Karnataka

Mangalore, October 6: Animal Care Trust has urged tiger dance groups all over Dakshina Kannada not to indulge in 'sheep throws' during their dance or entertainment programmes during the navratri festival. Suma R Nayak, trustee, stated that for the past seven years, tiger dance groups have cooperated with the district administration as well with police and abided by the law by not indulging in

Mangalore, October 6: Are states such as Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan paying the price for their alacrity in utilising and implementing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)? Yes, feels MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. The Union ministry concerned is diverting funds allocated to such states to states such as Kerala, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh that are lagging in implementation of the scheme

New Delhi, October 6: Union Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily urged Karnataka Chief Minister D Sadananda Gowda to adopt a holstic approach to the Mangalore Special Economic Zone Limited of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, a joint undertaking of Union and State governments. In a letter to Mr Gowda, Mr Moily said he had held a review of MSEZL recently and found that relief and

Mangalore, October 5: The coastal city of Mangalore, which is gearing up for a grand Dasara procession, celebrated Ayudha Pooja with traditional piety on Wednesday, the ninth day of Navaratri. All types of vehicles including bicycles were out on the streets after grand water wash and decorated with flowers and frills. Members of Hindu community worshipped the tools, vehicles, electrical appliances

Mangalore, October 5: Top seeded Arjun Adappa scored all wins in seven rounds to win the honour in the Karnataka state in boys' category of under 14chess championship organized by King's Academy, Mangalore on behalf of Karnataka State Chess Association, held at Derik's Chess School, Mangalore. Athul Shetty, Yashas Smaga, Under 10 champion Anutthama A and Akhil R M were in a 4 way tie with 5 points

Mangalore, October 5: In a gruesome tragedy, a nine year old girl was died after she was crushed under the wheels of a speedy jeep in Vamanjur near here. The victim was identified as Fathima, a local resident. According to a complaint registered in Mangalore rural police station, a jeep speeding from Mangalore to Gurpur knocked down the girl who was standing by the road near Vamanjur circle

Mangalore, October 5: The academic council of St Aloysius college has resolved to introduce choice based credit system in postgraduate programmes under autonomous system from the current academic year. The academic council has also approved the proposal to request Mangalore University to grant three more postgraduate programmes from the next academic year (2012-13) namely MSc in physics; MSc in

Mangalore, October 5: Sudhir Vasudeva has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC and as Chairman, ONGC Group of Companies including Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL). He was earlier the Director (Offshore), ONGC. According to a release, with over 35 years experience, including 19 years of managing the Mumbai High, ONGC's largest oil producing fields, Vasudeva is one

Mangalore, October 5: The inter-district anti corruption rally of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parisad on Tuesday culminated in the city with a considerable number of students holding a demonstration. The rally, which commenced on September 28, was one of the four anti-corruption rallies organised by ABVP in the State, and encompassed Shimoga and Udupi district apart from Dakshina Kannada. The

Mangalore, October 4: The first Hajj flight from Mangalore Airport carrying pilgrims to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, took off on Tuesday. Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva Rao said the international airliner KNE 46 6603, carrying 159 passengers departed the Mangalore Airport at 7: 53 pm. Chairman of the State Haj Committee S Mohammed Ghouse