Karnataka

Mangalore, November 15: The district has improved by leaps and bounds because it was in 20th position in the past, said Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat President Shailaja Bhat. Speaking at the Karnataka Development Porgrammes monthly review meeting here on Friday, she said that it is time for the district to strive for the top position. “The Taluk Panchayat officials should visit Gram Panchayats

Mangalore, November 15: A record qty of 1512 TEUs were handled at New Mangalore Port in a single voyage in the container vessel- MV Tampabay, which called at the Port on November 9. This is the highest number of containers ever handled at the port from a single voyage surpassing the earlier record of 1436 TEUs handled on March 7, 2009 from the vessel MV Elbe Trader. Out of the total 1512 TEUs, 934

Mangalore, November 15: Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar has said that the people of Karnataka should know the greatness of Kanakadasa, a social reformer who stood against evil practices and tried to change the outlook of people. Inaugurating 'Kanakadasara Jayanthi' celebration at Town Hall in Mangalore on Monday, Krishna J Palemar said that every caste has its own

Mangalore, November 14: The Jamiyyatul Falah - Mangalore Mangalore Chapter, organised an 'Eid –get together' at the Saanidya residential school here recently. Treasurer Zameer Ambar presided over the function, which was organised in association with Ganesh Seva Trust for special children of the school. Chief guest of the occasion Yenepoya Mohammed Kunhi addressing the gathering said that the

Mangalore, November 14: The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahithya Parishath (DKSSP) will be organising the 17th district Kannada literary convention on November 18 and 19 at Alike Shree Sathya Sai Vidya grounds, at Alike village in Bantwal taluk. Formally announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, DKSSP president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura said, the expected crowd for the function is around 5000

Mangalore, November 14: History was seen in the form of a stamp when the image of a boy eating a banana was displayed at the Dakshina Kannada Philatelic and Numismatics Association (DKPNA) exhibition at Head Post Office in Pandeshwar on Sunday. DKPNA member Dr Rathish Udupa exhibited stamps, postal covers, cards and first day covers. Explaining the idea behind the stamp, Dr Rathish informed that 8

Mangalore, November 14: District Congress Committee (DCC) paid rich tributes to India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's during his birth anniversary celebrations at District Congress Office here on Monday. DCC president Ramanath Rai led the floral tributes to Nehru's portrait and spoke about the significance of the children's day. Speaking on the occasion he said, “Nehru was not

Mangalore, November 14: ACC Ltd has launched 'Coastal+', a premium eco-friendly cement brand in Mangalore recently. Coastal+ is a technologically advanced cement offering superior protection against coastal climate. Launching the product in Mangalore on last Thursday, Mr Ramit Budhraja, Chief Executive, South & West Region, ACC Ltd, said that Coastal+ is specially designed considering the exposure

Mangalore, November 14: A get-together of Konkani writers and activists was held on Sunday at Bishop's House Hall, Kodialbail, Mangalore under the joint auspices of Raknno Publications, Punov Publications, and Nazareth Publications. Fr Mark Valder a well known Konkani activist and former Editor of Raknno Konkani Weekly for 12 years (1973 to 1985) was felicitated on the occasion of Platinum Jubilee

Malpe, November 14: Two people were killed and a driver sustained injuries, when a speeding lorry rammed against an auto rickshaw in which they were travelling at Malpe in Udupi district. The deceased have been identified as Saurav Kumar Das and Varun Roy, students of Manipal Institute of Technology. Two were critically injured and they succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital. The