Karnataka

Karwar, March 5: The “rasta roko” agitation by members of Sand Extractors and Transporters' Association, Karwar, disrupted the movement of vehicles on National Highway 17 for more than three hours on Friday. The highway was blocked at the Majali check-post on Karwar-Goa border by the association members in support of their demands. The students taking the examinations and patients being taken to

Puttur, March 5: Various Jama'aths and organizations of the region felicitated Ullal Deputy Qazi Assayyid Fazal Koyamma Thangal Al Bukhari in the valedictory function of the annual day celebrations of Bannur Thajussunnah Educational Foundation at Bannur Jumma Masjid.Dr Muhammad Fazil Razvi Kavalakatte, State President of Sunni Students Federation inaugurated the function. Usman Haji Mithur

Kaup, March 5: A group of 15 expats from the coastal districts stranded in Libya following the unrest sparked off by the uprising against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's is expected to reach India on Sunday. The Indian embassy in Tripoli has been making arrangements for the safe evacuation of people Indians and more than 10 officers of the embassy are currently engaged in rescue operations under

Mangalore, March 5: Retired teacher, organizer, litterateur A Narasimha Bhatta of Kasaragod was honored with 'Aerya Award' at Canara High School on Friday.The award is instituted by Canara High School Association from the funds given by senior litterateur Aerya Laxmi Narayana Alva. Journalist Sandhya Pai released a book “Mirdanana Manthra” authored by Narasimha Bhatta on the occasion. M Annappa

Bantwal, March 5: Fed up with irregular water supply to their area, the residents of Madaka staged a protest on Friday in front of Golthamajalu Gram Panchayat here.The protesters said that officials have been neglecting the area though there was no water supply for the last ten days. They shouted the slogans against Gram Panchayat members and officials for neglecting people's complaints about

Mangalore, March 5: In the backdrop of few persons lobbying against the extension of Mangalore-Bangalore train to Karwar, Paschima Karavali Railway Yatri Abhivridhi Samiti has said that if the train is extended to Karwar, then railway connectivity will be provided from Karwar-Mangalore-Puttur-Subramanya. Moreover, it will be convenient to the school and college students along with office-goers

Mangalore, March 4: About 150 residents of Harekala including the homeless and who do not have title deeds, submitted their applications for the same under the banner of Harekala unit of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) recently near here. The applications were submitted to Deputy Commissioner under the leaderships of Rafida Banu, Gram Panchayat President and Maruthi, the Secretary

Udupi, March 5: Hundreds of Raitha Sangha activists, on Friday gheraoed Taluk Office, Udupi, protesting against Udupi Tahasildar Prasanna's statement supporting Nagarjuna. It is to be noted here that in a section of Kannada dailies, a statement convincing the people that Nagarjuna power plant will not have any ill effects on the environment, had got published. Replying to agitators Prasanna said

Nitte, March 5: No corporation can survive just with the principle of profit maximization. Sustainability is the key word. Long term sustainability depends upon the triple bottom line. People, planet and life-cycle thinking will determine the scale and depth of a corporation, said Lekshmi Kumaran, DGM, Corporate Communications, MRPL Mangalore. She was speaking after inaugurating the Ettin-2011, a

Udupi, March 5: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji will no more be in the fight against coal based power project promoted by Udupi Power Corporation Ltd (earstwhile Nagarjuna). A development to this effect was evident at the meeting of the representatives of the UPCL and the Raitha Sangha organizing protests against Nagarjuna, convened by the Swamiji. As soon as the meeting began