Karnataka

Mangalore, June 20: As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Mangalore Airport, a five day cultural programme from July 18 will be held for the citizens of Mangalore, Udupi and Kasargod district, at Town Hall. Revealing this at a press meet here on Monday, M K Sitaram Kulala, President, Cultural Fest Committee, said that this is the third programme the committee is holding involving

Mangalore, June 20: Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists on Monday demanded stern action against those responsible for the tragic end of the life of a 21 year old college student, who had committed suicide. Saritha, daughter of Vasantha, had allegedly set herself ablaze after pouring kerosene in the bathroom of her house in Barebail near Kadri at around 11 am on Sunday. Although it

Mangalore, June 20: The successful run of Tulu movie 'Oriyardori Asal' now for the fourth week, indicates the love of the people of Tulunadu for the Tulu language which is great danger of diminishing, said Guru Kiran, popular Kannada singer. He was speaking to media persons at press meet on the completion of 25 days of successful screening of the movie in five theaters. While appreciating the hard

Mangalore, June 22: Pressing the demand for a government art gallery in Mangalore, Karavali Chithrakalavidara Chavadi will organise a painting exhibition 'Sanchalana' from June 24 to 29, at Prasad Art Gallery in Mangalore. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Chavadi President Ganesh Somayaji said the artists in Dakshina Kannada were demanding for a government art gallery for the last 25

Mangalore, June 20: A woman passenger died after she was thrown out of a moving passenger bus at Kalladka in Golthamajalu village along National Highway in Bantwal taluk on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Nagamma alias Ramani (29), wife of Gangadhara Poojary, resident of Narahari Nagar in Bolangadi. The incident occurred when Vishwanath, the driver of the KSRTC bus applied brake

Udupi, June 20: In yet another case of reckless evaluation, an SSLC?student from Brahmavar in Udupi district has been denied marks for ''change'' in her handwriting in the 23-page answer scripts. Sandhya G S, a student of Kota Viveka Girls High School was shocked when she got low marks in Kannada. She had secured 96 in Social Science, 93 in Mathematics, 82 in Social Studies, 90 in Hindi and 79 in

Mangalore, June 20: A 21-year-old student of the University College here died after she allegedly attempted to end her life at her house in the city on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Saritha, daughter of Vasantha, resident of Barebail. She was a final year B.Com student. Saritha allegedly poured kerosene on herself in the bathroom of her house in Barebail near Kadri at around

Mangalore, June 20: Aneeshcharith Bhandary, a student of BRMP School, Bantwal and Reesha Shenoy, a student of Carmel English school, Mangalore, have won the titles in Karnataka State Under 16 Boys and Girls Chess Championship respectively. The two day championship was organised by Karnataka State Chess Association (Affiliated to Chess Association of India) in association with Sri Dhavala College

Mangalore, June 20: Minister for Environment Krishna J Palemar said the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has planned to adopt a 'kugrama' (most backward village) in the State and develop it as a model village. Speaking to media persons at Kokkada, Belthangady taluk, on the sidelines of a function on Sunday, Mr Palemar said that the village was yet to be identified. The KSPCB would

Mangalore, June 20: Have you heard of a machine that makes nothing but pancakes (Dosas)? That too 350 dosas per hour! The final year students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, have come up with the project so as to revolutionize the method of preparation of a famous food item pancake of South India, traditionally known as dosa. For