Karnataka

Mangalore, August 26: Billavas Dubai and Northern Emirates (BDNE), one of the largest community organisations for Billawas in Dubai, has come forward to distribute over Rs 9.14 lakh among 235 deserving students this year at a scholarship distribution programme on Sunday, August 28. The programme is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at Shri Adhyaksha Koragappa Memorial Hall, Shri Gokarnanatha Kshetra's

Mangalore, August 26: As many as 3000 plants belonging to 32 different species were planted at Pilikula Nisargadhama near here on Thursday. The afforestation programme was organised by Lions International members and students from Sharada College, Mangalore. Members of Lions International along with the students planted saplings in front of Pilikula Science Centre and around 1500 saplings within

Mangalore, August 26: Prize distribution ceremony of 'Vijaya Karnataka-Ideal Muddukrishna Contest' was held at Vijay Karnataka office here on Thursday. It was organised for the first time in the history of Kannada journalism by the 'Vijaya Karnataka' daily newspaper. Hundreds of kids who participated in the contest were present along with their parents during the ceremony. Sri Dharmapalana Swamiji

Mangalore, August 26: In one of the significant decisions taken by the Mangalore University Academic Council on Thursday, the Council refused to blindly grant permission to start new post graduation courses in the government degree colleges as per the colleges' demand. The decision has been taken in contrary to the recent directive issued by the State government instructing the seven government

Mangalore, August 26: Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda has suspended a second division clerk in Bantwal taluk office, for dereliction of duty. During a surprise visit to the office, DC found that clerk Gretta had failed to distribute more than 700 caste and income certificates to the applicants spread over three hoblis of the taluk. He directed officials concerned to ensure that the

Udupi, August 25: A group of people under the banner of Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike (KKSV) on Thursday staged a dharna in front of the District Police Office demanding immediate arrest of the miscreants who brutally assaulted cattle trader and his two aides recently. Addressing the protesters, G Rajashekhar, President of Udupi district unit of KKSV accused the police of acting according to the

Udupi, August 25: Thousands of devotees comprising all sections of people of the Christian society on Thursday pay their respects to the relics of 19th Century Italian priest and educator St. John Bosco, popularly known as Don Bosco, at the Our Lady of Health Church at Shirva near here. The worldwide pilgrimage of the relic began in Italy on April 25, 2009, to mark the 150th anniversary of a

Mangalore, August 25: Seven people, including four associates of underworld don Bannanje Raja were arrested by the city police in connection with Kadri and Udupi shootouts. Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh gave the names of the accused as Devudas Shetty (44) of Kottara Chowki, Neeraj Shrivastav (25) alias Manish Kumar alias Rahul of Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh, Ali Hussain

Mangalore, August 25: First Indian to head Amnesty International Salil Shetty will be felicitated on August 30 at 4:30 pm on the premises of Sri Ramakrishna School Bunts hostel, here. Mangalore based Mr Shetty was appointed the eighth Secretary General of Amnesty International in July 2010. He is the first Indian to hold this prestigious post. Prior to joining Amnesty International, he was

Thiruvananthapuram, August 25: In a setback for families of victims of last year's Mangalore air crash, a division bench of the Kerala High Court today overruled a single judge bench order asking air India to pay Rs. 75 lakh as minimum compensation to families of victims. Last month, the single judge bench had ruled that Air India is liable to pay 'no fault liability' of Rs. 75 lakh to each of the