Karnataka

Mangalore, February 18: The All-India Ideal Teacher's Sangha on Saturday organized 'Educational and Cultural Convention' for Muslim Teachers' at the Badriya Pre University College, here. Inaugurating the event, Moses Jayashekar, DDPI, appreciated the effort of AIITA in creating moral responsibility in teachers through constructive programmes. “These programmes create awareness among teachers and

Mangalore, February 18: 'The Mangalore Auto Expo 2012' organized by Manipal Ace Event Management Co. (P) Ltd got underway at Karavali Grounds, here on Saturday morning. The two day event was inaugurated by Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat. Speaking on the occasion, CEO and Managing Director of Manipal Ace Event Management Co. (P) Ltd. Kumble Narasimha Prabhu said that

Mangalore, February 18: In a bizarre incident, a youth has murdered his own father, who allegedly picked up a quarrel under the influence of alcohol at Kodiyala-Shantigudda under the limits of Sullia police station. Police sources said that 21-year-old Umesh attacked his 60-year-old father Kushalappa Gowda to death using a sharp wooden stick before fleeing. It is learnt that Gowda used to fight

Mangalore, February 18: It could be kleptomania or a way to make easy money, monograms, badges or logos of expensive cars like BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda and Merc are being increasingly targetted. And the culprits are said to be students. Stealing car logos is the newest trend in auto theft in the city, especially in areas where mass parking is done and near colleges. Most of the thefts have

Mangalore, February 18: The three-day Bhoothanatheshwara Kreedotsava, a rural sports meet, had a colourful start at Mijar, around 30 km away from here, on Friday. A large number of people from Moodbidri and Mangalore participated in the sports events that were held on a sprawling paddy field adjacent to the ancient Shasthavu Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple. The presence of actors Diganth, Shivadhwaj

New Delhi, February 17: The Air India Express crash in Mangalore in May 2010 was caused due to the captain's failure to “discontinue the un-stabilised approach'' and continuing with the landing despite three calls from the First Officer to “go around.” This has been brought out by the Court of Inquiry report that has now been made public. The report adds that “in spite of availability of adequate

Mangalore, February 17: “Dr V S Acharya was an honest politician and a responsible minister”, said Shaafi Sa'adi Nandavara, Sunni Students' Federation (SSF) leader and Principal Secretary of Bangalore based Saadiya Educational Foundation. He was speaking after paying floral tributes to the portrait of departed home minster of Karnataka at a condolence meeting organized by Bharatiya Janata Party at

Bangalore, February 17: Minorities, especially Muslim youths should come forward and take up Civil Services Examinations and increase their number in bureaucracy, said Shantinagar MLA N A Harris. He was speaking after felicitating meritorious students at an Eid Milan ceremony organised by The Bearys' Welfare Association in Bangalore recently. Appreciating the rise of the level of education in the

Mangalore, February 18: The use of mobile phones during the council meetings became an issue of debate at the Mangalore City Corporation council meeting, with majority of the members demanding restriction on the use of the modern communication gadget. Initiating a discussion, former mayor K Ashraf demanded that use of mobile phones should be banned inside the house as it had become a huge nuisance

Pakkaladka, February 17: The Pakkaladka circle of the Youth Wing, a frontal organization of the Jamate Islami Hind organized a cleaning drive in the vicinity recently. The deputy convenor of the Youth Wing district unit, Mohammed Mohsin inaugurated the programme and stressed on the importance of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene. Pakkaladka circle convenor Mohammed Basheer gave an overview of