Karnataka

Mangalore, November 6: Festivity is in the air and malls and markets across the city are busy with people rushing for Eid-ul-Adha shopping. People are busy shopping for new clothes, sweets and gifts and looking forward to spending the Eid holiday with their families and friends and relatives. The sales are on, and long queues of people rushing to finish their Eid shopping are a common sight in

Mangalore, November 6: Rendering service in rural areas for three months will be mandatory in the one-year internship that undergraduates have to do for obtaining the Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDS) degree, said Dental Council of India (DCI) President Dr Dibyendu Mazumdar. Speaking at the national conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry organised by A B Shetty

Udupi, November 6: In the backdrop of increase in the cases related to chain snatching, the district police have taken measures to create awareness among women to protect themselves from possible attack. In the backdrop of increase in the cases related to chain snatching, the district police have taken measures to create awareness among women to protect themselves from possible attack. Speaking to

Mangalore, November 5: Brushing aside the allegations of the role of Hindutva outfits in the desecration of St Alphonsa Catholic Church in the city, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Saturday demanded a CoD probe to find out the truth behind the Thursday night's incident. Addressing the media persons at VHP office here, Jagadish Shenava, vice-president of the city unit of VHP, lamented that

Nitte, November 5: Engineers are not only technically skilled but also good administrators, finance experts and also good human resource persons, whereas, other graduates can be good administrators but they cannot be good technologists said Prof. AirViceMarshal Ramesh Karnik, Director Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte. He was inaugurating three day technical fest, Tech Nidarshan

Manipal, November 5: The 22nd Conference of Karnataka State Obstetrics and Gynecological Association was formally inaugurated at Fortune Inn Valley View on Friday. The pre-conference Continuing Medical Education program was also held. Chancellor Manipal University, Dr Ramdas M Pai released the souvenir for the two-day conference. Incoming KSOGA president, Dr Pratap Kumar also chairman of the

Mangalore, November 5: As part of Swaroopa Education Awareness Campaign-2011, as many as 100 programmes in 54 centers will be conducted by a team of 30 students and 8 teachers, said Gopadkar, Director of Swaroopa. Addressing a media conference here on Saturday, Mr Gopadkar said that the inauguration of first show would be held on November 7 at 5:00pm in Town Hall, Mangalore, in the presence of

Puttur, November 5: An octogenarian Hajj pilgrim from Dikshina Kannada breathed his last on Thursday in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during pilgrimage, sources said. The deceased has been identified as Abdullah (85) from Kokkada in Puttur taluk. Sources said that the octogenarian pilgrim suddenly complained of chest pain on Thursday evening. He was taken to a nearby medical clinic. However

Sullia, November 5: One person was killed and nine others sustained injuries when a pipe laden borewell lorry fell into a ditch at Anegundi on Sullia-Puttur stretch on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Devaraj, a native of Chattisgarh. The lorry belongs to one Rajendra Kumar Menala. The lorry was bound to Puttur from Sullia when the incident occurred. The lorry driver is said to lost

Mangalore, November 5: Students of Pompei Government School, Urwa, were a happy lot. The 'Student Internet world' organized by department of Information Technology/Bio-Technology, SDM Law College, on Thursday sought to teach Class VIII students how to operate the internet. Muthappa S, a student of Pompei High School, said, "The teachers here are very helpful. They taught us how to use the internet