Karnataka

Mangalore, March 13: A unique 'talent hunt' competition for Beary speaking teachers of various schools across Dakshina Kannada district was organised on Sunday at Pentagon Hotel here under the ages of Karnataka Beary Sahithya Academy. Over a dozen teachers participated in speech, quiz, storytelling, poem writing, henna designing and other competitions and won the prizes. Prof KP Soofi, HOD

Mangalore, March 13: Heartbroken parents and relatives of the victims of Friday's fatal road accident near Padil, are still in shock, as they have permanently lost the breadwinners of their families. Four passengers, identified as Rakshith alias Shabari (22), Mushtaq Rahman (32), Nazeer Ahmed (40) and Abdussamad Thangal (32), were died on spot and seven others suffered serious injuries, when the

Mangalore, March 13: The terror accused Indresh Kumar is currently participating at the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) of RSS which is going on at Puttur near here. While addressing the media persons, All India Executive Member of RSS Ram Madhav spilled the beans that Indresh Kumar, who is accused of Mecca-Malegaon bomb blasts, is attending the ABPS. This was revealed when media persons

Vittal, March 13: A 68-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping into a lake near her house at Kambaladadda after her husband died of Liver Cancer. The deceased has been identified as Kalyani, wife of Narayana Shetty (82), an agriculturist. The tragedy took place on Saturday morning when Kalyani saw the body of Narayana Shetty, who died earlier that day after a prolonged illness and was taken to

Chikmagalur, March 13: The confusions clouding the Urus celebration at Sriguru Dattatreya Bababudangiri Swami Darga near here seems to be amplifying by every passing day. In a press release issued on Friday, the Darga traditional head Sayed Gaus Mohiyuddin Shakhadri has said, he had sent an application to the Deputy Commissioner requesting his permission for observing Urus as per the order issued

Mangalore, March 13: The number of applications received by the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) for sites during this financial year is nearly four times that of sites available for distribution under the Vajpayee Mane Niveshana Yojane. This appears to have happened because the corporation has not distributed sites since 1992 even as the State Government did not set targets for allotment of

Mangalore, March 13: In a gruesome early-morning accident, a six-year-old boy was crushed to death in front of Mangaladevi Temple near Jeppu on Sunday when a mini-lorry rammed into a motorbike moving in the same direction. The deceased has been identified as Prajwal, son of Ravi Rao Acharya, a resident of Hoige Bazar. The boy, who is studying in first standard, was returning home with his

Uppinangady, March 12: SM Mohammed, a PWD contractor from Kadaba died on Saturday after his car rammed into a wall near Konthur. The 56-year-old was heading towards Peraje Gram Panchayat when the incident took place. The accident left him seriously injured and he was immediately taken to the government hospital in Puthur. But he succumbed to his injures a few hours later. Mohammed was involved in

Mangalore, March 12: It is the responsibility of the society to recognise the young achievers and encourage them in their future endeavour, said Mangalore University Vice Chancellor TC Shivashankar Moorthy. He was delivering the presidential address after presenting 'Suma Sourabha' awards at function to mark the 19 the anniversary of 'Suma Sourabha' fortnightly magazine at Town Hall here on

Vittal, March 12: Burglars decamped with gold jewelleries worth Rs 4 lakh from a house at Kadambu near here early on Saturday morning. It is reported that the burglars broke into the house when all the four members residing there including two children, their mother and grandmother, were in the deep sleep phase. The owner of the house, Shareef, works at a company in Bangalore. The family members