Karnataka

Mangalore, June 18: Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje has reiterated that the BJP led state government is wholly committed for improving the power scenario in Karnataka. She was speaking after unveiling the plaque of proposed KEB Engineers' Association's zonal office building, which is to be set up at Kavoor area, at Lions Seva Kendra, Mallikatta here on Saturday. Admitting that power is one

Mangalore, June 18: Sarvashikshana Abhiyana, which was started in the year 2000 by central government, has succeeded in promoting government institutions by providing all the basic necessities like, well equipped class room, recruiting all the vacant post, toilet facility, uniform, books etc. said MLA Abhay Chandra Jain. While presenting the report of Sarvasikshana Abhiyana of the past ten years

Mangalore, June 18: Award winning director B Suresha said that he believes in the struggle in 'real-life' than the exaggeration of heroism in 'reel-life'. He was speaking at an interaction programme after the screening of 'Puttakkana Highway', which has already bagged the national award under best regional film category. The programme was organised under the auspices of Journalists' Study Centre

Mangalore, June 18: 'Samudaya' a socio-cultural organisation conducted a memorial meeting to mourn the death of legend artist MF Hussain, Lingadevaru Halemane, Director of Rangayana and dramatist Badal Sarcar here at 'Vikasa' building near Hamilton Circle. Speaking on the occasion, Vasudeva Uchil, Secretary of Samudaya said that Halemane carved a niche in the field of academics, literature and

Mangalore, June 18: Arun Chakravarthy, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Civil Rights Enforcement Cell) on Friday directed officials to ensure that they discharge duties effectively implementing various benefits earmarked by the government for members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The duty of ensuring this is vested with heads of departments, he said. Arun visited Koraga colony

Mangalore, June 18: First Additional Senior Civil Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate in the district court ordered the registration of criminal cases against then Ullal Circle Police Inspector Jayanth Shetty, Sub Inspector Shiva Prakash and seven other policemen in connection with two private complaints of police atrocities filed by human rights activists in Ullal in 2008. Muhammad Kabeer of

Mangalore, June 18: A two-month-old baby of Mudipu village ailing from metabolic disorders did not respond to the treatment and died at the Regional Advanced Pediatric Care Centre (RAPCC) in Mangalore on Friday. According to his parents, the treating doctor— a senior paediatrician— did not pay proper attention to their baby. Moksha, the deceased was daughter of Yuvraj and Sumithra of Mudipu. The

Mangalore, June 18: The fight of the street vendors for a proper place to carry out their business in Mangalore will be taken to the High Court. State Janata Dal (Secular) general secretary M.G. Hegde told presspersons here on Saturday that the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) had violated the orders of the Supreme Court in evicting the street vendors from the Central Market and the surrounding

Mangalore, June 18: The collapse of retaining wall between Nivasar and Ratnagiri stations in Konkan Railway has forced the railways to cancel some trains on Friday and Saturday and divert a few others. The railway officials from the Palakkad division of Southern Railway said two trains leaving Kochuveli on Friday and Saturday had been diverted via Shoranur, Erode, Jolarpettai, and Bangalore City

Mangalore, June 18: Fishermen fetched better prices for species such as ribbonfish, cuttlefish, shrimps, squid and sardines in the fishing season that just ended. A 57-day fishing ban began on June 15 and will be effective till August 10, marking the end of a fishing season. In this season, the wholesale price of three fish species, caught from the coast of Dakshina Kannada, increased sharply. The