Karnataka

Mangalore, December 13: A condolence meet was organized to mourn the demise of Karnataka High Court Judge Justice VG Sabhahit, at Court Hall in the city on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion Mangalore Bar Council president and senior advocate, SP Chengappa said that Justice Sabhahit was an honest and straight-forward judge, who has set a model for the young generation. RN Shettigar, Narasimha

Mangalore, December 13: BJP National Medical Wing will be organising a free medical camp for senior citizens on December 25 to mark the birthday of former Prime Minister and senior BJP leader A B Vajpayee at be Bharath Scouts and Guides Bhavan, Mannagudda, Mangalore. Addressing the media persons here on Tuesday, Dr K Mohandas Bhandary, Working committee member, BJP National Medical Wing, said that

Mangalore, December 13: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has renewed the licence of Mangalore airport for a period of two-years up to December 15, 2013. The licence of Mangalore airport had expired on June 15, 2010 just a few days after the Air India IX 812 crash which claimed at least 158 persons on board. The Airports Authority of India is required to submit periodic compliance reports

Mangalore, December 13: Veteran photographer Yajneshwara Acharya has been chosen for T S Satyan Memorial Award for Photojournalism. Jointly instituted by Karnataka Photo News Agency and the website Churumuri, the award will be conferred on him next Sunday at a function in Raj Bhavan in Bangalore. Popularly known as Yajna, the ace photographer had worked for Udayavani Kannada daily and The Hindu

Mangalore, December 13: The department of Mass Communication and Media Studies (MCMS) of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore will be holding its second national level seminar on January 20 and 21, 2012, under the theme 'Media and Environment'. A press release issued by Laxmi Shenoy, Convenor of the event states that the conference, clubbed with media fiesta, offers two sessions spanning over two days

Mangalore, December 13: Refusing to impose a ban on the casteist ritual of 'Made-Made-Snana' being practiced at government-run Kukke Subrahmanya Temple in Sullia Taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, Muzrai Minister V S Acharya said that the government would bring together various groups to find a 'suitable solution' to the issue. Making a statement on the issue after elaborate discussion in the

Mangalore, December 12: Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of adiraja Sode Mutt was honoured with Tulabhara at the residence of Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, the founder of Kalkura Pratishthana on Monday. The programme was preceded by the famous 'Talamaddale' which is traditional and unique to the district of Dakshina Kannada. The 'taalamaddale' presented was from one of the scenes of Mahabharatha. The

Manipal, December 12: Christmas is fast approaching and hence the preparation for the festival of fun and gaiety has already begun. The Fruit Mixing Ceremony for Christmas cake and pudding held at the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA), reminded everyone of the Christmas celebrations. The school had created the right ambience for the Fruit Mixing Ceremony. Welcomgroup

Mangalore, December 12: Artist turned politician Umanath A Kotyan on Monday formally took charge as the new president of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy. Interestingly, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, one of the most powerful RSS leaders of South India, was present among others in the ceremony held at Academy office in the city. The Karnataka State government had last week appointed him to succeed

Mangalore, December 12: “Unlike other radio stations, community radio's aim is to educate the masses on various aspects of life, apart from providing some entertainment”, said Rev Fr Swebert D'silva, the Principal of St Aloysius College. He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of 'Baseline Survey and Capacity Building'; a weeklong training programme for women organized by the