Karnataka

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)

Mangalore, October 9: While land above the ground for a shelter for a common man is becoming dearer, so is the 'ground under' in prime parish localities in the city. A permanent grave in most of the parishes in the Mangalore diocese ranges from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000. If the cost of building the grave, putting up marble fixtures is included, the cost runs up to nearly a lakh. The parishes have

Mangalore, October 8: A Kundapur based cartoonist has claimed that he was forced to remove a cartoon satirising Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar from his blog by the Cyber Cell of Mumbai police. Satish Acharya's controversial cartoon had first appeared in Mid Day tabloid on September 5, in the wake of asset declaration of Union ministers. In his typical way, Mr Acharya had satirised

Mangalore, October 8: City based PWD contractor Mohammad Naushad, son of Husain, breathed his last after losing his battle with bone marrow cancer. He was 32. Residing Dhoomappa Compound at Pandeshwar, the young contractor was known for his kind nature since his student days at Badria Collge in the city. He was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai. The end came at around 10 am. He is

Mangalore, October 8: A man on Saturday ended his life by jumping into the Gurpur River near South Wharf in the city. Police identified the deceased as Vishwanath Rai (45), a resident of Puttur. Rai took this extreme around 12 pm, when people were helplessly looking at him. Although a few fishermen tried to rescue him, their effort proved futile. However, they recovered his dead body, which was