Karnataka

Mangalore, October 18: Police have detained three persons in connection with the tragedy at the Phase III construction site of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, which claimed the life of a worker and injured four others on Tuesday. Chief engineer of Engineering India Ltd, which oversees the on-going works at the site, RCM officer of the infrastructure company, which has taken the contract

Mangalore, October 19: Ullal police on Tuesday arrested a person in connection with the abduction bid on a medical student on the outskirts of the city last week. The accused has been identified Parvez Ahmed from Harekala village. Police said that Parvez along with four others on October 12, had kidnapped Nabeel Ahamed, an MBBS student, who was doing his internship in Yenepoya Medical College

Udupi, October 19: Demanding an in-depth inquiry into the suicide of athlete Prithvi Amparu who had hung herself in the SMS sports hostel last month, members of Billava community staged a protest in front of DC's Office in Udupi Speaking on the occasion Block Congress President Pramodh Madhwaraj strongly expressed his dissatisfaction over the police inquiry that is being conducted and said that

Mangalore, October 18: Economic growth and development still remain something of a mystery as there is no universally applicable model or theory of development, said Dr. GV Joshi, Professor of Economics, JKSHIM, Nitte. He was presenting a paper on 'Economic Development: Enduring or Inclining?' in the first session of 'Samprathi-2011' a two-day national seminar on 'sustainable development: towards

Mangalore, October 18: St. Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT), St Aloysius College, Mangalore (Autonomous) has made it again by their wonderful achievement. And this time it is bigger and better. The students of AIMIT who participated in the fest Joshiana 2.0, the IT fest conducted by the department of computer science and application at St.Josephs Engineering

Lagos, October 18: Tulu comedy ace Naveen D Padil was given a warm felicitation during the 12th anniversary of Tulu Koota, at Lagos, the economic and financial capital of Nigeria. Ajit Chouta ceremoniously honoured Mr Padil in recognition of his contributions in the field of Tulu theatre and cinema. Sadashiva Melanta , Rohit Salyan, Sajan Suvarna, Chitharanjan Bangera, Dilip Kadekar Brijesh Shetty

Mangalore, October 18: A worker was killed and four others injured when a blast ripped through a crude oil storage tank of Phase III of the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, where they were working. The blast occurred around 11: 30 am at the huge tank at Bala area, when around two dozens of labourers were busy in welding, painting and other works, it is learnt. 19-year-old Munna from

Mangalore, October 18: The Mangalore chapter of Youth Against Corruption on Tuesday staged a demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here as part of the organisation's nationwide protest against the black money allegedly deposited abroad by Indians. The protesters demanded the United Progressive Alliance government repatriate money stashed away in tax havens abroad. They also

Mangalore, October 18: In a setback for the family members of Naushad Kashimji, a division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Monday overruled a single judge bench order entrusting the murder case of slain human rights advocate, to Central Bureau of Investigation. On July 15, the single judge bench headed by Justice Mohana Shantanagowdar had ordered the probe after hearing a petition seeking a

Mangalore, October 18: Thirteen persons including eleven working women and two customers were arrested for alleged prostitution, when Kadri police teams raided three massage parlours in the city late Monday night. Six among the arrested girl have been identified as Gracy Bantwal, Nazi Bantwal, Reema, Veena, Usha and Maria. A police personnel on condition of anonymity said that the raids were