Karnataka

Mangalore, September 21: District-In-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar assured to take steps to provide Rs 40 lakhs to realise the demand of the Karnataka State Tailors' Association for the construction of 'Tailors' Bhavan' at the tailors district convention and pension card distribution programme organised at Town Hall on Tuesday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, he said that 2,074

Mangalore, September 21: Sanketh Bengre and Tushanth D Bengre will represent India at the Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships at Durban, South Africa from September 27 to October 1. Sanketh and Thushant won gold medals at the National Championship Rescue India-2011 held at Thiruvanthapuram, stated Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project CEO Yatish Baikampady. Other members of the team are

Mangalore, September 21: In a strange quirk of fate, Sachin Shetty (27), a resident of Kotekar-Beeri near here died when a private city bus owned by his family collided with the motorcycle that he was riding near Kallapu along NH-66 on Monday. Sachin, who ran a hardware shop at Kotekar-Beeri, was on his way to Mangalore while the city bus was headed for Konaje. The accident took place when the bus

Bangalore, September 20: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has said that the State Cabinet would soon take a decision on demand of the Christian community to withdraw the cases registered against Christian youth in Mangalore and Udupi in the aftermath of serial attack on places of worship in 2008. The CM assured the delegation of the office-bearers of Federation of Konkani Catholic Associations

Mangalore, September 20: A 19-year-old engineering student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of her room at Kenjar on the outskirts of the city, under the limits of Bajpe police station. Anusha, a 1st year BE student in Devi College, Kenjar, took this extreme step on Tuesday at her relatives house, where she was staying since last six weeks. Her parents Krishnappa

Mangalore, September 20: In what could be termed as a new initiative in Hinduism, former Union Minister and the patron of Shri Gokarnatheshwara Temple, Kudroli, has not only welcomed widows for impending Mangalore Dasara celebrations, but also proposed a special gift for them. Mr Poojary told media persons here on Tuesday that the management committee of the Temple would distribute special gifts

Mangalore, September 20: A large number of Muslim men and women of coastal district, who are set to embark on a Hajj pilgrimage within a couple of weeks, attended a special training programme on Tuesday at Zeenath Bakhsh Yatheem Khana in the city. The programme was organised by the management committee of Zeenath Bakhsh Yatheem Khana for Hajj pilgrims of the city and surrounding areas, in order to

Mangalore, September 20: More cruise liners opt New Mangalore Port for operating their cruise vessels in the ensuing season which commence from October. A team from Royal Caribbean International, one of the leading cruise operators of the World, has visited the Port on Tuesday and had discussion with the Port Chairman, Traffic Manager and Deputy Conservator along with the representatives of M/s J

Mangalore, September 20: Sand mining groups of three coastal districts of Karnataka have threatened a stir against the State Government's move to handover the process of sand mining to the Public Works Department. “All the sand mining contractors, lorry owners, boat owners and workers have decided to observe a sand transportation bandh and stage a mammoth protest in front of the office of DK

Mangalore, September 20: The work pertaining to the comprehensive development of Mangalore city should be completed within the stipulated time frame, and it could be followed up submitting new proposals to the State government, said District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar. He was addressing a meeting of MCC authorities, builders and the members of Engineers Association at Nethravati Hall in