Karnataka

Mangalore, Friday, January 20: Oriyardori Asal Likith Shetty (22), a promising actor from the city of Mangalore is supporting NITTE Celebration ½ Marathon and 10K run. The run will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at the popular Panambur beach in the city. “We are aware that running is on of the best form of keeping a healthy lifestyle. It is an activity which can be done alone or as a group

Mangalore, January 20: Logitech India on Friday unveiled their latest product in the wireless product category, the Logitech Wireless Mouse M185 in the city. The latest in the wireless range series, the Logitech Wireless Mouse M185 forms an integral part of the “Live Free and Live Wireless Campaign” by Logitech. The mouse has been crafted to give optimum levels of convenience to the users. Powered

Mangalore, January 20: Sleuths of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Lokayukta police on Friday raided the District Registrar's office and arrested a clerk for taking bribe. David, a second division clerk in the office was caught red-handed after he accepted a bribe of Rs 8,000 from one Ramachandra at around 12:00 pm. Ramachandra, a resident of Bondantila near Vamanjoor on the outskirts of the city

Mangalore, January 20: “The unsolved Panjimogaru double murder case creates an impression that some influential people of the region might have involved in this barbarous crime” said Muneer Katipalla, State unit vice-president of Democratic Youth Federation of India. He was addressing a protest rally organized by the local unit of DYFI on Friday in front of the office of District-in-charge

Mangalore, January 20: Senior Yakshagana artiste Surikumeri K Govinda Bhat has been chosen to preside over the seventh Akhila Karnataka Yakshagana Sammelan, which will be held at the Town Hall in the city for three days from January 27, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, founder of the Kalkura Foundation, which is organising the sammelan in association with the Karnataka Samskritika Kala Prathisthana

Manipal, January 20: Holding Udupi District administration responsible for the continuation of Ajalu tradition across the district, the Federation of Koraga Development Associations, Karnataka-Kerala on Thursday staged a dharna in front of the office of Udupi Deputy Commissioner, here. In a memorandum submitted to to Deputy Commissioner Dr M T Reju the Federation President Susheela Nada alleged

Mangalore, January 20: Hemant Bhide, Lead District Chief Manager said that banks provided loans for goat-rearing and there was a subsidy for borrowers too. Speaking at seminar on stall-fed goat-farming held at the Department of Animal Husbandry in Mangalore on Thursday, he said that, one could buy goats with Rs.50,000. He also encouraged the farmers to rear goats saying it requires less space

Mangalore, January 19: Noted cinematographer G S Bhaskar said that good films can bring sensitivity back into people, who lose the feelings in their day-to-day grind. He was speaking after inaugurating the four-day film festival organised by Sahamatha Film Society and SDM College of Business Management on the premises of the latter on Thursday. He pointed out that there are four kinds of cinemas

Mangalore, January 19: Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, President of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishat, has been selected for the prestigious 'Purandaraanugraha Prashasthi'. The award was constituted by the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams under its Dasa Sahitya Project. According a press release, the award will be presented to Mr Kalkura on January 23 at Tirupati during Purandara

Mangalore, January 19: World renowned saxophone exponent and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music Kadri Gopalnath offered a gold coated silver covering to Matsyendranatha Swami of Kadri Sri Manjunatha Temple in the city on Thursday, January 19. Gopalnath who visited the temple with the members of his family offered four-foot tall cover weighing 10 kilograms to the deity. The cover was specially