Karnataka

Udupi, March 21: Students of Shanthiniketan English Medium School in Alevoor village, near here, witnessed the demonstration of Bidri Art or Bidriware, an unique art form of Bidar (North Karnataka) by Rashid Ahmed Qadri. Qadri was one of the Bidri artisans who engaged in the Bidri craft live on the mounted truck that featured a tableau representing Karnataka at the Republic Day Parade held at New

Mangalore, March 21: Democratic Youth Federation of India continued its campaign seeking sites for houseless poor and demanding implementation of Rent Control Act by staging protest cum mass submission of application for the allotment of house sites at Munnur gram panchayat near here on Monday. Addressing the protesters Muneer Katipalla, District President of DYFI said Chief Minister Yeddyurappa

Mangalore, March 21: Cruise vessel M.V. Le Ponente called at NMPT on Monday, March 21. This is the 14th cruise vessel that called at the Port during the current financial year 2010-11. The vessel after sailing from Cochin called at NMPT in the morning and sailed to Goa in the afternoon. On Sunday, March 20, cruise vessel M.V. Seabourn Sojourn with 371 passengers and 352 crew called at the Port out

Mangalore, March 21: The residents of Shivbagh, ward No.34 of Mangalore City Corporation, on Monday evening staged a demonstration in front of the MCC to exert pressure on their corporator and the governing body of the city to fulfil their demands including the improvement of the conditions the roads. The protesters alleged their Corporator Gretta Rebello of failing to meet the demands of the

Mangalore, March 21: A “Gulf Meet” was organized by Sunni Vidyarthi Sangha (SVS) at Alekala, Ullal near here on Saturday. The programme started with Darga Ziyarath, Hazrath Achi Saheb. Alekala Masjid Khatheeb Pattambi Usthad offered Du'a. Alekala Madrasa Sadar ND Aboobaker Madani inaugurated the programme while Jumma Masjid President US Hamza presided over. Speaking on the occasion, SVS State

Mangalore, March 21: The Assistant Commissioner's (AC) court itself here on Monday faced the risk of legal action for neglecting the verdict of 2nd Additional Senior Civil Court, which had asked the former to provide increased compensation to families displaced from Malavoor village during the process of land acquisition for Mangalore Airport in Bajpe in 1999. The government had distributed the

Mangalore, March 21: The Regional Transport Authority has raised the minimum bus fare (both urban and rural) for the first 2 km from Rs. 4 to Rs. 4.50 with effect from March 23. The fare for the remaining stages will be the same as the one fixed on January 21, according to an official press release. The minimum bus fare was revised by the Authority headed by Deputy Commissioner Subodh Yadav

Mangalore: A proposal of the Centre to widen the National Highway No. 13 between Mangalore and Shimoga into two lanes is unlikely to become a reality soon. It is because of issues related to Kudremukh National Park (KNP) and other forest area along the stretch. Official sources told The Hindu that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under the Union Ministry of Road Transport and

Mangalore, March 21: The Dakshina Kannada district administration and the elected representatives of the district have once again broken their promise made to the job seekers in the Project Displaced Families (PDF) of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone, who are on an indefinite hunger strike in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here. Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on March 6 had assured

Uppinangady, March 21: The entire Muslim community should unite under the 'Samastha' banner, said Kotumala Bapu Musliyar, Central Committee Secretary of 'Samastha'. He was speaking after inaugurating the second day of the Sunni conference organized at Uppinangady here on Saturday. NPM Zainul Abideen Thangal, DK District President of 'Samastha' called upon people to build a mighty society following