Karnataka

Mangalore, October 4: Collecting dolls is no more a child's play. The Nammavaru - Mangaluruvasi Hale Mysuru Vipra Koota,' with its Dasara doll exhibition at Sri Raghavendra Swami Mutt on Nellikai Road in Mangalore has shown that one can recreate age old sags by just arranging dolls. The display of dolls in households during Dasara is a tradition that is being followed over the last 500 years. The

Mangalore, October 4: There were several success stories at the three-day exhibition of products by Women's Self Help Groups organised by the Karnataka State Women Development Corporation (KSWDC) and Women and Child Welfare Department at Kanthi Church Hall near Mangaladevi temple on Monday. The exhibition had array of products like pickles, pappads, sandige, juices, dress materials, one gram gold

Udupi, October 4: At present, all those wanting to get driving license in Udupi will have to drive the vehicle on State Highway—Malpe-Molakalmur in front of Regional Transport Office in Adi Udupi. However, driving on the State Highway to get license will be stopped once RTO gets a new office. This new office will have a driving track to test the driving skills of the license seekers. The district

Mangalore, September 3: It was a historic day for Shri Gokarnatheshwara Temple in Kudroli, the showpiece of on-going Mangalore Dasara. Hundreds of widows, who are considered to be a curse in traditional Hindu society, on Monday, thronged the holy place to get a warm reception from temple authorities. As a new addition to the second most popular Dasara of Karnataka, around 1,900 widows were

Mangalore, October 3: Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims, who are expected to leave for the holy city of Makkah from Mangalore on Tuesday, are doing last minute preparation. The registration for Hajj-2011 started at a camp at Old Terminal near Kenjaru, Bajpe here on Sunday. The process of registration launched with Abdul Rahman and Khatheejamma couple and two of their family members from Bantwal taluk

Jeddah, October 3: In two separate incidents, an Ullal based youth working in Jeddah and Addoor Mudaikodi based salesmen working in Dammam area died of cardiac arrest. Tasleem Nayyadi, a 28 year old healthy and energetic man from Kodi, Ullal, suddenly collapsed on ground, when he was playing cricket in the early hours on last Friday. Although his friends immediately rushed him to a nearby hospital

Udupi, October 3: Sleuths attached to the Mobile Forest Squad arrested a person in possession of four deer pelt and 11 antlers from Kadike at Moodbidri in Udupi taluk. The accused has been identified as Babu Naik (36). Acting on a tip off, Forest Mobile Squad BSI Manjunath and staff nabbed the accused and handed him over to Hebri police station.

Padubidri, October 3: Karnad based Vijeth V Shetty (18), who was residing at Malad in Mumbai, died as he slipped from a moving train last Friday. Vijeth was a first year B. Com student in Dalmiya College of Malad. The tragedy said to have taken place between Goregaon and Malad, when he was on his way from college to CA classes. He died of severe injuries. Vijeth was a talented student. He is the

Brahmavar, October 3: Following the pressure by Billava community leaders, who demanded a higher level probe into the suicide case of young athlete Prithvi Amparu, the Inspector General of Polce (Western Range) Alok Mohan on Sunday handed over the case to Kundapur ASP Ram Nivas Sepet. Accordingly, IPS officer Sepet visited Brahmavar on Sunday for investigation. He gathered more information about

Mangalore, October 3: Two men accused of collecting commission for facilitating loans to beneficiaries under the Shrama Shakti Scheme were detained and later let off by Urwa police. Abdul Kareem and Ganesh from Puttur were accused of collecting Rs.2, 000 each from 15 beneficiaries hailing from Puttur. The beneficiaries, with help of Ganesh and Kareem had received loan of Rs.15, 000, including Rs.3