Karnataka

Mangalore, September 12: Olympian M.R. Poovamma won the gold medal in the 400m race at the 51st National Open Athletics Championship in Kolkata on Sunday. Machettira Raju Poovamma, who lives in Mangalore clocked 53.87 seconds and beat her rivals Delhi's Delhi's Alka Rani (55.53s) and ONGC's Anu Mariam Jose (55.70). Although Poovamma was part of the team that represented India in the Beijing

Mangalore, September 12: The body of Jali Gram Panchayat Vice President Abdul Salaam alias Medical Salaam, who went missing since Monday, has been found in Sirsi Ghat on Sunday. The body was recovered by Kumta police, who were told by villagers of the foul smell emanating from the area. Bhatkal police said that on September 6, Salaam left for Sirsi in a car at 9 am, after which there was news from

Mangalore, September 11: Prestigious Nitte University Chancellor Vinay Hegde and former Vicar General of Mangalore Diocese Monsignor Fr Fred Pereira were on Saturday conferred with 'Outstanding Leadership Award' in education and communication for the year 2010-2011. The award was initiated by the International Orientation Centre and International Institute for Public Policy, under the sponsorship

Mangalore, September 11: Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily on Sunday said that the Congress was determined to take forward the communal violence prevention bill despite objections from the opposition, as it was necessary to prevent State Governments from pursuing anti-minority policies. Addressing the media persons at Circuit House in the city, the Minister pointed out the suspicious

Mangalore, September 11: Thrashing Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption, former chairman of State Commission for Backward Classes Dr C S Dwarakanath said that a civic society movement devoid of representatives from all the sections of the society can not be called as a movement. He said Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption was not reliable as the people involved in the campaign including

Mangalore, September 12: District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar urged the people to follow the footsteps of Brahmasri Narayana Guru, who fought for social equality. Speaking at the 157th birth anniversary of Brahmasri Narayana Guru organised under the joint auspices of All India Billava Union and Narayana Guru Education Institutes at Narayana Guru College Auditorium in Kudroli near here on

Mangalore, September 11: Police remained clueless about the whereabouts of an Assam based personnel of Panambur Coast Guard, who has been missing June 3, 2011. 20 year old Beechithra Dekha, from Shanthipura district, had left his office on June 3. However he neither reached home, nor returned back to the office. Mr Dekha knows Hindi, English and Assamese.

Mangalore, September 11: Infosys Limited in association with Dakshina Kannada District Council for Child Welfare organised a district level painting competition for school children in its Kottara campus in Mangalore today. Children in the age group ranging from 5 to 18 years participated in this competition under different groups. The painting competition saw participation from 120 students from

Mangalore, September 11: While people in the US offer tributes to those who died in the 9/11 blast ten years ago, an eerie silence prevails in the house of Hemanth Kumar at Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district. Hemanth was one of the victims of the 2001 terror strike. Years may have passed by, yet Hemanth's parents and relatives are trying to cope with the loss-the loss of a lifetime. The family does

Bangalore, September 11: The Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) has said it cannot account for power it purchased for its consumers at a cost of Rs 245.77 crore. Seeking a tariff revision for 2011-12, the company has told the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KREC) that it bought 525.77 million units (MU) of energy for its customers, but the latter had not consumed the power