Karnataka

Mangalore, February 17: The inauguration of the new basket-ball court and the AIMIT basket-ball match was held on Thursday evening at AIMIT campus of St Aloysius College at Beeri near here. Rev. Fr. Joseph Rodrigues, S J (Rector, St Aloysius Institutions), inaugurated the court and declared the AIMIT basket-ball tournament open. The Rector in his speech stated the importance of sports in the

Mangalore, February 17: Congress MLC candidate for South West Degree constituency Dinesh has expressed confidence that he would defeat his BJP rival D H Shankaramurthy, despite the fact that latter is a political veteran. Addressing a press meet here on Friday Mr Dinesh said that it was time BJP give opportunity to the youth to represent the vibrant degree constituency. Mr Dinesh alleged that

Mangalore, February 17: The District Health Officer on Friday urged the parents with children below five years of age to compulsorily administer the polio vaccination to their children, as the first phase of polio vaccination administering for the year 2011-12 was scheduled on Sunday, February 19. Speaking to media persons here on Friday, DK DHO Dr O R Srirangappa informed that the District Health

Mangalore, February 17: The fifth national level invitational volleyball tournament organized by the city based Mangala Friends Circle at Urwa Maidan here was inaugurated on Thursday evening. The tournament is being conducted in memory of late Shivaprasad Baliga. Lancy Mascarenhas cut a ribbon and inaugurated the new volleyball court. Later a bunch of balloons was let free to fly in the sky as a

Manipal, February 17: Minister for Home and Transport R. Ashok said on Thursday that he had sought all details of the alleged obscenities, which were said to have taken place at the Spring Zouk Island Festival (rave party, from Superintendent of Police of Udupi district M.B. Boralingaiah. The Spring Zouk Island Festival held at St. Mary's Island, about six km from Udupi, from February 3 to 5, came

New Delhi, February 17: A diplomatic stalemate followed a day after shots fired from an Italian ship M?V?Enrica Lexie killed two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast, with an outraged New Delhi lodging a strong protest with that country's ambassador here on Thursday. The protest was lodged even as Rome claimed that security personnel on board the vessel “fired to fend off pirates.” To make

Mangalore, February 16: The Election Commission announced the schedule of by-elections to Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka. Polling would be held on March 18 and the counting would take place on March 21. The notification would be issued on February 22 and the last date for filing nomination papers is February 29. The last date for withdrawal is March 3. The Udupi Chikmagalur

Mangalore, February 16: Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attavar, on Thursday launched anti retroviral therapy (ART). Dr. K Ramanarayan Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony held at Sushrutha Hall of the hospital. Informing about the Centre Dr. John T Ramapuram, Professor and In Charge of VCTC/ART Centre said “The Centre is a NACO sponsored Private

Mangalore, February 16: Kannada journalist Indhudhara Honnapura and renowned artist Peter Lewis are among the ten individuals who have been selected for the 'Sandesha Awards 2012' conferred by Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education. The award ceremony will he held on February 26, under the auspices of the Karnataka Catholic Bishop's Council, announced Fr. Valerian Mendonca, Director of the

Mangalore, February 16: The newly constructed building of Jalal Masthan Muhammad Maula Hifzul Qur'an and Arabic College on the premises of Zeenth Baksh Juma Masjid was inaugurated on Thursday. In his inaugural address Mangalore Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar said that there was a need to eradicate the widespread misconception among the local communities, who presume Arabic studies to be mere religious