Karnataka

Manipal, February 29: BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha bypoll V Sunil Kumar on Wednesday formally filed his nomination here at DC office on Saturday. He was accompanied by Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda, BJP state president K S Eshwarappa, Bangalore South MP Ananth Kuamr and other BJP leaders. In fact, Mr Kumar had filed a dummy nomination on last Saturday as recommended by an

Mangalore, February 29: An engineering student of National Institute of Technology-Karnataka, Suratkal was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Shyam Dore, a resident of Nagpur in Maharashtra. As he was missing on Tuesday and his room was closed, his colleagues broke open the door only witness his dead body. Jurisdictional Suratkal police have

Mangalore, February 29: Parents by playing a major role in the education of their children can bring a positive development in them, said Mangalore MLA U T Khader. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly extended building of Green View High School at Adkare Padpu, run by Jamiyyatul Falah. Mr Khader said when a parent educate and train his children, he indirectly contributes towards the

Mangalore, February 29: Two people were killed when a timber laden lorry skidded off the road and plunged into a pond in the early hours of Wednesday at Adyarkatte on the outskirts of the city. The deceased have been identified as Rajashekhar and Sudhakar, both residents of Uppinangady. Lorry driver Murali suffered injuries in the accident. It is learnt that one among the deceased was Murali's

Mangalore, February 29: There are 870 severely underweight children between the age group of zero to five in Dakshina Kannada district. According to a survey conducted by the department of women and child welfare, there are 393 children suffering from severe underweight between the age group of below three years. This includes 190 boys and 203 girls. Between the age group of three to five, there

Udupi, February 28: Lambasting Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that both the national parties had been using the minorities as vote bank at the cost of division on the communal lines. He was speaking at the Udupi-Chikmagalur JD(S) workers' convention organised here as part of poll preparation. Workers from DK, Shimoga, Chikmagalore and

Mangalore, February 28: The Karnataka Theological College and Diocesan Chair in Christianity of Mangalore Universty jointly conducted a seminar on 'Suffering Children' at the Bishop Jathana Hall in the city on Tuesday. Prof Dr Reinhold Mokrosch from Germany, who was the guest speaker on the occasion, delivered a talk focused on his observations with children, especially those who suffered and what

Mangalore, February 28: The Department of Personnel and Trainings (DoPT), Government of India has awarded a Fellowship on Right to Information Act (RTI) to Harsha Raj Gatty, a city based RTI activist and freelance writer. The program awarded by the DoPT, invites journalists, activists, government officials from all over the country to apply for this prestigious fellowship award, but selects only

Mangalore, February 28: The Mangalore University on Tuesday celebrated National Science Day to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. In a Science Day celebration gift to the student community, the university's revamped website was launched by vice-chancellor Prof TC Shivashankara Murthy. Laying emphasis on the importance of Science Day, Mr

Manipal / Mangalore, February 28: Janata Dal (Secular) candidate for impending Udupi-Chikmagalur bypoll S L Bhojegowda on Monday filed his nomination to the election officer at Deputy Commissioner's Office in Manipal. Accompanied by former chief minister and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy, Mr Gowda handed over the nomination papers exactly at 1: 45 pm. Speaking to media persons on the