Karnataka

Belthangady, January 13: M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs on Thursday visited the bereaved families whose children drowned in a rivulet at Sudemogaru on January 9. Mr Moily met the parents and relatives of the school children and expressed grief over the tragedy. He said that he would write letter to Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda asking to take appropriate steps to

Mangalore, January 13: A two year old girl child died after she accidentally consumed rat poison paste at her home at Idya of Surathkal. On Wednesday morning, Fathima Fida, daughter of Aboobaker, had applied the poisonous white paste to her teeth, assuming it to be toothpaste. The mother came to know about this only after the girl began to cry. The frightened mother took her daughter to a nearby

Udyavar, January 13: A large number of fish were found dead in Udyavar River in Gajani and Ankudru areas, authorities confirmed Thursday. It is believed that the effluents discharged by the fish meal industries led to this tragedy. The dead fishes were reportedly floating in a 2 kms radius area in Udyavar River on Thursday. Udupi Tahsildar Prasanna visited the area for spot inspection as aggrieved

Mangalore, January 13: Akansha Baliga, a Mangalorean recorded a top score of 99.7 percentile in the results of the Common Aptitude Test (CAT), conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management. According to a press release, around 1.85 lakh MBA aspirants took the test over a 20-day testing window across 36 cities from mid-October. Out of these, the aspirational 100 percentile was managed by just

Mangalore, January 12: The Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs gave away the national youth awards to 28 individuals and two youth organisations at inaugural ceremony of 17th National Youth Festival at Mangala Stadium here on Thursday, January 12. The best national youth organisation award carried a purse of Rs 2 lakh and individuals awards Rs 40,000 besides a medal, a citation

Mangalore, January 12: Diversity, energy, enthusiasm and vibrance marked the inaugural ceremony of 17th edition of the annual National Youth Festival, at Mangala Stadium, in the city on Thursday evening. Over twenty thousand youths besides around four thousand participants from every nook and cranny of the country saw the national event being unveiled by Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda

Mangalore, January 12: The 17th National Youth Festival 2012 got off to a colourful start with around 70 troupes taking part in the procession which began at 3 pm from Nehru Maidan to Mangala Stadium here on January 12. The ceremonial procession was flagged off by District In charge Minister Krishna J Palemar in the presence of deputy commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda and MLA Yogish Bhat. The

Puttur, January 12: The State Government will introduce the Bhagavad Gita in the school syllabus by hammering a consensus among the political parties, said Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, the Primary and Secondary Education Minister of Karnataka. Speaking to reporters here, he said the Government had gone ahead with the programme of including Gita in the curriculum in response to the aspirations of the

Mangalore, January 12: With only hours left for the inauguration of the 17th Natioinal Youth Festival here in the coastal city, the organizers appear to be racing against time to finish off the preparation work even as the launch of the food festival, the first event in the calendar, was postponed to afternoon. On Thursday, as day broke Mangalore Central Railway Station was swarmed with delegates

Mangalore, January 12: The annual feast of Infant Jesus will be celebrated on Saturday, January 14, at Carmelite Fathers, Infant Jesus Shrine, Carmel Hill, Bikarnakatte, Mangalore, said Fr. Pius James D'Souza, the superior of the shrine at a press meet held in the city on Thursday. “Masses on Novena Days, which is under way from January 5 and conclude on 13, are being held in Kannada, English and