Karnataka

Mangalore, March 18: Disorder prevailed in the selection process held for the posts of presidents and members of the Zilla Panchayat Standing Committees in the Zilla Panchayat on Thursday. In a special meeting called for the selection process of the five standing committees, 7 posts in the Agriculture and Industrial Standing Committee were left vacant due to the difference of opinion. The

Udupi, Mar 17: Udupi police have arrested a Kerala based thief involved in over 26 house burgling cases and recovered gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 11 lakh. The arrested has been identified as Tangaraju alias Ramesh (55), a native of Tamilnadu and settled in Kanzangad, Kerala. During a recent burglary in Brahmavar, the forensic squad had been successful in identifying his finger prints, which

Uppinangady, March 17: Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag, president of the Human Rights Protection Foundation, has urged the anti-andosulfan activists to seek legal help to make the company liable to pay compensation to the victims of the menace. He was addressing a meeting of the presidents and vice presidents of the Gram Panchayats under Puthur Taluk convened to collate information on the people affected

Mangalore, March 17: Karnataka Konkani Sahithya Academy has announced its literary and book awards. The awards will be given away at a programme to be held on Mar 26, at 5 pm, at Kashi Mutt, Malleshwaram, Bangalore. President of Konkani Sahithya Academy Kundapura Narayana Kharvy announced the awards at a press meet in Udupi The awardees are: Agnel Rodrigues (Konkani Language), Dr Edward Nazreth

Manipal, March 17: The present day civil society needs or demands alternative discourse or alternative media, opined Vice-Chancellor of Central University, Tamil Nadu, Professor BP Sanjay. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day national seminar on Media Conscience: Changes, Challenges & Chances, organized by Manipal Institute of Communication, here on Thursday. “Everybody involved in or

Mangalore, March 16: A rare painting exhibition 'Kadavadana', depicting various traditional and modern designs of front-doors was inaugurated at the Prasad Art Gallery, here on Thursday evening. Reshma S Shetty, the young artist has exhibited her special talent through this exhibition, said Laxmikumaran, DGM, Corporate Communications, MRPL, who was the president at the inaugural function.Chief

Mangalore, March 19: Mangalore Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar laid the foundation stone for a new building of the Al Azhariya Madrasa at Azizuddin road in Bunder here on Thursday. The Madrasa was established in 1927 and has more than 700 students and 25 Ustads, according to Rashid Haji, a member of management committee. On the occasion, Madrasa President Y Muhammad Kunhi, Vice Presidents M Bashir Haji

Mangalore, March 17: Foggy morning for the second consecutive day in the city continued to throw air traffic into disarray on Thursday and many flights at the Bajpe airport were disrupted due to the strange weather. It is confirmed by the official sources that at least two flights were delayed by up to two hours due to reduced visibility. The Kingfisher flight which was scheduled to land at 8.20am

Mangalore, March 17: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji on Thursday visited the encampment of job seekers in the project displaced families of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone, whose indefinite hunger strike in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner went on for the 17th consecutive day today. During his 10 minute stay with the demonstrating youth, on his way to Kasaragod

Kundapur, March 17: In a daring daylight robbery on Wednesday, a person posing as a stranger went to a jewellery shop at Kundapur near Church road and stole gold ornaments worth Rs 3 lakh. The shop Gayathri Jewellers belongs to Ganesh Acharya. The incident took place at around 1.30 pm. A person aged about 35 years posing as customer entered the shop when the owner was about to leave the place for