Karnataka

Mangalore, August 5: Special flights for Hajj pilgrims from Mangalore Airport will start operating from October 18 this year, according to Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva. He was speaking on “Bajpe Airport-past, present and future” at a programme orgainsed by Alumni Association of St. Aloysius College on the College premises here on Friday evening. Explaining the facilities available in

Mangalore, August 5: The script Muhurta of the Kannada film “Manase-Mathadu” was held at Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple, here at 12:07 am on Friday. Sri Raghavendra Shastri, Administrative Head of the Temple graced the occasion. The producers of the film Bank Janardhan and T N Venkatesh, director G K Purushotham and cinematographer P L Ravi were present.

Mangalore, August 5: Mobile museum 'Vivek Express' depicting the life of Swami Vivekananda arrived at the Central Railway Station here on Friday. It is an initiative by the Indian Railways to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The train with two air conditioned coaches, exhibits pictures and write-ups on the life and message of Swami Vivekananda. Inaugurating the

Mangalore, August 5: A one day seminar on 'Trees – Caretakers of the Planet' was organised by the Department of Botany and Nature Club, St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore on Friday. Inaugurating the programme, Prof. K R Chandrashekar, Chairman, Department of Applied Botany, Mangalore University, outlined the importance of trees for the survival of life on planet Earth. “It is hard to

Mangalore, August 5: A 30 year old driver had a miraculous escape as a Maruti Omni car he was driving suddenly caught fire on Friday morning in the city. The car, bearing registration number KA-01 M-1398, had just moved a few metres after undergoing repairs in a garage near SCS hospital, when the incident occurred. Driver Suresh said that he immediately got out of the car upon spotting the fire

Mangalore, August 5: Belthangady police have seized wooden logs and arrested a lorry driver, who was allegedly transporting them illegally. The arrested is Abdul Rahiman (47), resident of Nada village in Belthangady taluk. Acting on credible information, a team led by Circle Police Inspector of Belthangady, intercepted lorry (KA-20-2658) at Melanthabettu village in Belthangady taluk and seized

Kundapur, August 5: Jogi Mutt seer Raja Gheer Somanath Bavaji has filed a complaint with the State Director General of Police alleging that the worship place in Jogi Mutt has been damaged by the miscreants. He has filed a complaint against localite Dinakar Shetty. Jogi Mutt has been witnessing Poojas and worships according to Jogi Nath tradition since 127 years. Various worships like Kalabhairava

Mangalore, August 4: The celebrations in the Bharatiya Janata Party dominated areas across Dakshina Kannada, which began on Wednesday afternoon, when Udupi-Chikmagalur MP D V Sadananda Gowda was chosen as the 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka, continued on Thursday, when he was administered the oath of office by Governor HR Bhardwaj at Rajbhavan, Bangalore. The euphoric BJP activists and admirers

Mangalore, August 4: The lack of enthusiasm in journalists and lawyers is a major reason for the lack of awareness among the general public about the 'Right to Information Act' and Karnataka Educational Institutions Act, according to State Chief Information Commissioner Dr H N Krishna. Addressing media persons here on Thursday he said that mass awareness regarding this 'pro-people' Act, which came

Ullal, August 4: The website of Sunni Vidyarthi Sangha (SVS) was launched recently by U D Abdul Hameed, leader of Dakshina Kannada Sunni Centre, Dammam unit at the SVS office in Alekala here. “DKSC is operating in Gulf nations to promote the principles of Islam. Students of SVS are role models for everyone,” he said. The programme started with du'a by Haneef Sa-adi of Saudi Arabia. The society