Mangalore, December 24: Abdul Rasheed, a member of Ullal Town Municipal Council was hospitalized with injuries after a clash broke out between two groups of miscreants on Friday over the selection of office bearers to Ullal Dargah. The injured Rasheed has identified the men who had assaulted him as Ashraf alias Bellari Ashraf of Mukkachery, Mansoor of Ullal, Moideen Ismail of Sundari Bagh and
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Kasargod, December 24: A doctor and a nurse at the General Hospital here were on Friday suspended from service in connection with the death of a patient shortly after he was administered penicillin injection at the hospital. The suspension of the doctor, Sushil, and the nurse, Remya, was ordered by Deputy District Medical Officer Vimalraj for alleged dereliction of duty while treating the man, who
Mangalore, December 24: The Department of Human Consciousness and Yogic sciences, Dharmanidhi Yoga Peetha, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri and Yoga Practitioners Association have jointly organised a national seminar on Yoga Therapy on December 26. Announcing this at a press conference here on Friday, Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor T C Shivashankar Murthy said, on the same occasion
Mangalore, December 24: The general body meeting of the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat convened on Friday turned out to be another exercise in futility. It was to discuss important issue of meeting the deadline laid by the Chief Minister for filling potholes n the district. But the meeting ended up in blame game on less-important issues. A member's complaint that officials did not recognise her
Mangalore, December 23: Mangalore diocesan Bishop Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza has laid emphasize on the need of a collective social concern towards shelter-less and homeless people in the society. Delivering the Christmas message at a press meet at Bishop's House here on Friday, he said the true religion extends the hand of protection towards shelter-less and needy. “Though the diocese does not
New Delhi, December 23: India's six top women athletes, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, were on Friday handed a one-year ban for flunking dope tests earlier this year, virtually ending their chances of participating in the London Olympics next year. All the six quartermilers — Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose, Tiana Mary Thomas, Priyanka Panwar, Jauna Murmu and Akkunji — who
Mangalore, December 23: Popular Front of India Central Secretariat has welcomed the key provisions of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill-2011, which was tabled on Thursday in the Lok Sabha. In a press release issued here, the organisation led by minorities has lauded the Central Government for providing constitutional status to the anti-graft ombudsman and reserving 50% of members of the Lokpal and
Mangalore, December 23: Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday celebrated victory of Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda in Thursday's Legislative Council by-election as 'Vijayotsava'. The jubilant party workers, who gathered outside the district BJP office in the city in the morning, raised slogans glorifying the second CM from coastal Karnataka, distributed sweets and
Mangalore, December 23: The city based Unity Health Complex has been honoured with 'Diamond eye Award for Quality Commitment and Excellence and total quality management accreditation for high quality performance and best customer satisfaction. Dr C P Habeeb Rahman, Chairman, Unity Care and Health Services, who received the prestigious award at Geneva in Switzerland last month, told media persons
Mangalore, December 23: A get together of physically challenged persons was organised by Talent Research Foundation, Mangalore at the Talent Conference Hall here recently. Firoz Ahmed Kudrolli, a young physically challenged achiever, who has no hands by birth, inaugurated the programme by typing on Computer with the help of his legs. Dr Nusrath Jabeen, a doctor of Wenlock Hospital, Subramanya