Karnataka

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

Mangalore, December 12: Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) Alok Mohan, who is set to embark on higher studies abroad, has expressed satisfaction about his performance as the chief of policing operations in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur and Uttara Kannada districts. In an informal interaction with journalists at his office in the city on Monday, Mr Mohan expressed his gratitude to

Mangalore, December 12: In what could have been a major catastrophe, as many as 13 Navy crew had a miraculous escape after a fire broke out aboard the Navy Sea King helicopter as it was taxiing for take-off at Mangalore Airport on Monday morning. The crew included six high level officers of the Navy. The incident occurred five minutes after the chopper landed at the airport. However, the fire was

New Delhi, December 12: English weekly Outlook has tendered an apology for publishing a defamatory letter against Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza of Mangalore in its Oct 10 issue. “We sincerely apologize to the Bishop of Mangalore Diocese and to the members of the Catholic community for the oversight and regret the inconveniences caused,” wrote Outlook Editor-in Chief Vinod Mehta in a clarification

Mangalore, December 12: In another incident of vandalism, a glass enclosure of the St Antony's statue on a private property was broken in the early hours of Monday in Sooterpet off Valencia. According to Romeo Saldanha, the owner of the four-storeyed villa named 'Vue Grande St. Antony's' the incident might have happened between 3.30am and 4.30am. The facing side of the 4-ft glass cubicle is broken