Karnataka

Mangalore, February 15: The Johannes Gutenburg University, Germany and Yenepoya University, Mangalore, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, February 15, at Yenepoya Medical College. Johannes Gutenburg University is one of the oldest German Universities, named after the famous fifteenth-century printer, who revolutionaized printing with movable types. The signatories to the

Udupi, February 15: Campus Front of India conducted a bike rally and public programme in Udupi to publicise the upcoming Karnataka State Conference, to be held in Nehru Maidan, Mangalore on February 27. The rally started from Manipal end point and ended at Sarasvathi School Udupi via MGM, Kadiyali, city bus stand, Hanuman circle, and Clock tower route. Volunteers on vehicles including about 100

Mangalore, February 15: Over three dozen Gram Panchayat workers staged a protest in front of the Zilla Panchayat office near Urwa Store on Tuesday demanding resolution of their long-pending problems related to wages, dearness allowance and working conditions. The protest was staged as part of the Zilla Panchayat Chalo organized across the state. The protesters warned the government that they would

Mangalore, February 15: Eid Milad was celebrated on Tuesday by children of various Madrasas in Mangalore with religious fervor and traditional gaiety. Students of both branches of Al-azhariya Madrasas took out a procession early in the morning marching on the streets of Azeezuddin Road, Ansari Road and JM Road chanting salaths and baith in Arabic. As many as 1,000 students from the two Madrasas

Mangalore, February 15: India's first woman IPS office and social activist Dr Kiran Bedi will be visiting this coastal city on Wednesday, February 16, to participate in an inter-collegiate state-level management fest 'Memorabilia 2011' being organised by Mangalore Business School.She is expected to deliver the key note address at the valedictory ceremony of the two day fest at 3:30 pm at TMA Pai

Mangalore, February 15: A fisherman has gone missing since Thursday after his boat collided with a foreign ship near Kasaragod.He has been identified as Palani Swamy (35), resident of Velupuram of Tamilnadu. Five other fishermen were rescued when the 'King Fish', a deep sea fishing boat owned by Mumthaz of Ullal that had capsized. The boat was brought to Mangalore on Monday.The family members of

Mangalore, February 15: Karnataka Beary Sahithya Academy has expressed its resistance to the proposal of bringing it under the Karnataka State Wakf Foundation for Minority Welfare Department (MWD), while Urdu Academy is all set to be moved out of Department of Kannada and Culture (DKC). Beary Academy President MB Abdul Rahman has said that he is not ready to agree with any proposal of linking the

Kasaragod, February 15: As many as 22 remand prisoners of the sub jail here were sent to the Kannur Central jail following violence in the jail by a section of prisoners. The jail authorities sent the remand prisoners to the Kannur central jail following a probe into the seizure of a mobile phone and a packet of ganja from a prisoner and the attack on the jail staff in protest against the action

Mangalore, February 15: With cops keeping an eagle eye on hangout spots of the youth across the city, and Dakshina Kannada district, Valentine's Day passed off peacefully on Monday. The only exception was a brief protest by Bajrang Dal cadre who burnt and tore up Valentine's Day cards in front of Empire Mall on M G Road here only to leave the scene in a hurry as police descended on the spot on

Manipal, February 14: The month-long jewellery casting course for unemployed youth conducted by Manipal Institute of Jewellery Management (MIJM) in collaboration with the department of Employment and Training, Government of Karnataka, began at the institute on Monday. A total of 40 boys and girls from various parts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada District are participating in the course. Dr GK