Karnataka

Mangalore, November 23: The mass marriage system is a boon for Muslim community of the coastal Karnataka, where dowry menace is rampant, said Mangalore MLA U T Khader. He was speaking at the mass marriage ceremony organised by Al Wafa Trust, a city based charity at Unity Hall near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. He said that Muslim organisations should widely involve in social

Mangalore, November 23: Suspecting financial anomalies, the income tax officials on Wednesday raided the houses of a few prominent doctors in the city, sources said. Raids, which began early morning, were also conducted in several offices as well as residences of the doctors. The two separate teams of officials, who came from Bangalore and Mysore with two dozens of vehicles, swooped down on

Mangalore, November 23: A poor family lost its house to a fire Wednesday morning at Attavar in the city. The total loss has been estimated at Rs 40,000. No causalities or injuries were reported. The fire broke out in the two-roomed house belonging to a daily wage worker Gunkar, when there was no one inside it. Gunkar was living in the house along with his wife and three children. It is suspected

Mangalore, November 23: Fr Antony Prakash Monteiro Associate Professor of Physics of the Department of Physics in St Philomena College, Puttur and in charge of the College campus has been conferred the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Physics on the thesis 'The Study of Meson Spectroscopy in the Frame Work of Constituent Quark Models' by the Mangalore University under the guidance of Dr. K.B. Vijay

Mangalore, November 23: A teenage student was hospitalised on Tuesday after he was allegedly subjected to the corporal punishment by the teacher of a private high school in Harekala on the outskirts of the city. The victim is Mohammed Azharuddin (16), son of Hasanabba, a resident of Harekala village. He is a class X student of Sri Ramakrishna High School. The student, who is currently undergoing

Mangalore, November 23: At least some Koraga families dwelling on forest land can heave a sigh of relief now. Deputy Commisisoner Dr N S Channappa Gowda said that 24 Koraga families cultivating the land in forest areas will be given title deeds if they apply for the same. Speaking to Koraga leaders and office-bearers of NGOs at Deputy Commissioner's office on the lines of ownership rights to

Mangalore, November 23: The annual project for the district has been prepared for Rs 149 crore by including state grant of Rs 74 crore and Central grant of Rs 74 crore. The project was prepared by the Zilla Panchayat Planning Committee and has been sent to the State government for approval, said Zilla Panchayat President Shailaja Bhat. Speaking at a meeting, she said additional Rs 49 crore has

Mangalore, November 22: Even daredevil Bear Grylls, of television series Man vs Wild, has a team that goes along with him when he does his death-defying stunts and takes on those risky wild trips. But here is someone who'll be undertaking 'Walk in the Wild Side' all by himself. However, this UK-born Max Chandra, who has his roots in India, has been walking alone from Goa to Orissa along the coast

Mangalore, November 22: Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore will be organising a state level dental inter-collegiate T-20 cricket tournament 'Howzatt-2011' NITK cricket ground, Suratkal on Wednesday, November 23. Announcing this at a press meet, here on Tuesday, Dr Satish Mallya, Dean of MCDS said, the event is a part of the on-going silver jubilee celebrations of the college which was

Mangalore, November 22: The padayatra against the pending road work, by Congress party in the district entered second day on Tuesday. After breakfast at Sullia, where the leaders of Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee stayed overnight, Bantwal MLA led the yatra towards Puttur. The four-day 'padayatra' to exert pressure on the government to repair the unmotorable road between Sampaje and Mani, had