Karnataka

Mangalore, January 16. Curtains came down on the five-day long 17th National Youth Festival on Monday with the Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda laying emphasis on the urgent need to infuse young blood and vigor at the all levels of administration especially at the grassroots levels of the Department of Youth Services and Sports. The valedictory ceremony got off to a colourful start with cultural

Mangalore, January 16: Senior government officers vested with the responsibility of overseeing the 17th National Youth Festival, had to face the ire of city journalists at a press conference called at TMA Pai International Convention Centre a few hours ahead of the valedictory ceremony of the event on Monday in an apparent bid to appease the latter. The journalists also refused to accept the gifts

Udupi, January 16: Kannada writer Fakir Mohammed Katapady opined that the main reason for the widespread opposition to the violence prevention bill recently proposed by the Union Government, was that it would prevent the communal riots and violence against minorities. He was speaking at the releasing ceremony of his book titled 'Komu Himse Niyantrana Masoode Yake Beku' on Sunday here. The

Mangalore, January 17: The city based Sahamatha Film Society will be organising an International Film Festival from January 19 to 22 at the auditorium of SDM College of Business Management, here. The inauguration of the festival will be at 4 PM on January 19. G S Bhaskar , FTII, Film Director will inaugurate the festival. Dr Devraj K, Principal and Director, SDM College of Business Management will

Mangalore, January 16: “My son is innocent. He has been made a scapegoat by my political adversaries. Since I have enormous respect for law, I have asked him to surrender before the police. But I am hopeful that justice will prevail,” said K. Ashraf, former mayor, reacting to the 15-day judicial remand given to his son Araf in a drug-related case. Araf, 17, has been named a key accused in the case

Bangalore, January 16: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Sunday said his government will provide financial help to the minority community, like the way mutts and temples are being given funds. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for constructing a Haj Bhavan in Hegde Nagar off Bellary Road on the outskirts of Bangalore, he said his government will treat all communities equally and help

Mangalore, January 16: Retired High Court Judge M F Saldanha said on Sunday lamented that the condition of minorities in Karnataka has continued to be pathetic, with communal forces targeting them without any fear. Addressing presspersons here on Sunday Mr Saldanha said that situation in Coastal districts of Karnataka is far worst owing to biased policing. He said that Govt and police had

Mangalore, January 16: Words were not enough to describe what the Mangaloreans as well as the participants of the 17th National Youth Festival felt on Sunday night. Even the wizards in heaven might have come to see the mesmerising performance by the wizards of Indian music. Eminent Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath, drummer Sivamani, flutist Praveen Godkhindi and clarinetist Dr Narasimhalu Vadavathi

Udupi, January 15: Putthige Mutt pontiff Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, who was prohibited from the Paraya celebrations- 2012 of Sode Mutt, on Sunday, announced to sit on a one-day hunger strike from 9 am of Jan 17, infront of Sri Madhwacharya Sannidhana, Sri Anantheshwara Temple, in Car Street, Udupi. Speaking to media persons Putthige seer Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji said that he would

Udupi, January 15: Even when Putthige Mutt pontiff Sugunendra Theertha participated and all other yathis of Ashta mutts abstained from the Putthige Paryaya celebrations, the Paryaya system did not get spoiled, according to Udupi district-in-charge minister Dr VS Acharya, who is also the working president of the Sode Mutt Paryaya reception committee. “This Sode Paryaya when all other Ashta