Karnataka

Mangalore, August 8: Former MLA K Vijaykumar Shetty has accused Dakshina Kannada District-in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar of stopping the Geotextile Membrane project aimed to counter the sea erosion across the Ullal coast. Addressing the media-persons at the District Congress office here on Monday, he said that Palemar had prevented this project owing to a “conflict of interest”. Pointing out

Mangalore, August 8: A week-long programme on breastfeeding was observed from August 1 to August 6 by the Department of Pediatric and Obstetrics of Father Muller College of Nursing, along with the Department of Pediatric Medicine, Father Muller Medical College. The inauguration was held in OPD, at 10.30 am, on August 1. Rev Fr. Denis D'Sa, the Administrator of Medical College and College of

Mangalore, August 8: The Mangalore Chess Academy in association with Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan under the auspices of South Kanara district Chess Association has conducted Inter district Chess Tournament on Sunday, August 7 at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan Pandeshwara here. The Tournament attracted 74 players from South Kanara and Udupi district, out of which 14 players were Fide rated. Prizes were

Mangalore, August 8: As part of diamond jubilee year celebration of the Mangalore Airport, a two day national conference on “Indian Aviation and Tourism: Opportunities, Challenges and New Directions” will be held at the old terminal building of Mangalore Airport on August 21 and 22. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, K Tejomaya, the chief coordinator of the Mangalore Airport Diamond

Mangalore, August 8: The director in-charge of Meteorological Centre, Bangalore, has warned that heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts over the next 24 hours. Strong onshore winds from westerly direction with speed occasionally reaching 45-55 kmph is likely along the Karnataka coast during this period. Rainfall is

Padubidri, August 8: In a serial accident, a Tata Indica after being hit by a speeding Maruti Omni, lost control and rammed against a stationary two wheeler and then entered a tailoring shop near Corporation Bank ATM in the town on Sunday morning. The Indica car was travelling towards Udupi when it was hit by an Omni coming from Mosque Road. Driver of Indica lost control and hit a TVS Apache

Mangalore, August 8: At least 15 pawans of gold jewelleries were robbed from a house in broad daylight at Pajiru Perna under Konaje Police Station limits on Sunday. The house belongs to one Dennis Alphonse, who works in a gulf country. His wife Doti, son Denwar, brother Everest and mother Rosalyn D'Souza stay in the house. The incident occurred at 7:30 am when the family members had been to attend

Belthangady, August 8: In another death case reported from the endosulfan affected area in Kokkada of Belthangady taluk, Janardhana (24) lost his life on Sunday. Janardhana, son of Jinnappa Gowda from Upparapalike in Kokkada village was identified with brain tumour one and a half month back. Later, he underwent a surgery in Wenlock hospital in Mangalore and is said to have recovered after the

Udupi, August 8: The district BJP unit has decided to extend a grand welcome to Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda when he visits the district soon. Addressing a press meet, President Uday Kumar Shetty said the CM is likely to visit the district within 8 to 10 days. He will be given a grand welcome at the welcome arch of Udupi district and later taken in an open jeep from Hejamady to Udupi. “We

Mangalore, August 8: The DK police have pasted wall posters in the crowded public places, by making an announcement of providing attractive gifts to those who give them information about the naxals. One such wall poster has been fixed in the KSRTC bus stand in Bejai. The wall poster reads: “Gifts worth lakhs of rupees will be given to those who can provide information on naxals which would in turn