Karnataka

Kasargod, August 28: Prayers, hope and words of comfort pour in to the family of Muhammad Nangi (53), who is among about 21 members of the crew held hostage by Somali pirates near the Salalah coast off southern Sultanate of Oman on Saturday, August 20. A resident of Doddanangi, Mogral, near Kumble Mohammed was working for a by Mumbai-based Anglo-Eastern Ship Management. Muhammad Nangi along with

Mangalore, 28: A daily wage worker is absconding after his failed attempt to sell his four-day old infant without the knowledge of his wife. The accused is Hassan based Ravi alias Kalandar (21), who has converted into Hinduism before marrying Lakshmi (19) a few years ago. The couple was living in a tent at Annachi Maidan near Morgan Gate, Jeppu here. Laxmi had given birth to a baby boy four days

Mangalore, August 28: Students of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College organized a Iftar-Get-Together at Shaadi Mahal ,Bolar recently. The programme began with Qirath by Jaleel followed by a Nasheed by Hashim. The Convener Sameer Kashimjee welcomed the gathering. The Chief Guest for the function was Muhammad Kunhi, Chief Manager, Shanthi Prakashana, Mangalore. The programme was Presided

Mangalore, August 28: Researchers should not live in ivory towers, instead should evince social responsibility, said Prof R K Sridhar of Mangalore University. He was inaugurating the Biotechnology Research (Ph.D.) Centre of St Aloysius College, here recently. Research, ultimately should have social bearings. Its benefits should reach common man/woman, Prof. Sridhar opined. Speaking on how to go

Padubidri, August 28: The search for the missing car driver was under way in Padubidre even as the police have recovered a wallet and the records of the car near Adve, 3km from the place where his car was found abandoned on Friday. According to the police, the purse had been found empty and efforts have continued to trace Govardhan, who was hired by a group of four people to take them to Karkala

Mangalore, August 28: The Mangalore Air Crash Victims' Families Association, set up to fight the cause of victims of IX812 crash on May 22 last year, will take the opinion of Swedish law firm Advokaterna Liman & Partners, before approaching the Supreme Court on the verdict of Kerala Division bench of high court. Association president Mohammed Beary said: "We are negotiating for a better deal for

Mangalore, Aug 28: Taranga Kannada weekly Managing Editor Sandhya Pai released'The Kiln,' the English translation of 'Hawthan' at World Konkani Centre (WKC) on Saturday. Hawthan,' a Konkani novel by Mahabaleshwar Sail had won the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar in 2010 and is presently translated into English by Vidya Pai. "Only when one documents his or her experiences, fine

Mangalore, August 27: The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has registered a net profit of Rs 1,177 crore, marginally higher against Rs 1,112 crore previous year, according to its chairman A?K?Hazarika The company has registered highest ever turnover at Rs 43,800 crore with highest ever refinery crude thruput at 12.64 MMT, he told reporters after the 23rd annual general meeting

Mangalore, August 27: The decision to “impose restrictions on the Christian Worship and prayer gatherings” by the Mangalore city Police is desperately shocking, said Walter J Maben, Chairman, Karnataka Missions Network. Addressing a media conference here on Saturday, Mr Maben said that the police have asked the pastors to obtain fresh written permission from the Deputy Commissioner for worship or

Mangalore, August 27: All schools which have started operation between the years 1991-95 will be eligible for the government aid, according to Vishweshawara Hegde Kageri, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. Addressing the media persons at Sri Ramakrishna Mutt here on Saturday, he said over 1000 schools around the state will be eligible for the aid from this academic year. The State