Karnataka

Kindle Udupi, Oct 9: The district level convention of Kudubi community held at Kokkarne here on Sunday demanded the government to include Kudubi community in Schedule Tribe list. The convention also demanded grants from the state government for the promotion of traditional holi dance Kudubis. Over 35 traditional Kudubi groups attended the convention. Chief Guest of the programme Karkala MLA Gopal

Mangalore, October 10: Dr Jessy M D'Souza , M S Madhava and Ramanath were elected unopposed as President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively of South Kanara District Chess Association in the recently held Annual General Body meeting at Association office premises. Ramanath, Dr Jessy M D'Souza and M S Madhava Dr Jessy M D'souza is a gynecologist by profession having deep passion for chess and she

Mangalore, October 10: The Bull run this season for the famed fragrant Shankarapura Mallige or popularly known as 'Sooji Mallige' has ended. The rate of one 'atte' of flowers, which had crossed Rs 820 a week back, has now fallen sharply to Rs 150 on Sunday. It was quoting at Rs 210 on Saturday. The more fragrant but less fancied Jaaji mallige, also grown in Udupi region, was quoted at Rs 45 on

Bangalore, October 10: Did a jammed self loading rifle (SLR) and lack of physical fitness led to death of Mahadeva S Mane? Yes, according to some sources in the Karnataka State Reserve Police. According to some of his colleagues, the SLR with Mane was defunct and could not fire, thus rendering him an easy target. While normally the person who carries the weapon maintains it by cleaning and oiling

Mangalore, September 9: Konkani film 'Ujwaadu' with characters close to real life will break all language barriers and appeal to all, said Kasargod Chinna, the director of the film. The film, which has dialogues in Mangalore Konkani dialect, will be released in the city on October 15. Addressing media persons here he exuded confidence that his first directorial venture with a strong message, how

Mangalore, October 9: S D M College of Business Management, Mangalore in association with Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangalore will be organising two day UGC sponsored National Conference on “Challenges of Supply Chain Management In 21st Century” which will be held on October 10 and 11. Prof. Dr. B R Ananthan, Vice Chancellor, Rani Channamma University, Vidyasangama, Belgaum will

Kasargod, October, 9: Huge damage was caused when a massive fire broke out in storeroom of a shop selling pipes and other construction materials late on Saturday night in the city. The fire, which began around 8 pm in the first floor of Sri Krishna Trading Centre located on MG road, spread all over the three-story building within a couple of hours destroying everything. However, no casualties have

Mangalore, October 9: Popular Front of India has selected the coastal city of Mangalore to inaugurate nationwide publicity campaign for its two-day Social Justice Conference that will be held on November 26 and 27 at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. Addressing a press meet here, Elyas Mohammad Thumbe, President of the Karnataka branch of the PFI, said although initially the campaign was scheduled to

Udupi, October 9: The first unit of the coal-based thermal power plant of Udupi Power Corporation Ltd at Yellur in Udupi district has stopped generating power since October 7 as it has been shut down for annual maintenance. Vice-president (Corporate Affairs) of UPCL K. Kishore Alva told The Hindu over the telephone on Saturday that the maintenance work would take at least a month, and the first

Mangalore, October 9: A police personnel was killed and many others injured in an encounter with suspected naxalites at a forest in Belthangady taluk in the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Mahadeva Mane, a Bijapur-based personnel of Anti Naxal Force (ANF) police. Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Labhu Ram and Inspector General of Police Alok Mohan (Western Range)