Karnataka

Mangalore, March 17: Containing non-plan expenditure should have been one of the top priorities of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Union budget, said Anantha Krishna, Chairman, Karnataka Bank. He was speaking at an interactive programme 'Budget Talk' organized by The Hindu – Business Line in Mangalore on Saturday. Mr. Krishna was of the opinion that the union government can find ways of

Udupi, March 17: About 12.53 lakh voters will decide poll fortunes of 14 candidates for the bypoll tomorrow to Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat, where the three major parties Congress, BJP and JDS have gone on a high voltage campaign. This is the second bypoll being held in Karnataka after D V Sadananda Gowda assumed office as Chief Minister. The by-poll was necessitated after Gowda vacated the

Mangalore, March 17: The country's leading two wheeler riders were in action at the opening round of the Gulf Dirt Track National Championship 2012, a round of FMSCI National Championship. The two-day popular dirt track national championship sponsored by Gulf Oil Corporation was inaugurated on Saturday evening at the Fisheries College grounds here. The event is being organised by Mumbai's

Kasargod, March 17: The Kasargod district administration has decided to issue bio-metric identity cards to all fishermen as part of strengthening surveillance and to ensure effective functioning of the Coastal Vigilance Committee in the 80-km-long stretch from Thrikaripur to Manjeshwar in the district. A decision to this effect was taken by the district-level vigilance committee involving senior

Mangalore, March 17: A group of miscreants, who claimed to be activists of Sri Ram Sena ransacked the office of a Kannada tabloid located at Ganesh Mahal on K S Raod in city on Saturday afternoon. The attack, it is learnt, was a the response by the rightwing organization to an article published in the latest issue of 'Karavali Maruta' The article published on the page-5 of the fortnightly

Mangalore, March 17: Popular Kannada cinema actress Tara, who was BJP's star campaigner for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency bypoll, was made to wait outside the party office in the city for nearly half an hour on Saturday. Tara, who wrapped up the poll campaign last evening in Udupi, was supposed to address a press conference at BJP office, here in the morning. However, when she reached

Mangalore, March 17: Members of DK District Congress have accused the BJP of planning to supersede the Corporation. Speaking to mediapersons at the district party office on Saturday, Shashidhar Hegde, Former Mayor, said that BJP corporators remained absent for the elections of the Finance standing committee on Friday. “This is a political trick being used by them to make sure that the budget is

Mangalore, March 17: In a dance programme of a different kind, the Soliga community members from Chamarajanagar district who had come all the way to Mangalore performed attractive tribal dances at Muchur in Mangalore taluk on Thursday. The Soliga community members presenting a tribal dance at Muchur on Thursday.In the programme jointly organised by Zilla Panchayat Standing Committee for Social

Bantwal, March 17: In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his teacher with a cable wire in Ajjibettu Government High School. Abdul Nasir, the 8th standard student reportedly fell sick after being attacked by the Kannada teacher Achutha Bhat. The beating has left his hand and back swollen. During his class on Thursday afternoon, the teacher had asked questions related

Mangalore, March 17: Tents are pitched, caravans are parked, excitement is high in air as Jumbo circus has come to town. The circus renowned for its dangerous acrobatic performances has a mix of Indian, Russian and African artistes who are all set to make Mangaloreans bite their finger nails. The circus which was inaugurated on Friday by MCC Mayor Gulzar Banu kicked off with the famous 'Hawai Jula