Karnataka

Mangalore, February 2: Nearly 200 students of University College in Hampankatta here, staged a dharna on Thursday, the second day of ABVP-backed boycott, seeking the fulfillment of their various demands including conducting the Jago Bharath campaign in the College premises by inviting its convener Chakravarti Sulibele as a chief guest for 'Vivekananda Jayanti' scheduled to be held on February 6

Mangalore, February 2: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed a six-month-old single-bench order asking the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the brutal murder of city based human rights advocate Naushad Kashimji. The High Court's division bench comprising of Chief Justice Vikramjit Singh, and Justice B V Nagarathna quashed orders of the single bench which after hearing a plea by

Bangalore, February 2: The Udupi Power Corporation Limited is expected to complete the works related to tackling fly-ash problem within a week, according to Minister for Environment and Ecology J Krishna Palemar. In response to a question posed by Congress member K Pratapchandra Shetty during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, Mr Palemar also made it clear that the State government

Manipal, February 2: World renowned chef and the host of Master Chef India-2, Vikas Khanna, will be in Manipal for two days on an invitation from Manipal University Chancellor Ramdas M. Pai, according to a press release issued by the university. An alumnus of Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA), Mr. Khanna will take part in the 26th Annual Day celebrations of the college on

Mangalore, February 2: Two drivers sustained severe injuries in a ghastly road accident between a bus and a truck in the heart of the city early on Thursday morning. The accident occurred exactly at 5:45 am, when the driver of a Puttur bound KSRTC bus, bearing registration number KA 19 F 2616, drew wrong side at the Bunts Hostel, without noticing oncoming vehicle. The speeding bus rammed against

Mangalore, February 2: Private airliner SpiceJet has started operating a daily flight between Mangalore and Mumbai from Wednesday. The first flight of landed at Mangalore Airport at 11:55 am on Wednesday, with 78 passengers on board and flew back to Mumbai at 12:25 pm with around 100 passengers on board, according to M.R. Vasudeva, Director, Mangalore Airport. He said every day the flight flight

Udupi, February 1: Udupi district administration and 3W Concepts have come together to host a kind of Rave Party, at St Mary's Island from February 3-5. This party termed as the Island festival `Spring Zouk- 2012' will play host to foreigners and high profile tourists from for the first time at St Mary's Island, in Udupi district from Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and other metros. This Island

Mangalore, February 1: 'Imprints-2012', a two days national level science festival was inaugurated organised the Science faculty of St Aloysius College was inaugurated on the College premises on Wednesday. The theme for Imprints-2012 is 'science fiction—the innovative reality'. Orthopaedic surgeon and Nitte University Vice-Chancellor Dr M Shantharam Shetty will inaugurated the fest and St Aloysius

Mangalore, February 1: Sidharth Puthran, who won medal at national level sports meet recently, was on Wednesday given a warm felicitation at Rosario High School in the city, where he is a Class X student. The 15-year-old has won a bronze medal in the hammer throw at the national level athletic meet recently held at Ludhiana in the State of Punjab. His throw of 51.37 m got him the medal and has

Mangalore, February 1: 'Acme 2012' a national-level commerce fest organized by the Commerce Association of St Aloysius College commenced on Wednesday. Fr Denzil Lobo, Director of AIMIT inaugurated the Fest at Eric Mathias Hall. The theme of Acme-2012 is 'the entertainment industry.' The entertainment industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that includes cinema, television, theatres and music