Karnataka

Karkala, October 2: A team of Karkala Police led by Inspector Promod Kumar busted a vehicle theft gang and seized 14 tippers, worth over Rs.2 crore, after arresting two persons. The arrested were Iqbal (43), a resident of Yenneole in Karkala and Bantwal based Ibrahim (29), who is currently residing at Ganjimath. Police have stepped up efforts to nab remaining accused Habeeb, Sathish, Bhaskar

Mangalore, October 2: The coastal city on Sunday paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary. Political, religious and social leaders offered floral tributes to the statues and portraits of Gandhiji in different parts of the city with respect. Several functions have been organised in and around the city in Mahatma Gandhi's honour. An anti-narcotics and

Bangalore, October 2: Moosa Kunhi Nayarmoole has been appointed as the lone judicial member of the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (KAT) by the honourable President of India Pratibha Patil. Mr. Moosa Kunhi, originally from Manila village of Bantwal taluk, was serving as the additional registrar of the Lokayukta since 2009. He has also served in various capacities in the judiciary for the past

Mangalore, October 2: Based on significant evidence, Mangalore city police have taken two persons into custody in connection with the murder case of city based car driver Govardhan. The detained are Malathes of Haveri and Somu alias Somashekhar from Davanagere, both tipper drivers. It is said that both admitted their role in the brutal murder during the interrogation. However, the motto behind the

Mulky, October 2: A woman along with her child has gone missing from Lingappayyakadu in Karnad village near here. Noor Jahan (27), wife of Ahmed Bhasheer, said to have left her home on September 26 around 5pm, along with her six year old son Mohammad Zuhair. However, they neither reached any of their relatives house nor returned home. A case has been registered in Mulky Police station. In a

Mangalore, October 2: Western Ghats Task Force Chairman Ananth Hegde Ashisara insisted on the inclusion of biodiversity component to in prevention of sea erosion project planned along Ullal. Speaking to presspersons here on Saturday, he said green belt will be created on the sea shore to check sea erosion by raising casurina plantations all along the backshore. The Casurina belts acts as a green

Mangalore, October 2: District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar on Saturday laid foundation stone for Tulu Bhavan at Urva in Mangalore. Speaking on the occasion, he said Tulu Bhavana should not be a replica of any other concrete structure, but it should depict the culture and heritage of Tulu Nadu. To achieve this, special care should be taken while designing the structure, he added

Mangalore, October 2: Vasudeva, Professor, Department of MCA, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, Mangalore received Doctorate for his thesis entitled “An Analytical Study of Sum and Difference Labelings of Graphs and Their applications”. The Doctorate was conferred on him at the eighth convocation of National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Suratkal held on September, 25. He has done

Udupi, October 1: Billava community leaders of Udupi, on Saturday, demanded the government to handover the suicide case of young athlete Prithvi Amparu either to the COD or to a team headed by Superintendent of Police. Addressing a press conference here former MLA and district Congress President Gopal Poojary said that absence of police in the hostel when her body was pulled down, refusal by the

Mangalore, October 1: As part of the World Wildlife Week celebration, 'Focus', an exhibition of wildlife photography, by upcoming talent Raghavendra Kodangala, has been organised under the auspices of 'Banna', an organisation for Art and Culture, at Modern Building, Shiribeedu, Udupi, from Oct 3 to 5. Noted Environmentalist Dr NA Madhyastha and renowned photographer Gurudath Kamath will be the