Karnataka

Karwar, September 10: An eerie atmosphere prevailed on Jali village in Bhatkal taluk, following the mysterious disappearance of a local leader. 55 year old Abdul Salam Damuda, who was serving as the Vice President of Jali Gram Panchayat has been missing since September 6. Damuda is known for his social service in his village. A complaint filed in the Bhatkal police station by Mr Damuda's son

Mangalore, September 10: Police are hunting a chain snatcher who grabbed mangalasutra from a woman near Mangalore Junction railway station at Alape village here on Friday. Bhavya, resident of H B H Layout, Bangalore, whose mangalasutra was allegedly snatched, when she was on her way to house on foot after alighting from the train, has lodged a complaint with Mangalore South Police Station

Mangalore, September 10: The three-day Platinum jubilee celebrations of the Kadri Nritya Vidyalaya began on a grand note on Friday. The three-hour programme showcased the rich tradition of Carnatic music and Bharatnatya. V P Dhananjayan and his troupe from Chennai gave a fitting finale to the day's programme. The celebrations began with the soulful renditions of songs by the students of the

Mangalore, September 10: Everything is moving, just like the earth. If the earth was static, then ropes were required to hold it still – is brought out marvellously in the film, 'Where the Green Ants Dream', screened for the public by Ellipses, the film club of the Department of Mass Communication, St. Aloysius College, here on Saturday. The movie directed by Werner Herzog of Germany portrays the

Mangalore, September 10: The latest 1.5 Tesla Seimens Avanto Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine and the GE Bright speed Multislice CT machine was inaugurated in Dept of Radiadiagnosis and Imaging, KMC Hospitals, here on Saturday. District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar, and Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel jointly inaugurated the machines. Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal University

Mangalore, September 10: Indian Overseas Bank, which is in the midst of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, has crossed business level of Rs 2,59,000 crore recording an increase of 35.2 per cent growth as on March 31, 2011, said M Narendra, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, IOB. He was speaking with media persons at 'Meet the Press' programme organized by DK District Working Journalists' Association

Mangalore, September 10: In an early morning road accident, a speedy truck hit a Maruti Suzuki Eeco car near police outpost in Farangipete near here on Saturday. Two people, who sustained severe injuries in the accident, were rushed to a private hospital in Mangalore. Local sources said that the accident occurred at 6:45 am, when the driver of the vegetable laden truck, which was moving on the

Mangalore, September 10: An underage boy, found engaged in hotel in Asaigoli, was rescued in a raid on Friday. The boy identified as Zubair, hailing from Andra Pradesh, was handed over to the child welfare department. A group of BSW students, who noticed the child labourer during a survey in Asaigoli, had informed the Childline officials in the morning. After securing enough information, the

Mangalore, September 10: It is an uncommon occurrence for students to exchange textbooks, or notebooks in their hurry to rush home. Here is a classic case of human error, where bodies of two persons were exchanged while they were being delivered to relatives from the mortuary. The body of Ganesh, a resident of Bantwal who died in an accident was kept in the mortuary of Government Wenlock Hospital

Mangalore, September 10: JCI Mangalore commenced its week-long series of competitions for students and general public as part of Jaycee Week 2011 here on Friday. The inauguration of Jaycee Week and district-level mela for challenged children was held at St Sebastian Auditorium, Bendorewell. Cooking competition for hotel management students and general public will be held at Lions Seva Mandir on