Karnataka

Udupi, March 23 : Jewellery activities in the undivided Dakshina Kannada district, which is one of the major jewellery market in Karnataka, will come to a standstill for a day on March 25 in protest against the two per cent VAT proposed by the state government in its current year budget on ornaments. The Udupi district Jewellers Association which has voiced 15 concern against the proposed VAT had

Mangalore, March 23: “Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given special assurance to the citizens of the state that the central government will ensure the welfare and security of all citizens particularly thise belonging to the minorities and the weaker sections of coastal Karnataka”, said Justice Micheal F Saldanha, Retired Judge of Karnataka High Court. He was speaking to media persons at a press

Nitte, March 22: Management practice is a base line for corporate survival and success, opined Dr MS Moodithaya, Director, Centre for Global Initiatives, Nitte University. He was delivering an expert lecture on the theme 'Leadership and Enterpreneurship: A Corporate Framework Analysis', after inaugurating a two-day management student exchange programme organized by the Justice KS Hegde Institute

Mangalore, March 23: Deeply hurt by the treatment meted out to him by his party leaders, MG Hegde, senior congress leader on Wednesday formally announced his decision to permanently quit the national party alleging that the Congress 'humiliated' him and several other 'faithful and honest party-workers' like him. Addressing the media persons here on Wednesday, Mr Hegde said he is quitting the party

Mangalore, March 23: Vittal police have arrested two persons for impersonation in the second PU examination at the Government PU College in Kanyana. The arrested have been identified as Pradeep Kumar from Hebri and Murali from Gaudribidanur. They were trying to write second PU Economics paper for other students. Meanwhile, another person, who was also writing the exam as an impersonator, managed

Puttur, March 23: Some unidentified thieves struck at a house on Monday and decamped with gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 8.89 lakh. The house belongs to Sridhar, a lecturer at Kasaba Junior College at Kallimar village in Kasba of Puttur taluk. The incident took place sometime between 9.30 pm on Monday and early hours of Tuesday when Sridhar was away on evaluation duty at Mysore. His wife

Mangalore, March 23: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) organised an awareness torch light procession against the corruption and imperialism on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the execution of freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh and his three associates Rajguru and Sukhdev. Around 75 men and women cadres, some of them wearing masks of Bhagat Singh

Mangalore, March 23: About half of the 10 manufacturers of fishmeal in and around Mangalore have suspended production owing to the changed demand scene in Japan following the earthquake-triggered tsunami. Of them, at least three exporters have sent fishmeal to Japanese ports with “no clear scene” on what has happened to what they have sent from here. However, the suspension of production cannot be

Mangalore, March 22: P A College of Engineering, Nadupadav emerged winner in 'Nrityam', an inter engineering college dance competition organised by Infosys, Mangalore at their Mudipu campus near here on Friday. The winners received a Trophy and cash prize of Rs.25, 000. In all, 256 students from 11 engineering colleges in and around Mangalore participated in this event. Canara Engineering College

Mangalore, March 22: AIMIT students of IT section won the prestigious Overall Championship in SEMAPHORE 2011, the National level MCA fest conducted by the Department of MCA, NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE College, Karkala, wherein 13 teams participated. AIMIT had to compete with some of the leading MCA colleges like St Joseph college, MIT, Christu Jayanthi College, and Srinivas College. Two