Karnataka

Mangalore, January 22: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy president-designate, Rahim Uchil, on Sunday declared that he would not allow politics to come in the way of the cultural body's primary responsibility of promoting Beary culture and literature. Speaking at the “Byari academyge mooru varsha: sambhrama” held at the auditorium of Hotel Srinivas here, he during his three-year tenure, which

Karwar, January 22: In a rare gesture of humanity and solidarity, the owners and workers of purse-seine boats, here, have decided not to resume the fishing activity until the recovery of the body of a drowned fisherman. The joint operation by coastal security police, Indian navy and coast guard personnel to recover the body of fishermen Nityanand Harikantra, who had accidentally drowned in Arabian

Mangalore, January 22: More than a dozen talented Beary men and women were felictiated here on Sunday on the occasion of "Beary Academy: Muru varsha Sambhrama" a programme held to mark completion of three years of the Academy. They were honoured in recognition of their contribution in divers fields such as Beary literature, language, art and culture. Those honoured included Ahmed Anwar, the

Hebri, January 22: A teen age student drowned while taking bath in a river at Chara Karadi near here on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Shobith (13) from Bangalore. He had come along with his parents to Karadi to watch Yakshagana in his maternal grandparent's home. The incident occurred when the boy along with friends had been to river Seetha to take bath. A case has been

Mangalore, January 22: The two-day national level seminar 'Media Manthan 2012' organized at St, Aloysius College Mangalore, with the theme 'Media and Environment- Leveraging Media Power to protect our Environment' was concluded on Saturday. The valedictory function started with the invocation song followed by the welcome address by Rev. Dr. Richard Rego, Head of the Department of Mass

Karwar/Udupi, January 22: Four people from coastal Karnataka, who were among the 200 Indian survivors in the Italian cruise ship tragedy, have returned home safely. Tony Fernandes, Xavier D'costa, and Wilson Fernandis, crew members of “Costa Concordia” that ran aground off the coast of Italy last week, have returned to Karwar. While Ajay Quadros (29), a native of Shirva had returned home on Friday

Udupi, January 22: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has said that it was for Governor H R Bhardwaj to decide on the appointment of the Lokayukta. Addressing presspersons at Adiudupi helipad here, Mr. Gowda said that the issue of appointing the Lokayukta was left to the Governor. Mr. Bhardwaj had sought certain clarifications, the government had given them. “The ball is now in the court of the

Mangalore, January 21: The Department of Health and Family Welfare, in a bid to control spread of elephantiasis, will take up a mass drug administration drive on Monday, January 23, in Mangalore city and several other parts of Dakshina Kannada district. Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, District Health and Family Welfare Officer (DHO), O. Srirangappa, said health workers would make

Mangalore, January 21: A couple escaped with burn injuries when a fire broke out at the kitchen room due to LGP cylinder leakage at an apartment near Yemmekere grounds here on Saturday. The injured Zainaba and her husband Aslam have been admitted to a private hospital in the city. The mishap occurred at around 9:00 am, when Zainaba, oblivious of gas leakage, turned on the gas stove and tried to

Mangalore, January 21: The skies on Saturday afternoon literally flirted with the eyes of thousands of people who thronged Panambur beach, as the two-day international kite festival got off to a flying start. The kite flyers from various parts of the nation and seven foreign nations like United Kingdom, France, Lebanon, Kuwait, Holland, Lebanon and Indonesia, were seen busy flying various types of