Karnataka

Moodbidri, October 20: In yet another hostel suicide case, a 16-year-old student on Wednesday ended her life by hanging herself at her room, in the hostel managed by Alva's group of institutions in Moodbidri. The deceased is M R Prithvi, a native from Makanahalli village in Hoskote taluk, and a student of PUC at Alva's College. According to Moodbidri police the girl was depressed after scoring

Udupi, October 20: Protesting against the torture and high handedness of representatives of the people, over 55 PDOs under the banner of Pachayath Development Officers' Welfare Association, Udupi district, staged a demonstration infront of the Zilla Panchayath Office, here on Wednesday. Agitators submitted a memorandum, addressed to the Chief Minister, to the Zilla Panchayath CEO Prabhakar Sharma

Mangalore, October 20: CC TV cameras and biometric attendance system will be installed in all offices under MCC in a view to bring transparency in working. All offices will be computerised in phases, announced MCC Mayor Praveen at a press meet organised at MCC on Wednesday. Speaking on the development of roads, he said that under the Chief Minister's special grant of Rs 100 crore and SFC grant of

Mangalore, October 20: The cremation of Munna Kumar, the worker who died in the fire mishap at the work site of the crude storage tank of III Phase of MRPL was held at a crematorium in Surathkal on Wednesday in presence of his father and relatives. Munna's family has been assured Rs 12 lakh (Rs six lakh from Offshore Company and Rs six lakh from Disaster Relief Fund). Apart from this, permanent

Mangalore, October 19: The Mangalore City Corporation on Wednesday awarded Rs 50,000 each to four special achievers from the undivided Dakshina Kannada district, who bagged six medals, including four gold medals, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2011 held in Athens from June 25 to July 4. In an official felicitation ceremony, organised by the civic body more than three months after the

Mangalore, October 19: The MBA Dept of AIMIT, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, organized a two day Management Development Programme on Behavioural Processes in Management. The programme was inaugurated by Dr A M Narahari, Registrar (Evaluation), St Aloysius College (Autonomous), in the presence of Rev Fr Denzil Lobo SJ, Director, AIMIT. The Programme was attended by Managers from MRPL, MCF and

Mangalore, October 19: Sudhakar Yermal, the senior staff photographer of Vijaya Karnataka Kannada daily newspaper has bagged first place in 'wildlife' photography competition organised by Dr. Shivarama Karantha Biological Park, Pilikula. Being one of the ace photographers of Mangalore, Mr Yermal has bagged several awards in his camera career. He is known for his adventurous photography. His

Kasaragod, October 19: Four persons were arrested by Police in connection the alleged attack on the Kasaragod district office of the DYFI in Vidyanagar around 9 pm on Tuesday night. According to the DYFI activists the attack took place during the power outage, said the police. The arrested are T A Abdul Rahman,26, of B C Road, T A Zafarulla,23, of Eruthinkadavu, Mohammed Rafi,21, and K Ismail,26

Mangalore, October 19: The Excise Enforcement and Lottery Prohibition Squad have seized a large quantity of Goan liquor in an early morning raid at Kankanady Railway Station in the city on Wednesday. The sleuths also arrested a 24-year-old man, who was allegedly transporting the liquor from Goa to Kerala via Mangalore. The accused has been identified as Premjith, resident of Kasaragod. According

Mangalore, October 19: Prestigious private hospitals should extend their services towards rural areas and contribute to the rural health care, said District in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar. Addressing at the decennial celebration of A J Hospital and Research Centre on Tuesday, Mr Palemar said that private hospitals could play an important role in this aspect as they are in a better position