Karnataka

Puttur, October 12: Despite intense opposition from Pejawar seer Sri Vishweshatheertha Swamiji and many environmentalists, the state government is contemplating to grant approval for the second unit of the Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) at Nandikur in Udupi district. Speaking on the issue, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said that the government will conduct study into the environmental

Mangalore, October 11: Thousands of enthusiastic Popular Front of India cadres including women and children poured into Nehru Maidan on Tuesday to witness the launch of nationwide publicity campaign for their two-day Social Justice Conference that will be held on November 26 and 27 at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi under the central theme of “Build the Nation on Justice”. Delivering the inaugural

Mangalore, October 11: The Kannada Development Authority (KDA) will be holding a four-day-long Kannada Nudi Theru-Jagruthi Jhata in twin coastal districts of Karnataka from October 12 to 15, said KDA Chairman Mukhyamantri Chandru. Addressing a press meet here on Tuesday, Mr Chandru said that the Jatha, which will be launched on Wednesday, is a part of the efforts of the Authority to create

Mangalore, October 11: Kamala J Ramappa, wife of well-known philanthropist and hotelier late Jeppinamogeru Ramappa aka Rampanna, died on Tuesday at her residence in Jeppinamogere, here. She was 82. The octogenarian had continued the philanthropy and social works of her husband, and led the model undivided family, after the latter's demise in 1987. Following the footsteps of Rampanna, whose Janata

Kanhangad, October 11: Police lobbed grenades and used tear gas to quell the violent mobs as two groups of people unleashed violence in the town on Tuesday. The agitating mob attacked shops and burned vehicles in the town and adjacent areas. A prohibitory order was also clamped under three police stations of Bekal, Ambalathara and Kanhangad. Several houses and shops were stoned following clashes

Mangalore, October 11: South Kanara District Chess Association (SKDCA) in association with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan conducted a one day inter-district chess tournament at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mangalore on Tuesday. In the prize distribution programme, chief guest MS Gururaj, president, UKCA, said “SKDCA has set high standards in organising chess events. “Players should make use of such tournaments

Mangalore, October 11: A daily wage worker on Tuesday morning was found murdered in an under construction building near Hampanakatta in the city. Police identified the deceased as Ramesh Poojary (42), from Karkala. Sever injuries on the face and head, indicate that miscreants might have killed him by smashing with a boulder. It is said that Poojary and few other daily wage labours used to sleep in

Mangalore, October 11: Lashing out at Karnataka Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje for acute power shortage in the state, Mangalore MLA UT Khader demanded her resignation. Addressing the media persons at Congress Office on Monday, he said the Minister should quit from her post or give sufficient power to the State. Holding the state government responsible for severe power shortage, he said the

Mangalore, October 11: On an average, in America the ratio of psychiatrists is100 to 150 per million population where as in India its 2 to 3 Psychiatrists per million are available, said Dr. KS Madhav Rao, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist. He was delivering the keynote address on the occasion of World Mental Health Day organised by the Department of Psychiatry, KMC Mangalore in association with

Mangalore, October 11: A 17-year-old student of Jamia Madrasa in Bhatkal has been missing since September 24, according to a case registered at Honnavar Police station. Zeeshaan (17), son of Yusuf Sheik, a resident of Saralagi, Honnavar Taluk in Uttar Kannada District is had left home on September for Madrasa. However, he neither reached Madrasa nor returned home. It is suspected that he might