Karnataka

Udupi, August 1: Udupi District Coconut Farmers Cooperative Society was inaugurated as a part of the annual general body meeting here at Mount Rosario Church Hall at Santhekatte on Sunday. The programme started with observing a minute silence for the sudden demise of the founder of Udupi District Coconut Farmers Association, P Somashekhar Rao, who collapsed minutes after he entered the hall

Mangalore, August 1: Opposition leader of the Mangalore City Corporation Lancelot Pinto has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of step-motherly treatment in allotting grants to the wards represented by the Congress party. Addressing the media-persons at the district congress office here on Monday he said that MCC has sanctioned work unilaterally without discussion at the City Planning

Mangalore, August 1: In yet another fraud, a finance company promising high interest on deposits has cheated public to the tune of over Rs 10 lakh. It is said that Francis Nazarath of Damsakatte, Kinnigoli near here, was appointed as financial advisor to Guru Solutions in Kodialbail, by Suresh Coimbatore, Suresh M and Vasanth on the condition that he would enroll members to the finance company

Mangalore, August 1: The backward class people have remained backward in the field literature too, due to the lack of encouragement, said Ramachandra Baikampady, former Chairman, Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation. He was speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the convention of the writers of 'Mogaveera' monthly magazine at Suratkal near here. Mr Baikampady announced that two among the

Ullal, August 1: A love story which went terribly wrong ended in the murder of Srikanth Kanchan, a 19 year old youth, who was the sole bread winner of his family in Ullal. Srikanth was in love with the accused Bharatesh's sister for the past four years, which was strongly opposed by her family. Srikanth, a fisherman by profession was stabbed on the chest by Bharatesh and his brother-in-law, Ashwin

Abu Dhabi, August 1: A young Indian man was allegedly knifed to death in a group fight at a workers' accommodation in Baniyas in Abu Dhabi, sources said. According to local media reports, Subin Varghese, 22, died after receiving serious injuries in the fight at the accommodation on Thursday night, a co-worker of the victim who is staying at the same accommodation. He was a calm and quiet guy who

Udupi, August 1: The Karnataka Right to Information Commission has issued a summons to the Udupi Consumer Forum and District Consumer Information Centre for delay in providing information sought by an applicant. K S Upadhya of Lakshmindra Nagara in Udupi had sought information on accounts of Consumer Forum, the expenditure, and revenue of the Forum through RTI on September 28. However, the Forum

Mangalore, July 31: Unbroken cloud on the sky did not delay Ramadan 1432 in the Islamic calendar for the Muslims living across Coastal Karnataka and Kerala as dozens of eagle-eyed Muslims spotted the crescent moon on Sunday evening near Kasaragod. Interestingly, the holy month has begun in many Middles East countries and coastal areas of South-West India together. The Thakbeer was pronounced from

Kasargod, July 31: A ten-member Central expert team today visited the district to study on the health status of people residing in the endosulfan-affected areas. The team was led by ICMR director general Dr Viswa Mohan Katoch. The team, which had visited Kasargod sometime back, during their second visit held talks with the pesticide- affected people in Perla, Padre and Muliyar areas. Katoch said

Mangalore, July 31: “If murders happen in broad daylight and the case remains unsolved for more than a month, how can a common man live safely in this society?” asked Muneer Katipalla, President, Democratic Youth Federation of India. He was speaking at a protest organised by Kuloor-Kavoor unit of DYFI, demanding high level inquiry into Panjimogaru double murder case. More than 100 protestors took