Karnataka

Bangalore, March 19: Chief Minister D?V?Sadananda Gowda celebrated his first birthday as chief minister by going on a temple visiting spree on Sunday amidst political turmoil in the ruling BJP?over the leadership issue. Gowda started his day early along with his wife Datty by visiting Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur and sought the blessings of seer Shivakumar. He later visited Adichunchanagiri mutt and

Bhatkal, March 18: There should be no such thing as majority and minority in a society. Even the majority is actually a cluster of minorities such as cultural minorities, lingual minorities and so on. Each and every citizen of the country should be considered as a fellow human being and deserves to be respected, said Moulana Rabey Hasan Nadvi, Chairman, All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He was

Mangalore, March 18: The racing spirit was high in the city with the Gulf Dirt Track National Championship- 2012 held at Fisheries College Grounds in Mangalore on Sunday. When the riders geared up, hitting the maximum speed on their speedometers, the enthusiastic spectators were equally thrilled cheering their lungs out in support of their favourite rider. The 14- race event was organized by

Mangalore, March 18: The Karnataka State Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) will set up a helpline and conduct counselling from March 19, ahead of the SSLC examinations that are scheduled for April. The helpline will function from March 19 to March 31 every day between 3 pm and 5 pm. From April 2 to 4, the helpline will function between 10:15 am and 2 pm. Also, on March 19 when the

Udupi/ Chikmagalur, March 18: Nearly 65 per cent of the 12.53 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 PM in the bypoll to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat, where ruling BJP is locked in a bitter contest with Congress and JDS. Though the polling began on a slow note in the morning, gradually the voting picked up pace, officials said. Of the total of 1633 polling stations, 231 have been

Mangalore, March 18: Two art works of a budding talent from Golthamajalu, Bantwal were selected for international art contest. The art works titled “The Mind Tree” of Ahmed Mikdad got recognised by Mumbai based International Creative Art Centre. Son of G M Ismail and Maimuna couple, Mikdad is pursuing his post graduation in painting at Bangalore University. He is an alumnus of Mahalasa College of

Mangalore, March 18: A three day 'Beach Utsav' organised under the joint auspices of South Central Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Nagapura and Dakshina Kannada District Administration at Panambur Beach was inaugurated on Saturday. Folk dances from different parts of the country will be staged in all three days of the Utsav. The events at the festival which will conclude

Karwar, March 18: The action committee of people living within the radius of 5 km from the Kaiga Nuclear Power Station called off its 104-day-old dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Saturday. The activists said that the government should fulfil their demand. Maruthi Manpade, State president of Karnataka Pranta Raitha Sangha, said that the State and Union governments had

Mangalore, March 18: The special train Porbandar-Kochuveli (No 09262) was flagged off on Saturday. The train left Porbandar on Saturday at 9.30 am and will reach Kochuveli at 12 noon on March 19. In the return direction, Kochuveli-Porbandar special train (No. 09261) will leave Kochuveli at 4.10 am on March 20, and reach Porbandar at 4 am on March 22. The regular service of Porbandar—Kochuveli

Udupi/ Chikmagalur, March 18: Voting for the by-poll in Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency began amid tight security on Sunday morning. Fourteen candidates including independents are in the fray vying for votes from 12,53,589 voters. Out of the 1,633 polling stations, 231 have been declared hyper-sensitive, 788 sensitive, while 77 booths are in naxal-hit areas. AICC general secretary Oscar