Karnataka

Mangalore, November 8: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Petroleum Dealers Association (DKUPDA) will be organising a state level petroleum dealer's conference on November 26 and 27 in Kundapur. Revealing this to media persons at a press conference here on Tuesday, Satish N Kamath, chairman, conference committee, said that the conference would provide platform to exchange thoughts and also to

Mangalore, November 8: Ten-year-old Prajwal P. Shenoy proudly showed the badges he had received in his four years of being in the Scouts and Guides. “I have been trained in giving first aid,” he said showing the badge that has a cross. “This is for being a good entertainer,” he said with a smile. Shenoy and his classmates Karthik Prabhu and Sumanth Kamath from Rotary School in Moodbidri were among

Mangalore, November 8: A 45-year-old worker died of suffocation in a septic tank of a hotel at Kinnigoli on Sunday. According to the police, Kitta Koraga of Ullanje village near Kinnigoli entered the septic tank of Abhinandan Hotel in the evening. He was found dead in the tank around 9 p.m. The Mulky police said a case of negligence had been registered against the owner of the hotel.

Mangalore, November 8: Indian Institute of Job Training, one of India's fastest growing vocational training company is offering Certified Financial Program to 30 students of Srinivas Institute of Management Studies. A total number of 120 students will be offered training at a subsidized fee in a phased manner. IIJT Education is the authorized Education Providers of FPSB India, which is the

Mangalore, November 8: All India Christian Council, Karnataka Chapter (AICC) and Karnataka Missions Network has condemned 'selective targeting' of the minorities in Karnataka. Addressing a news conference here on Monday, Justice Michael Saldanha said that this selective targeting of minority is tearing apart the social fabric of the sub continent. Calling the attacks on churches as pre planned act

Udupi, November 7: Laksha Deepothsava was celebrated at Car Street of Srikrishna Temple here on Monday with all pomp. Deepothsava will be celebrated for four days. After offering Tulasi Archane to lord Krishna for eleven days from Diwali day, the twelth day is observed as Laksha Deepothsava. After offering `Ksheerabdhi', the milk to lord Krishna infront of the Tulasi, Teppotsava was held in Madhwa

Udupi, November 7: DCIB police headed by its inspector Ganesh Hegade on Sunday morning raided a temporary slaughter house in Janatha colony of Chandranagara in Padoor village and arrested three persons. They seized 32 cattle stored in the courtyard to slaughter them on the eve of Bakrid. The arrested are Hasanabba Beary (66) of Janatha Colony, who was operating the slaughter house, Rahim (28) and

Mangalore, November 7: The joys of the Eid season may be palpable in the air, but for a considerable number of Muslims women in the twin districts of coastal Karnataka, it is also a time for missing their kin, who live in gulf countries. “My husband went to Dubai, four years ago and since then celebrating Eid has been a strange experience for me”, said Shama Parween, a home-maker from Moodbidri.

Mangalore, November 7: “Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Illallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Walillahil Hamd” (Allah is Great. There is no God, but Allah, Allah is Great, Allah is Great. To Him belongs all Praise) - the chants resonated across the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, as Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Azha or Bakrid with traditional fervor and gaiety on Monday. Thousands of

Ullal, November 7: A team led by Mangalore Tahsildar caugt a team which was engaged in illegal transportation of kerosene meant for the distribution under public distribution system, to Kerala for higher rate at Manjanady in Konaje police station limits, on Sunday. The team had waylaid a jeep which had cans and while cheking found that 140 litres of kerosene. When the officials informed Tahsildar