Karnataka

Mulki, March 15: To mark International Women's Day, National Women's Front, Mulki, visited Karnadu Government Hospital and distributed fruits among poor patients recently. Muzaim, President, NWF, Mulki zone, Faveena, Secretary, Dr. Sujatha, Medical Officer of the Hospital, and others were present on the occasion. In Bajpe too, members of NWF visited Sneha Sadana Ashram in Banglegudde near Gurupura

Karwar, March 15: A team led by Inkanglo Jameer, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada, on Wednesday conducted a survey in the Arabian Sea off Karwar to identify the boundary of the INS Kadamba Naval Base. The survey was conducted in the wake of repeated accusations of harassment levelled by fishermen against the naval base authorities. Many fishermen were allegedly attacked by the naval staff for

Mangalore, March 15: The final examinations of II year Pre University course began on Thursday in the Dakshina Kannada district, where 48 examination centres have been set up for 30,129 students. While 25,736 students are freshers, 2,644 candidates are appearing for the examinations as private candidates and there are 1,749 repeaters writing this examination in the coastal district. On the first

Udupi, March 15: The Congress has submitted a complaint with the election officer here against Udayavani for carrying out 'paid news' in favour of BJP in the run up to the March 18 byelection to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency. Vijay Hegde, an advocate and the election agent of the Congress candidate K. Jayaprakash Hegde on Wednesday met the deputy commissioner Dr. R Reju, who is also

Mangalore, March 15: The Dakshina Kannada Speech and Hearing Students Union protest against proposed course on hearing aid dispensing by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) in front of Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Wednesday.The Dakshina Kannada Speech and Hearing Students Union organised a protest against proposed course on hearing aid dispensing by Rehabilitation Council of

Kalasa, March 15: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has warned stringent action against naxals operating in the Malnad region of the State. He was speaking at a campaign meeting for the byelection to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency in the town on Wednesday. The operations had been intensified against the ultras, the chief minister said. Steps would also be taken to provide basic

Mangalore, March 15: With the key demands of railway commuters from coastal Karnataka finding no mention in the Railway Budget, disappointment was in the air in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada on Wednesday. Railway commuters' organisations from the districts had a hope that the Railways would at least consider splitting the night train between Yeshwanthpur and Kannur at

Mangalore, March14: AICC Secretary Shantaram Naik has appealed to the voters of Udupi-Chikmangalur Lok Sabha constituency not to vote for a party which does not allow Parliament to function. Addressing a press conference in Udupi on wednesday, Mr Naik said that a vote for BJP in Parliamentary elections , is a vote thrown in the waste paper basket as, BJP has , shown by their recent conduct , that

Udupi, March 14: “DV Sadananda Gowda, as the chief Minister, took the reigns of the state recently. We will give him a long rope and if he goes out of the way we will not hesitate to go against him”, said former CM and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy. He was replying to media persons query on Wednesday on his soft corner towards DVS. Mr Kumaraswamy said JD(S) as the responsible opposition

Mangalore, March 14: Income Tax officials on Tuesday conducted raids at a real estate firm run by porn tainted former Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister and MLA Krishna J Palemar here. The raid was conducted at Palemar's firm 'Land Links', I-T sources said. However, sources close to Mr Palemar, denied the reports of I-T raid. "It was mere a survey and verification of documents related to