shop was completed gutted and a house was partially damaged in two separate incidents of fire mishap in the city. Losses were estimated at Rs 10 lakh. A fire broke out at a scrap shop near Ansari ground at Bunder, here, around 11 am on Monday destroying scrap materials. Though the fire brigade rushed to the spot and tried to extinguish the fire the owner incurred a loss

Mangalore, May 21: The Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to professional courses commenced at 16 centres across Dakshina Kannada district on Monday. The district administration has made arrangements for smooth conduct of the examination, for which an overwhelming number of students from across the district have been enrolled. The Deputy Commissioner has imposed prohibitory orders within a

Mangalore, May 21: BJP's MLC candidate D H Shankaramurthy has been publicizing everywhere as part of his election campaign that it was in his tenure as the education minister that Karnataka got 184 colleges but the truth is that it was the then Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's initiative, said Puttanna, JDS leader. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Puttanna said

Mangalore, May 21: Despite the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 coming into force in India, the dowry related cases are increasing at an alarming pace, said National Women's Front Vice-President A S Zainaba Kerala. Delivering the inaugural address at a women's conference to bring awareness among women against dowry system, at Town Hall on Monday, she said that with the practice of dowry system