Karnataka

Mangalore / Bangalore, July 1: The editor-in-chief of 'Kannada Prabha' Kannada news daily, Vishweshwar Bhat, is now slated to take simultaneous control of the Suvarna News 24×7 channel, as group editor. With this Mr Bhat has become the first prominent Kannada journalist to have a foot in both the print and electronic media. However, sources within the 'Suvarna News' has confirmed that Hameed Palya

Mangalore, July 1: Two persons were arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old Dalit girl. The arrested are Manoj Shetty (33), an auto-rickshaw driver and resident of Sunkadakatte and his friend Dinesh Amin (22), a resident of Padu Perav at Chavandypalke in Bajpe. The duo had allegedly raped Arpitha, resident of Kompdavu village in Mangalore Taluk at Kajepadavu Kolambe

Mangalore, July 1: Congress leader Ivan D'Souza accused the BJP led Karnataka Government of failing to reduce the VAT and cess on petroleum products in the state, at a time when Centre has been compelled to hike their prices. Addressing media persons here on Friday, the KPCC Secretary said that Congress ruled states of the country have lessened the burdern on the poor people by reducing the VAT

Mangalore, June 1: A delegation of 14 MLAs from Karnataka on Friday met Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva at Dehradun. Mangalore MLA UT Khader, who was also a part of the delegation, told 'coastaldigest.com' that they discussed various issues regarding the development of minorities, backward classes and Dalits with Alva. The delegation comprised MLAs of all parties including Karkala MLA Gopal

Mangalore, July 2: Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde said that it is time to introspect and ask ourselves if we have really lived up to the expectations of the people who fought and sacrificed their lives to earn us freedom. Addressing the C A Foundation Day celebration here on Friday, the Lokayukta said that India has broken out of its identity of being a 'third world country' and is racing with

Mangalore, July 1: A group of activists protesting for the rights of street-venders near City Bus terminus here on Friday were briefly arrested by the city police, to felicitate the civic tiger squad to continue its eviction drive. Leftist activists Sunil Kumar Bajal, Vasanth Achary, Imthiyaz and seven others, who tried to stop the civic tiger at around 11:30 a.m. were dragged by the police to the

Mangalore, July 1: Introspection, commitment and media-satisfaction should be the main characters of a journalist and, since journalists represent the people in the society, they should have moral responsibility, said Narendra Rai Derla, Lecturer, Shivaram Karanth Memorial First Grade College, Bellare. He was delivering a talk on “Development Journalism” at a programme jointly organised by

Mangalore, July 1: In a gruesome incident, a 12-year old Dalit girl was allegedly raped on the outskirts of the city by two persons including an auto-rickshaw driver, who has been identified as Manjoj Shetty (35), a resident of Sunkadakatte.The incident, which took place last week, came to light very lately as the victim, who is a resident of Kompadavu village, initially hesitated to reveal it to

Mangalore, July 1: The Mangalore City Corporation has acquired 7.23 acres of land at a cost of Rs 7.5 crore for the construction of private bus stand in Pumpwell and the rest of the land will be acquired soon. The project does not aim at building a bus stand or a bus stop, but the Mangalore City Corporation has planned to develop it as a transportation hub. Replying to many queries of the

Mangalore, July 1: An expert committee must be constituted to provide alternative arrangement for the street vendors who have been evicted by the Mangalore City Corporation, said Corporator Appi. Speaking after inaugurating a protest organised by the Beedibadi Vyaparigala Horata Samithi, in front of Mangalore City Corporation building, she urged the MCC to stop Civic Tiger operation against street