Karnataka

Udupi, December 27: The 23rd All India Biennial Conference of the Life Insurance Corporation Employees Association (ALIEA) has demanded the union government to abolish the system of recruiting new agents through the online test. Speaking at the conference General Secretary of ALIEA Sathish N Jaokar said that candidates from rural India are equally eligible to be the agents or financial

Mangalore, December 27: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Janata Dal (Secular) on Tuesday organised a condolence meet to mourn the demise of former Karnataka chief minister S Bangarappa. Around three dozens of JD(S) workers had taken part in the meet held at the party office in the city to pay their tributes to the mass leader, who had been an indivisible part of JD(S) during the last days of

Mangalore, December 27: Cruise vessel M V Seven Seas Voyage with 665 cruise passengers and 449 crew members called at New Mangalore Port on Tuesday, December 27. This is the ninth cruise vessel calling at the Port during the current financial year 2011-12. The vessel, which came from Goa sailed out to Cochin later in the evening. Majority of the passengers were from USA and UK. 500 passengers

Mangalore, December 27: Expressing solidarity with anti-graft crusader turned anti-government activist Anna Hazare who began a three day fast at Mumbai on Tuesday, the members of Akhila Bharath Karmika Sangha (ABKS) started their indefinite hunger strike in front of the office of Deputy Commission in the city. Suddata Jain, District General Secretary of ABKS, accompanied by three other members of

Mangalore, December 27: As part of its decennial year celebration SKSSF Deralakatte Branch will be organizing a religious study camp on January 1, 2012 at Shasul Ulama town in Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city. Addressing the media persons here on Tuesday, SKSSF decennial year celebration reception committee president Nazir Ullal said that various programmes such as blood donation camp

Mangalore, December 27: Rotary Club of Mangalore Central as a part of their Rotary Awareness Month will be conducting a district level sixth annual quiz competition on Rotary related matters and affairs exclusively for the Rotarians of R.I. Dist. 3180 on Friday, December 30, at Hotel Kudla Court, Balmatta, Mangalore at 08.00 pm The R.I. Dist. 3180 comprises of eight Revenue Districts; D.K., Udupi

Mangalore, December 27: City based pediatrician Dr. Santhosh T. Soans has been elected as the National President of Intensive Care Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) during the election held recently at New Delhi. He will serve as President-Elect during 2012 and as President during 2013. Intensive Care Chapter is an autonomous wing of IAP devoted to the sub specialty of pediatric

Mangalore, December 27: Twelve achievers from the region were conferred with 'Chaitanyashree' award during the fourth anniversary celebration of 'Katha-bindu' organised under the joint auspices of the Kalkura Prathishtana and Suma Sourabha weekly on Monday at Town Hall in the city. The achievers were from different walks of life such as sports, music, Yakshagana, yoga, astrology, education and

Mangalore, December 27: Residents of Kasba Bengre on Monday staged a protest under the leadership of the management committee of Moideen Jumma Masjid and Super Star Sports Club, against the potential land grabbing of a playground in their area. The protest comes following alleged clandestine deal by authorities with a private company, which wants to convert this play ground into fishmeal unit

Brahmavar, December 27: Residents of Kukkude in Haradi village who had brought issue of illegal sand mining going on in the region to the notice of authorities earlier, staged a stir on Monday as their pleas have continuously fallen on deaf ears. The protesters said that sand mining in Suvarna River at Kukkude was stopped three years ago but now some individuals have started mining without seeking