Karnataka

Udupi, December 20: Brahmavar, one of the fastest growing towns in coastal Karnataka, is likely to become a new taluk headquarters in Udupi district next year. Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat speaking at an interaction programme titled “Jago Shasak Jago” organised by the Udupi Consumers' Forum here on Monday said that a proposal for creation of new taluks is before the Government. Mr. Bhat said that the

Mangalore, December 20: Preparations are going on in full strength for the 17th National Youth Festival which will commence in Mangalore from January 12. The event which is organised for the first time in the district will be organised with all grandeur and in a disciplined manner, said District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar. Presiding over a preparatory meeting of the people's

Bangalore, December 20: Milk price in the state is set to undergo one more reverse this year, as Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is asking the state government permission to hike the price of milk by Rs 5 a litre. The decision has been taken at a KMF board meeting on December 17 and the federation is likely to place its request to the government on Tuesday. Despite being an autonomous body, the

Udupi, December 19: Over 3,000 villagers from Kalathur, Kuthyaru and Paadur on Monday took out a protest march on the streets of Udupi, to demand the chief minister to drop the proposal to acquire 700 acres of land for the second stage of Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL). Jana Jagruthi Samithi, Kalathur, had organized the protest. Honorary President of the Samithi Gurme Suresh

Manipal, December 19: Holders Delhi University had to fight a long drawn battle against Gujarat to retain the All-India Inter-university Men's Tennis title at the Manipal University, Sports Complex, Marena, here. After the marathon tie versus Jain University in the semi-final yesterday, the Delhi lads had a similar experience against Gujarat Monday. Making its debut in the inter-university tennis

Mangalore, December 19: Inequality and increasing gap between rich and poor in the country are the counter products of widespread corruption, opined Marline Martice, director of Development Education Service Mangalore. She was speaking at a symposium on 'How Can Corruption Be Eradicated?' organised at Town Hall, here on Sunday evening. The programme was organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind as part of

Mangalore, December 19: The Aloycian Conclave and the Eminent Aloysian Alumni Awards function of St Aloysius College, Mangalore was held at AIMIT, the new campus of St Aloysius College, Mangalore on Sunday evening. Padma Bhushan K K Venugopal was honoured in absentia. Dr Shantharma Shetty, Vice Chancellor, Nitte University, Mr Alan Nazareth, former Indian Ambassador to many countries, Dr Habeeb

Bangalore, December 19: Six senior photojournalists including Yajneshwara Acharya from Mangalore on Sunday received the first TS Satyan Memorial Award for their contribution in the field of photojournalism. The awards, jointly instituted by Karnataka Photo News (KPN) and web portal churmuri.com in memory of the eminent photojournalist TS Satyan, were given away by Governor HR Bharadwaj at the Raj

Mangalore, December 19: Undeterred by the recent setbacks, scam-tainted former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday declared in the home district of incumbent CM DV Sadananda Gowda, that he was ready to take up the post again if his party's central leadership wanted him to lead the state. “I had quit the CM post bowing to the party's demand and now I am prepared to take any responsibility

Mangalore, December 19: The New Mangalore Port received the maiden rake with 70 containers run by Container Corporation of India(CONCOR) on Saturday. This is the first time a rake with containers ply between Bangalore to Mangalore. The rake was received by Dr. P. Tamilvanan, Chairman and Senior officers from NMPT in the presence of Raveen Kumar Reddy, Chief General Manager, CONCOR, Chennai