Karnataka

Mangalore, September 2: Dr. Rajgopal Shenoy Kallya, president of Udupi District Chess Association, has been selected anonymously as Vice President of United Karnataka Chess Association in the recently held executive committee meeting of UKCA, Bangalore. Dr. Shenoy is a senior, good chess player, served as founder/Vice President of Udupi District Chess Association and he was elected as president of

Mangalore, September 2: Karnataka State Election Commission will conduct by-elections to 38 vacant seats in 35 Gram Panchayats in Dakshina Kannada on September 25. Announcing the calendar of events in a release it said that election process would commence on September 5. September 12 is last date to file nominations and nomination papers will be scrutinized on September 13. Last date for

Mangalore, September 1: Banna Ganapa, a unique exhibition of paintings on Ganesha by 12 artists was inaugurated Thursday morning Ganesh S. Rao, Founder Chairman of Karavali Group of Colleges. Rohan R. Monteiro, Managing Director, Property Infratech India Pvt. Ltd., Mangalore was the chief guest on the occasion. The exhibition is hosted by Art Insight at its art gallery situated at Kadri Service

Mangalore, September 1: The sounds of the first “Aarti” and “Pratishthapan Puja” welcoming the elephant-headed Ganesh resounded through this coastal city on Thursday as the week-long Ganpati festival began amid tight security. Gigantic, medium and small idols of Lord Ganesh were installed in different public venues, housing complexes and individual homes. Thousands of Mangaloreans - ranging from

Brahmavar, September 1: The Brahmavar police arrested two persons in connection with the theft of house and shops in and around Brahmavar and Bangalore and seized valuables worth Rs 5 lakh from them. The arrested have been identified as Panduranga alias Prem Kumar and Soorya alias Soori from Bangalore. Premkumar was involved in three murder cases and 24 theft cases in various places. Police have

Udupi, September 1: The Department of Public Instruction has released a list of winners of the District-level Best Teacher Award for 2011 here on Tuesday. Those who have been chosen for the award in the primary school section from the five educational zones are M. Annappa Sherugar from M.S. Government Higher Primary, Uppunda (Byndoor zone); Anantha Kharvi, Konchady Radha Shenoy from Government

Mangalore, September 1: With Dakshina Kannada district slumping to 21st place in SSLC examination this year, the authorities in the district have come up with 18 point formula to improve the SSLC results. In fact, the district was in 8th position in the results in 2010. All the schools which have secured below 60 per cent results in SSLC were issued notices and feed back was collected from such

Mangalore, September 1: With a view to clear extra rush of rail passengers in various sectors on the eve of Onam, two special trains will operate by Palakkad Division of Southern Railway. Train 06304 Nagercoil Mangalore Special will leave Nagercoil at 4.50 pm on September 5 and arrive Mangalore Jn at 10.30 am the next day. 06303 Mangalore Jn. Nagercoil Special will leave Mangalore Jn at 1.35 pm on

Mangalore, August 31: With only a few hours to go for the arrival of Ganesha, in the Hindu households, the preparations for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as 'Vinayak Chaturthi' or 'Vinayaka Chavthi festival, have reached their peak. Although Ganesh Chaturthi festival commences on the fourth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, it begins a day earlier with married woman worshipping Gauri

Mangalore, August 31: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across the coastal districts on Wednesday with traditional fervour and devotion as thousands of Muslims, many of them wearing the conventional kurta-pyjamas, thronged various mosques in Mangalore to offer Eid prayers. Braving windy weather, hundreds of Muslims in Mangalore offered Namaz at Eidgah Masjid in Light House Hill. Mangalore Qazi Twaqa