Karnataka

Mangalore, June 14: Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel vented his ire at the officials of the Public Works Department for failing to carry out road repairs before the onset of the monsoon during a review meeting here on Monday. Mr. Kateel demanded to know why the officials did not complete the repairs on the Mani-Kabaka and Sullia-Sampaje roads before the monsoon. He told the officials to set

Mangalore, June 14: The Dakshina Kannada Pradesh Congress Committee (DKPCC) will launch a two-month campaign “Congressna Nadige Janara Balige” (march of Congress towards people) from June 15 to create awareness about various development schemes of the Centre. It will throw light on the failure of the State government in implementing many welfare measures. B. Ramanath Rai, District president of

Udupi, June 14: A rare idol of mythical unicorn has been found at Kalya near Nitte in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. T. Murgeshi, lecturer in the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology at MSRS College, Shirva, and S.A. Krishnayya, folklore expert, told presspersons here on Monday that the idol was 29 cm long, 18 cm in width and seven centimetres thick. The left front and rear leg of the

Udupi, June 14: Members of the Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (Ambedkar Vada) staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Monday protesting against the statement of Vishvesha Tirtha swamiji of Pejawar Math on the conversion of 2,000 Dalits into Buddhism. DSS State unit organising convenor Prakash Byadarahalli said the claim of the swamiji that Buddhism was a part of

Mangalore, June 13: The trained youth of Project Displaced Families on Monday withdrawn their agitation against Mangalore Special Economic Zone following a high level meeting held in the office of Deputy Commissioner here. The meeting was attended by MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, District in-charge minster Krishna J Palemar, MLA N Yogish Bhat MLAs N Yogesh Bhat Abhayachandra Jain, MLC Captain Ganesh

Mangalore, June 13: Strongly opposing the recent move by Excise Minister M P Renukacharya to grant permission to employ female bartenders in bars and restaurants to serve food and liquor to the customers, the District unit of Sri Rama Sene (SRS) said that the Minister is promoting western and night-life culture. Kumar Malemar, District President of Sene told media persons, here on Monday that such

Mangalore, June 13: Although the 'civic tiger' of Mangalore City Corporation is stealing the daily bread of a section of street vendors, the inhabitants of Nirashritara Parihara Kendra situated at Pachchanady are filling their belly with the seized vegetables and fruits. Half a load of vegetables and fruits seized by evicted street vendors at Central Market and City Bus Terminus area on Monday

Udupi, June 13: The South West Monsoon, which has been vigorous for the last five days, has claimed the life of a 32-year-old newly-married person who was washed away while crossing a culvert at Ajekaru in this District. According to police, Shishupala Shetty, who had returned from Mumbai to settle down in his hometown, got married three weeks ago. Due to heavy rains in the district, nine houses

Mangalore, June 13: M.V. KONARD SCHULTE, the mainline container vessel from West Africa (Port Cotanou – Benin) called at the Port on June 10. The vessel completed its operation of unloading 399 TEUs of raw cashew for distribution among various cashew processing units situated in and around Mangalore and loading of 500 TEUS of export containers is in full swing. The vessel is expected to sail on

Mangalore, June 13: A Kannada-Konkani dictionary in both Kannada and Devanagri scripts was released here on Sunday at the Vishwa Konkani Kendra. The bi-lingual dictionary, Kannada Konkani Ratnakosha, has been compiled by Mandarke Madhav Pai, a renowned lexicographer and writer. Vishwa Konkani Kendra president Basti Vaman Shenoy said Mr Pai had painstakingly worked for around five years to complete