Karnataka

Mangalore, January 1: More than 2,500 sumangalis (married Hindu women) took a solemn pledge at Sri Kshetra Gokarnanatha on New Year's Day that they would not shed any of the symbols of their marriage in the event of death of their life-partners. The event was the continued part of the reformative programmes initiated by the patron of the Temple B Janardhan Poojary. Women will also declare openly

Mangalore, January 1: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Labhu Ram has said that Dalits, who are subjected to atrocities, need not to hesitate to lodge complaint fearing expenses, as Social Welfare Department would bear all the expenses in such cases. Speaking at the monthly grievance meeting of SC/ST members organized by Dakshina Kannada district police here on Sunday, the SP said members

Mangalore, January 1: Destroying the constitution and democratic system in the country is the real aim of the people defending practices like madesnana, said writer and thinker G.K. Govind Rao here on Sunday. He was speaking at a seminar on 'madesnana, belief, practice and the opposition' held at the University College auditorium in Hampankatta under the joint auspices of DSS (Ambedkarwada), DYFI

Mangalore, January 1: Sources in Karnataka Chief Minister's office have confirmed that Kerala opposition leader V S Achuthanandan urged D V Sadananda Gowda through a letter to take steps for proper medical treatment to PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts. The octogenarian Marxist leader in his letter to Mr Gowda also wanted the prosecution to speed up

Mangalore, January 1: People of Karnataka, including Non Resident Indians, who have families in Karnataka, can still apply for ration cards online through the website http://ahara.kar.nic. The Department of Food and Civil Supplies in the State, in an attempt to streamline public distribution system and weed out bogus ration cards, had made arrangements for online submission of applications for new

Bangalore, January 1: Steering clear of giving a New Year's shocker to citizens, the State government shrewdly decided to stay mum on Karnataka Milk Federation's proposed hike in milk prices. The KMF, which has been pressing for a hike of Rs five per litre, tried persuading Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday, but to no avail. The matter has been deferred by a week. KMF chief G

Mangalore, January 1: The coastal city erupted in a blaze of colour and light at midnight as the world ushered in the New Year in style. Hundreds of people, most of them youngsters, thronged to main road in the last moments of 2011 to witness the celebrations amidst fireworks. Spirit of the crowd rose as midnight approached and crackers made the sky colourful as the clock struck 12 midnight

Udupi, December 31: The opening of gates installed to prohibit the entry of vehicles into Ratha Beedi of Srikrishna Temple in Udupi was strongly demanded at the monthly general meeting of the Udupi City Municipal Council held on Saturday. BJP councilor Shyamprasad Kudwa said that the gates installed in Tenkapet were being widened. CMC Commissioner Gokuldas Nayak said that a lakhs of people gather

Udupi, December 31: The last rites of army personnel Upendra Kumar (23), who was brutally murdered in Meerut, UP, were carried out with all official and military respects, at his native place in Tenkanidiyoor, near here on Saturday. Upendra, son of late Shankar Nayak and late Leela, had joined the army by choice, three-and-a-half-years ago. He was serving in the 22nd Infantry Division Signal

Mangalore, December 31: Thai Kannada Balaga, the Kannada Association in Thailand in association with 'Hrudaya Vahini' Kannada Monthly Magazine will be organising an international cultural fest at Thai-Indo Chambers of Commerce auditorium in Bangkok on January 14, 2012. Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, Vincent Pinto, President of Balaga, said Mukhyamantri Chandru, Chairman of