Karnataka

Udupi, August 31: There is no response from the Central government to the proposal sent urging fund allotments for the upgradation of the stretches from Karavali junction to Malpe under tourism programme, said MLA Raghupathy Bhat speaking at the CMC general body meeting held here on Tuesday. He informed that a proposal for the amount of Rs 47 crores was sent to the central government and we are

Mangalore, August 31: Amnesty International (AI) is putting its effort to make India sign the pact of moratorium on executions with a view to abolish death penalty. AI secretary general Salil Shetty said that 135 nations in the world have already established moratorium on execution. "AI opposes death penalty worldwide because it violates the right to life and other human rights. We will build

Mangalore, August 31: Murders of two taxi drivers in the space of a month, has come as rude shock to a community that toils to earn a livelihood. Lure of making an extra buck from acquaintances and sometimes total strangers who come to hire taxi ostensibly to go to longer destinations at odd hours is proving to be a fatal option for taxi drivers, a fact that Hussain, resident of Kabettu and

Mangalore, August 30: Muslims across the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi ushered in the Eid-ul-Fitr with traditional fervor and gaiety as Takbirs marked the beginning of the festivities immediately after the sighting of the moon on Tuesday evening. The members of the Muslim community exchanged greetings by embracing each other and with the traditional greeting of Eid Mubarak

Mangalore, August 30: In a bizarre incident, a bomb scare created a flutter at Mangalore City Corporation building located at Lalbagh here on Tuesday. Mangalore City Police and DK district police had a testing time as they received an anonymous call threatening to blast the city corporation office. Immediately, bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs pressed into service and thoroughly searched the

Mangalore, August 30: Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts as the crescent moon of Shawwal has been sighted in several parts of the coastal Karnataka and neighboring Kasaragod district on Tuesday evening. Leaders of Muslim communities have confirmed the sighting in the coastal region and urged the Muslims to celebrate the festival according to the

Mangalore, August 30: Sevanjali Charitable Trust conferred the 'Sevanjali Man of the Year Award 2010 – 11' on Deputy Speaker of the state assembly and Mangalore City South MLA N. Yogesh Bhat at Shri Venkataramana Temple, Car Street here recently. The Trust has chosen Bhat for his pro-people, and development oriented vision and social concerns as well as his long standing contribution to politics

Moodabidre, August 30: A student of Alva's College, Moodbidri is missing since August 21. Ahdesh Prasad Lehar (26), a resident of Bariyapur, Nepal was studying in second year MLT in Alva's College. He had left hostel on August 21. Warden of the hostel, Prasad Alva has lodged a complaint in the Moodbidri Police station. Pressure due to the examination results is said to be the cause for his

Mangalore, August 30: Dozens of students of Canara First Grade College and Canara PU College Student's Union took out a march to appeal to the vendors to stop selling tobacco products and drugs to students. Dhanraj Shetty, President of Canara First Grade College led the seven kilometre march which passed through PVS circle, Ballalbagh Circle and Karangalpady Circle before culminating the march in

New Delhi, August 30: The problem of erosion in the coastal areas of Karnataka was raised in Lok Sabha by Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who said a large number of people had moved out of their home and lost their livelihood. Seeking urgent "technical and financial help" to the state by the Centre, Nalin Kumar Kateel said people in the coastal belt were facing "serious difficulties" due to the