Karnataka

Mangalore, March 17: A corruption free society is reality, if laws are simplified, a habit of law abiding culture is propagated and if children are raised with discipline, believes non-executive chairman of Karnataka Bank Limited Ananthkrishna. Inaugurating a day-long seminar on “Is corruption free society possible?” organized by the Integral Yoga Satsanga (IYS) and Divyas at Fatima Retreat House

Manipal, March 17: Ishan Nihalani is no more between us. There can't be any greater agony for any parent in this world than to see their child dying in front of them. I am very sure that Ishan has left this world with many unlived dreams and desires that he wanted to live. Death is a very strong entity. It is immune to all human efforts. But, his demise is just revolving around the anger of

Udupi, March 17: Curtains came down on the two-week public campaigning for the by-election to the Lok Sabha from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency at 5 p.m. on Friday. All political parties put their best foot forward in the final days of the public campaigning. They did all they could to convey their message to voters through public meetings, door-to-door campaigning, 'padayatras', road-shows, and

Mangalore, March 16: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda lost his brother-in-law on Friday. 72-year-old Padmanabha Gowda Chilparu, a resident of Sullia, was the husband of CM's eldest sister Rathnavathi. The end came around 11:30 am. He was suffering from a lung problem and had returned home after being treated at a hospital in the city a week back. Two days back, the problem recurred and he was

Mangalore, March 16: Mangalore City Police have failed to make any headway in the sensational murder attempt on Karnataka Beary Sahithya Academy Chief Rahim Uchil even a day after the heart rending incident. It is learnt that police, during last 24-hours, have questioned several people including his relatives, friends and members of some organisations. A couple of hours after Thursday's brutal

Mangalore, March 16: The Union budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee earlier today has attracted more criticism than praise from people of the coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. Following are some responses of people who spoke to Coastaldigest.com: Latha Kini, President, Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Increase of service tax and central excise tax will hurt

Mangalore, March 16: Senior advocate and former chairperson of Karnataka Women's Commission Pramila Nesargi on Friday demanded enforcement of a Common Civic Code in India to end discrimination of women on the basis of customs and rituals. Delivering key-note address at the two-day national seminar on “Women and Social Reforms” at Besant Evening College here, she said women in India were denied

Mangalore, March 16: Women's Grievance Redressal Committee should not lie down. Instead it should be active throughout, said Zilla Panchayath Chief Executive Officer Dr K N Vijayaprakash. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop of harassement on women at work place, organized at Netravathi Hall in Zilla Panchayath on Thursday. “If no complaints have been registered in four years, we should

Mangalore, March 16: Youth should take initiative to spread information about consumer rights among the public. It should reach the common man. Consumer should become the king in true sense and not in slogans, said Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Dr K N Vijayaprakash. He was addressing the gathering at World Consumer Day celebration and Consumer Education Certificate

Udupi, March 16: The expert committee, consisting of environment scientists, appointed to study the ill effects of the coal based Udupi power plant, already submitted its report and made some suggestions to overcome the damage on life and environment caused by the plant, said Power Minister Shobha Karandlaje. Speaking at a press conference she said that unless the promoters of the plant set right