Karnataka

Chikmagalur, March 21: Amidst and confusion and chaos, the annual Sandal Uroos programme of Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudanswami Darga was held in Bababudangiri on Sunday. As the Shakhadri and temporary Uroos committee stayed away from the celebration, the district administration itself organised and led the event. Abiding by the traditions, Sub-division Officer Dayanand carried sandal paste from

Mangalore, March 21: Satish Venkataraman, MD of Chilly Willy Trading has been bestowed with Aryabhata International Award 2010. The award is being conferred on him for his contribution and service in the field of industry. Sathish Venkataraman will receive the award at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore, on April 2. Three others who will also receive the prestigious award on the occasion are K P

Udupi, March 21: “Where was the need for Operation Lotus? In the name of Operation Lotus many politicians, without a reputation, were brought to the party field. They were unaware of the party's policy and principles. Least bothered about the party organization and cadres. The incumbents were issued tickets and made to win spending crores of rupees”, these were the outbursts of State BJP President

Udupi, March 21: Karnataka Government recently has passed a bill to enable the recruitment of lecturers of Job Orient Courses (JOC), to different government departments, said MLC Ganesh Karnik. Government had withdrawn the JOC from the academic year 2010-11 and closed all the 590 JOC centers in the state. Over 3,700 lecturers had lost their jobs earning them a monthly salary of around Rs 4000

Mangalore, March 21: Dr. Shivarama Karantha Biological Park at Pilikula on the outskirts of the city is thinking of creating facilities for sparrow breeding, according to its director H.J. Bhandary. Speaking to a national daily on “The World Sparrow Day” on Sunday with the theme “chirp for the sparrow! tweet for the sparrow!”, Mr. Bhandary said that change in the housing pattern was one of the

Mangalore, March 20: The colourful festival of Holi was celebrated across Mangalore on Sunday. People enjoyed the day spilling out onto the streets hurling coloured powder and coloured water at each other. In a rare instance, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada Subodh Yadav hosted a colourful holy bash at his residence here inviting his colleagues and senior police officers. City police chief

Mangalore, March 20: Tulukoota Kuwait in association with Aadarsha hospital Udupi is holding the "Tulukoota Kuwait Kidney Dialysis Project". A recent survey has indicated that less than 10% of the total patients requiring dialysis in India are able to avail the facility. Hemodialysis treatment is very expensive. The medicines are equally costly and a majority of the patients are not able to afford

Uppinangady, March 20: There should not be any room for conflict in the matters of religion. The 'Samastha' which always strive for harmony, has never paved way for clashes, said Athur Mudarris Hadi Ibrahim Thangal. He was speaking after inaugurating a two day Sunni Conference “Samastha-85” and study camp here with the promulgation “Preserving the tradition is the goal of Samastha” organized under

Mangalore, March 20: A man was found brutally murdered on Saturday night on Arbi Road neary Achary Bail junction at Moodshedde village of Mangalore Taluk. The deceased has been identified as Venkatesh (32), a resident of Jeppinamogaru area of the city. A deep knife-stab injury was clearly visible on his body. Kavoor police, who have registered a case of murder said, the incident took place

Mangalore, March 20: Working towards strengthening the relationship between people of different faiths and establishing communal harmony is the need of the hour, said Mangalore MLA UT Khader. He was speaking at the Talent Milad Awards ceremony organised under the auspices of Talent Research Foundation, a city based philanthropic organisation at Town Hall here on Sunday. As many as 92 achievers