Karnataka

Mangalore, July 31: The Coastal Security Police Force on Sunday morning arrested a person for possessing ganja worth Rs 18,000. The arrested is Muhammad Haneef (34), son of Moideen Kunhi, resident of Kayyara in Uppala. Acting on reliable information, Mukund Nayak, Inspector of CSPF and staff arrested Haneef while he was trying to sell the ganja at Thanneerbavi in Panambur village here. He was

Mangalore, July 31: Some unknown miscreants broke into the Sri Rama Bhajana Mandira at Yeyyadi near Kadri and got away with valuables and cash from the hundi during the wee hours of Sunday. According to Kadri Police, thieves broke open the lock of the main door to gain entry into the Mandir and decamped with valuables worth Rs 2.74 lakh. The theft occurred sometime between Saturday night and early

Mangalore, July 31: Sri Rama Sene supremo Pramod Mutalik on Sunday alleged that the proposed Bill on prevention of communal violence was loaded against majority Hindu community and was just another minority appeasement measure by Sonia Gandhi led UPA government. Addressing the media persons in the city, Mr Mutalik said the 'draconian' Bill, which is expected to come up in next parliament session

Mangalore, July 31: “Initiative of Talent Research Foundation gave me self-confidence and a sense of social responsibility. I now teach students who had to curtail their education due to personal problems”, said Ashraf Bengre. Bushra, a 22 year old girl, said that she had left school for four years before TRF insisted her to face SSLC exams. “The TRF encouraged me to continue education and helped

Mangalore, July 31: A successful Aortic root enlargement (NICK's Procedure) with aortic valve replacement was done probably for the first time in Mangalore region by a team of surgeons headed by Dr. Jayashankar Marla, Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, A J Hospital and Research Centre said a press release issued by AJHRC. S V Naik, a 64 year patient from Honavar suffered from a synocopal attack after a

Brahmavar, July 31: The Kota police have arrested four persons in connection with theft cases. The arrested are Ramesh Kumar of H D Kote in Mysore, Nithyananda Shetty of Marthahalli, Prasad of Kanakanagara, Gangadhar of Tarikere and seized values worth Rs 12.5 lakh. The police have tracked 43 cases by arresting four persons. When the police waylaid a car, the four tried to escape from the spot

Moodbidri, July 31: Moodbidri unit of Jamiyyatul Falah organised 'Zakath fund scholarship distribution and education awareness camp' at Samaja Mandira at here on Saturday. M. Ratnakara Devadiga, President Moodbidri Municipality inaugurated the function by handing over a book on National Leaders to a meritorious student. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Devadiga appreciated the good work done by JF

Chikmagalur, July 31: The environmentalists and wild life activists said that the sensitive western ghats should not be converted to entertainment zones in the name of the promotion of tourism. The district administration has decided to take up Sikkim model of development to promote tourism in the district. However, all the activities should be environment friendly. One should see that the

Mangalore, July 31: Vijaya Bank entered into a corporate agency arrangement with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India for the distribution of LIC's products. Bank regional head M Sudhakar Shetty said the corporate agency agreement with LIC offers immense scope to enhance value addition to the customers. With more than 8 million customers spread across the nation, the bank will have enormous

Mangalore, July 30: Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has collected Rs 38.85 crore of property tax after the effective implementation of Self Assessment Scheme in the year 2010-11, said Dr K N Vijayaprakash, the outgoing Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner. Speaking at a press conference called to thank the media persons for their cooperation during his stint as Commissioner at the office