Karnataka

Mangalore, February 22: Former international player Ashok Poovaiah on Tuesday inaugurated a state level indoor intercollegiate shuttle badminton tournament for men and women in the city. The event is being organised by Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College, Mangalore in association with SDM Law College & Centre for Post Graduate Studies in Law, Hubli at Srinivas Mallya Indoor Stadium

Uppinangady, February 22: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which took up the investigation of the mysterious death case of former Qazi of Mangalore CM Abdullah Chembarikka Ustad, reportedly interrogated a youth from Uppinangady on Monday. It is said that Haaris alias Thaha, a resident of Koppala was interrogated by two CBI officers in this connection. It was suspected that the scholar's death

Mangalore, February 22: The Mangalore division of Lokayukta police will conduct public hearings based on written representations submitted under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act at various places in the district from Tuesday. Complaints in prescribed application forms available in office of Lokayukta police should be submitted to authorities of Lokayukta along with an affidavit and should pertain to

Mangalore, February 22: The Rajya Rasthe Saarige Nigamagala Naukarara Karnataka Rakshana Vedike has urged the Deputy Commissioner, who is also the chairman of the Regional Transport Authority to facilitate the early introduction of city bus services by KSRTC in Mangalore. The Vedike reminded the DC about an assurance given by transport minister R Ashoka that the KSRTC would not back down from

Manipal, February 21: Newspapers should reflect the dichotomies in the society. But it is unfortunate that Indian media has been following US corporate media model of having a largest media and least informed public, said development journalist P Sainath. He was delivering a lecture, as part of Article-19, a communication fest of Manipal Institute of Communication (MIC), here. “When it comes to

Mangalore, February 21: In a tragic incident, two persons travelling in a motorcycle died on the spot when a students' bus hit them on Monday evening. The victims have been identified as local residents Ronnie and Baby, both in their mid 30s. According to Suratkal Police Inspector Belliappa, the duo was on its way to Kinnigoli from Suratkal, when the bus belonging to a private educational

Mangalore, February 21: It was a rough initiation in to the world of policing for IPS probationary officer Abhinav Khare who was nearly manhandled by an irate crowd after an official vehicle in which he was travelling collided with a motorcycle causing grievous injuries to two persons at Ballalbagh in the city here on Sunday. The crowd manhandled Akbar Basha, a District Armed Reserve police

Mangalore, February 21: The family members of a fisherman who went missing off the Mangalore coast plunged in agony as the search operation was called off by noon on Monday afternoon. Thirty year old Ganapati son of Madhava, a resident of Bhatkal had drowned after slipping from a fishing boat, strait opposite to mouth of estuary in the Arabian sea at around 11:20 on Sunday night. The boat had

Mangalore, February 21: The 27th All India Major Port Lawn Tennis Tournament jointly hosted by New Mangalore Port Sports Council and Major Ports Sports Control Board commenced at NMPT on Monday, February 21. M Ajit Kumar, IRS, Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise, Mangalore inaugurated the matches in the morning at NMPT Officers Club premises. P Tamilvanan, Chairman, NMPT presided over the

Mangalore, February 21: Three renowned athletes of Karnataka, who have represented India in the international arena in the field of sports on Monday demanded a powerful 'sport law' to give a new life to sports in the country. Addressing media persons here on Monday, athletes Reeth Abraham, Vandana Rao, and former Olympic sprinter Vandana Shanbhag expressed their frustration over the interference