Karnataka

Moodbidri, January 3: Well-known Hindustani singer Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty will be conferred with Alva's Virasat award on the inaugural day of the national cultural fest to be held from January 5 to January 8 at Shobhavana, Mijar near Moodbidri. The award will be given away by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda after inaugurating the event. The award will carry a cash prize of Rs one lakh

Sullia, January 3: The better-halves of police personnel in Sullia on Monday took to the street to protest the 'unjustifiable suspension' of cops for taking action against the miscreants, as per the order of higher authorities. The protest comes after four policemen were placed under suspension in Sullia police station, on charges of 'police atrocity against Hindu activists' in the aftermath of

Mangalore, January 3: A poor girl aged about 10 was rescued from a quarters of a senior official of forest department at Lalbhagh in the city on Tuesday, by a team of officials after they were tipped off about her presence as labourer. The officials of the Labour Department and Child Development Project under the Department of Women and Child Development raided the quarters of Deputy Conservator

New Delhi, January 3: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Air India and the Union of India on compensation payable to those who died in Mangalore air crash in 2010. One petitioner, whose son Mohammad Rafi died in the air crash, had approached the apex court saying that he should be given a minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh. A division bench of Kerala High Court on August 25, 2011 set

Katapady, January 3: In a tragic incident, a senior police head constable was killed, while trying to disperse an unruly mob at Katapady village in Udupi district in the wee hours of Monday. Police sources said that 52-year-old Yogesh Padakannaya, died after being hit on the head by a stone pelted by some miscreants. The incident occurred a few minutes after a scuffle broke out among the people

Mangalore, January 3: As many as 35 young achievers would be conferred with the prestigious 'National Youth Awards' during the 17th National Youth Festival, which will be held from January 12 to 16, said Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda. He said that the State and Union governments have already released Rs 5 crore and Rs 2 crore respectively for taking up necessary

Mangalore, January 3: The 68th birth anniversary of Balaganghadharanatha Swamiji of Shri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt will be celebrated at Abhiman Green Lawns, backyard of BGS School in the city on January 28. Announcing this at a press meet, Dr Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, the honorary president of the district reception committee of the event, revealed that a Rath Yatra would also be

Mangalore, January 3: Public Works Department Minister C M Udasi, who inspected the construction work of the new court complex in the city on Monday, said that the building would be ready by the end of this year. Speaking to media persons the Minister said that the furnishing work would be completed soon after the civil work was over, in order to avoid any further delay in the completion of the

Mangalore, January 3: Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat continued general body meeting had heated discussion over the alleged anomalies and shortcomings in the survey conducted to find the total number of Koraga families requiring houses in the district. While a section of the officials affirmed that survey was conducted to ascertain the number of Koraga families in the district and gave out

Udupi, January 2: Pura Pravesha, the marking of arrival of Sode Mutt pontiff Sri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji, after touring pilgrimage centers across the country was held here on Monday with all pomp. Swamiji arrived at Jodukatte where he was given a warm reception headed by civic fathers, including district-in-charge minister Dr V S Acharya, MLA Raghupathi Bhat, CMC President Kiran Kumar