Karnataka

Mangalore, February 21: A National Investigation Agency team has reached Belthangady taluk in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, to look for clues to 2009 Goa blast, in which two persons were killed. On October 16, 2009, a bomb blast rocked Margao town of Goa. It was the eve of Diwali when the blast occurred near Grace church, a few metres away from the site of the Narkasur Vadh - a unique

Mangalore, February 21: The members of Sunni Students' Federation (SSF) took out a rally on Monday in Mangalore to mark the occasion of 'Eid-Milad'. The men-only march coupled with vehicle rally, was organised by Dakshina Kannada district committee of SSF as part of Eid-Milad celebration. Led by a galaxy of Sunni religious leaders, the rally commenced at 4:00 pm from Ambedkar Circle to Town Hall

Udupi, February 20: Three teenage boys, including two brothers, drowned on Monday in Kallakundi river near Kallu Ganapati Temple near Kota in the district, police sources said. The deceased were identified as Kartik (12), his brother Kaushik (7) and their relative Gautam (11). The two brothers were the children of Thimmappa Poojary, a resident of Achlady, while Gautam was the son of Gopal Poojary

Mangalore, February 20: In a dramatic development, Assistant Commissioner of Police of Mangalore Central Division, Ravindra Gadadi has been relived from his post and appointed as Special Duty Officer in the Commissioner's Office. The move comes a day after Mr Gadai picked up former Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation K Ashraf for questioning in a case of sexual assault on a minor girl. Brushing

Mangalore, February 20: Yenepoya Foundation, a unit of Yenepoya Moideen Kunhi Memorial Educational and Charitable Trust, distributed academic excellence awards to 235 students and 19 institutions for their performance in SSLC, PUC and undergraduate degree examinations in 2010-11. Mangalore MLA U T Khader distributed the awards at a function organized at indoor stadium of the Yenepoya University

Mangalore, February 20: New Mangalore Port has recorded a big leap in container handling due to the increased movement of cargo from the hinterland. During the current fiscal year 2011-12, the port has already crossed last year's container traffic of 40,158 TEUs. Still more than a month is left for the closure of the current fiscal year, it is expected to handle around 45,000 TEUs. There is

Mangalore, February 20: It is that time of the year again when the Hindu festival of 'Maha Shivarathri' is celebrated. A large number of devotees thronged Shiva temples across the coastal district to mark the festival. 'Abhisheka' was peformed to Shiva on the occasion of Shivarathri celebrations at Kadri Sri Manjunatheshwara Temple in Mangalore on Monday. As customary to the Hindu faith 'abhisheka

Udupi, February 20: The name of former Minister Jayaprakash Hegde has almost been finalized as the Congress candidate for the Loksabha by-election for the Udupi-Chikmaglur constituency scheduled for March 18. The high-level Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee meeting held in Bangalore on Sunday once again decided to recommend Mr. Hegde's name to the party high command as its official candidate

Mangalore, February 20: 'Al Tu Art of Jewellery' a new addition to the coastal city's jewellery business was inaugurated on Sunday. Bantwal MLA B Ramanath Rai inaugurated the Al Tu located besides City Bazar at City Centre, here. Mangalore MLA U T Khader, former Mayor K Ashraf and KPCC Secretary Ivan D'Souza were present among others.

Mangalore, February 20: Passengers of Kingfisher Airlines from the city faced hardship as the cash-strapped airlines on Monday cancelled all flights from Mangalore Airport. On Sunday, the beleaguered airlines had operated just one flight to the city from Bangalore instead of three. Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva Rao said that on Sunday instead of two ATR flights in the morning and noon