Karnataka

Athur (Uppinangady), December 21: Education should not be confined to increasing the memorizing abilities of the children through reading and writing. It should help in bringing out the latent talent and unravel the creativity of the child, said Shesha Sahayana Karinja, the Block Education Officer of Puttur. He was the chief guest at the annual day function of the Aysha Girls' Highschool, Athur

Mangalore, December 21: M Praveen Kumar of Hubli has won the Pilikula Open trophy in the 13th Pilikula Golf Tournament played last weekend at the Pilikula golf course near here. Col Rajesh Parman of ASC, Bangalore finished runner up in this category. Vivek Machaiah won the first place in 0-10 net stroke play and Lt Col Antony Roche finished runner up. In the 11-18 net stroke play, Aaraon was the

Mangalore, December 21: The members of the Akhila Bharata Karmika Sangha on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the Office of Deputy Commissioner here demanding the reinstatement of two workers of an ice-making plant who were dismissed on grounds absenteeism. In a memorandum submitted to the Deputy Commissioner and the Labour Department, the sangha said that two workers Sharat and Yogish, who

Mangalore, December 20: A demonstration was staged condemning the 'misleading' Central Bureau of Investigation report on the mysterious death of former Mangalore Qazi C M Abdullah Musliyar Chembarika in the city on Tuesday. Urging the Central Government to order a high-level CBI inquiry under the supervision of Kerala High Court into this unsolved case, the protesters took out a rally from the

Mangalore, December 20: As suspected, the theft at Bajpe branch of Vijaya Bank under Bajpe police station limits was the handiwork of a bank staff. The fact came to light after the police nabbed the senior clerk of the Bank, identified as Dayakara Shetty. Gold jewelleries weighing 460 grams worth Rs 13,50,000 have also been recovered from him after thorough interrogation. Revealing this to media

Mangalore, December 20: The Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd. (KSIC), a fully owned Government of Karnataka Enterprise, on Tuesday opened its sales counter at Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation Ltd (KHDC) at Karnad Sadashiva Rao Road, in the city. KHDC chairman M D Lakshminarayana formally inaugurated the counter. Speaking on the occasion, KSIC Chairman Vijayakumar said that the

Mangalore, December 20: Dr G Shankar of G Shankar Family Trust, and renowned litterateur S L Bhyrappa are among the six persons chosen for the prestigious Nadoja honorary degree. The award will be presented at the convocation of Kannada University, Hampi, on December 26. Dr Shankar, who is well known for his social activities in Udupi, is also a recipient of doctorate from Mangalore University

Mangalore, December 20: Dr B R Ambedkar Samajika Samskruthika Seva Sangha celebrated its third anniversary along with the memorial day of the father of Indian Constriction at Town hall in the city on Monday with music, dance and felicitations. The evening began with light film songs sung by singers Basha, Karunakar Polali and child artist Vijeth Ullal. The chief guest of the evening was KPCC

Mangalore, December 20: Former Vice Chancellor of MAHE University Dr B M Hegde inaugurated Beary's Global InfoTech Limited (BGITL), an IT wing of Bearys' group on Sunday. Spearheaded by a team of experts who came from top IT companies, BGITL is an end-to-end IT solution provider specialized in full cycle IT services & platform solutions, for the various industries such as, Education, HealthCare

Mangalore, December 20: The Mangalore Photography Club organised a day-long photography workshop at Hotel Moti Mahal in the city on Sunday. This was a basic photography course meant for beginners as well as advanced amateurs. The workshop was attended by 45 people. The resource persons were Dr Krishnamohan Prabhu, Rohit S Rao and Dijaraj Nair. The workshop included theory sessions which dealt in