Karnataka

Mangalore, January 24: Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Mangalore, will hold its golden jubilee Celebration at Shanthi Kiran Bajjodi, Mangalore on January 28, 2012. The jubilee celebrations will begin with a solemon high mass by Most Rev. Dr. A.P. D'Souza Bishop of Mangalore. The theme of the celebration is “Women an agent of positive change”. Rev. Sr. Lydia A.C. Superior, St. Ann's Convent, Dr

Mangalore, January 24: The three day festival of the renowned Shrine of St Lawrence in Attur- Karkal began on Tuesday January 24, with the first Mass at 9.30 a.m. that was celebrated by Fr Cincent Crasta of Manela Parish. Rev. Fr Arthur Pereira the Shrine director welcomed the devotees to the annual festival 2012. 'Let us enliven our faith, Let us build the church' is the theme of the annual

Karwar, January 24: As the sit-in dharna by the residents living within the 5-km radius of the Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) entered 50th day on Monday, the protesters blocked the blocked the National Highway 17 in Karwar for half an hour. The residents of the villagers of Hartuga, Balemane, Haruru, Balase, Kuchegar, and Sulageri are staging a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office

Mangalore, January 24: “Guthumane”, the homestead-like set up which houses various handicrafts at the Pilikula complex, was bustling with activity on Monday. A large number of children (more than 1,000 according to one of the organisers) participated in 13 creative activities as part of “Bal Bharat Srujanotsav”, the national-level festival, which began on Sunday. The children drew on sand, cut

Mangalore, January 24: Demanding an end to the casteist traditions being followed at Udupi based Sri Krishna Mutt, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has planned a protest rally in Udupi. In a press release issued here, secretary of the Udupi district unit of CPI (M) K Shankar said that several like-minded organizations are expected to join the protest protest on January 26. The protest is

Mangalore, January 24: Kadri Park in the city will get the much needed facelift at an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore, according to minister for horticulture S A Ravindranath. "A proposal to this effect is pending with thefinance department for approval," Ravindranath said in Mangalore on Monday, adding that every effort would be made to release this year's installment out of proposed expenditure

Mangalore, January 23: Currents of communal tensions once again swept parts of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday, as a group of miscreants stormed into small shops run by minority community at Mugaradka village in Belthangady Tauluk. The village is only a few kilo metre away from Uppinangady, where at least seven people including police personnel had injured in the aftermath of Hindu Samajotsava

Mangalore, January 23: The Congress and Janta Dal (S) have demanded the banishment of senior RSS leader Kallaka Prabhakar Bhat from coastal Karnataka. The demand comes following Sunday's Hindu Samajotsava and in Uppinangady, where Mr Bhat delivered a communally provocative speech threatening to kill Muslim youths. Dakshina Kannada district Congress Committee president B Ramanath Rai, holding State

Mangalore, January 23: Law and order situation has improved in the Uppinangay town in Puttur taluk, as the police are doing their best to prevent untoward incidents following the Hindu Samajotsava, which was trailed by sporadic incidents of violence. Uppinangady police also have filed cases against influential RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhatt, who had threatened to shoot down Muslim youths in

Udupi, January 23: Congress leader and former minister H K Patil has criticized Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda for his 'close association with corrupt ministers and corrupt people' Mr Patil who visited the city to take the opinions of party leaders and workers on selecting a unanimous candidate from Congress for the impending Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha bi-elections, opined that CM had been