Karnataka

Mangalore, March 3: A heated debate sparked between media persons and Bajpe-Permude-Kalavaru Samyukth Hitharakshana Samithi (SHS) President Bhujanga Shetty on Thursday, when the latter held a press meet at the city's Press Club to clarify his stance on the issue of project displaced families of Mangalore Special Economic Zone.The development came as hundreds of youth, belonging to MSEZ affected

Mangalore, March 3: The stage is set to relive the grand coronation of Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya in the coastal city of Mangalore, five centuries after he ruled the empire in the Deccan plateau of south India. The Karnataka State Tourism Department, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and Dakshina Kannada district administration is jointly organising a sound and light

Mangalore, March 3: Mukkacheri Friends Circle and Diamond Sports Club, which have been promoting sports and social service activities in and around Ullal for the last few years, will organize a National level flood light Tennis Ball Cricket (Over Arm) and Inter-State Kabbadi tournament “Fishers' Cup-2011” from March 11 to 13 at Ullal Sea Groud near here.As part of a social service programme, the

Mangalore, March 3: Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha on Thursday expressed its support to the cause of the job seekers in the project displaced families of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone, whose indefinite hunger strike has entered the third day. Kishore Kumar, the district unit chief of the BJYM along with his few associates joined hundreds of protesters, who

Mangalore, March 3: Women continue to remain insecure, despite several laws being brought about to protect them, said Madhu Bhooshan, Vimochana of Bangalore.She was speaking as the chief guest at a function in Town Hall on Thursday organized by the Network of Women's organizations in which more than 50 women organization participated across the district to mark 101st year of International Women's

Mangalore, March 3: Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh on Thursday inaugurated the renovated Police Control Room, which will be soon equipped with the latest technology. With this, the city police have advanced a step further in using technology for effective policing. Located near the office of Commissioner, the control room will also supervise the GPS fitted CPR vehicles of

Mangalore, March 3: Agriculture policies of the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre and the Bharatiya Janata Party Government in the State are worsening the plight of farmers, Maruti Manpade, State committee member of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha, said on Wednesday. Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Manpade said that the Centre had reduced its allocation for agriculture by Rs. 172

Mangalore, March 3: When Chetana Jagadish, a student in Mysore, telephoned her father at Marsa El Brega in Libya on Wednesday, she could hear the gunfire. She, however, was happy that her father, Jagadish Kumar, who works with the Sirte Oil Company “is safe”. About 65 people working for Sirte are Indians and are trapped there. “Colonel Qadhafi's men walked into the oil company premises and

Mangalore, March 3: People of Bangra Kulur fear that they will be evicted from their locality as it is one of the sites being considered for the proposed cricket stadium. The area was inspected by the Deputy Commissioner recently. With nearly 250 families, Bangra Kulur village is off National Highway 17 and part of it runs parallel to the Gurupur river for about a km. The land which is being

Udupi, March 2: Kota police have arrested two persons illegally carrying deadly weapons to supply them to the underworld criminals of Bangalore. When the Sub Inspector of Kota Police Station along with his team was on a routine check up on the NH-17, in front of the Airody Gram Panchayath office on Tuesday night, the police stopped a Ford Icon vehicle bearing registration number KA 05 8105, coming