Karnataka

Mangalore, February 5: A successful and most advanced laser surgery on four ENT cancer patients was carried out at AJ Hospital and Research Centre, Kuntikana here recently. Revealing this to media persons at Press Club here on Saturday Dr Sheethal D Jain, Consultant ENT and Laser Surgeon said though laser surgery is the most recent advancement and is performed only in few centres across the world

Mangalore, February 5: A memorandum on “Need of an Emergency Requirement Work For Mangalore Airport” was submitted to M Veerappa Moily, Union Law Minister, by Pascal Pinto, Coordinator, United Associations of Karnataka, Kuwait, & D.K. Congress leader Tejomaya, at Mangalore Airport on Friday. The memorandum, addressed to Union Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi, states that keeping future traffic

Mangalore, February 4: With the ICC Cricket World Cup fever reaching its crescendo, the city of Mangalore is getting ready to soak in the excitement through the maiden T20 International cricket extravaganza which will be held at NMPT Stadium on February 25. Former New Zealand Captain Chris Cairns will lead the 'Chris Cairns XI' international cricket team consisting of cricket stars from Australia

Mangalore, February 5: Senior critic and playwright Prasanna said that culture is a way of life and is not to be preserved in museums. He was delivering a lecture on “Kanaka: re-thinking culture” organised by the Kanakadasa Research Centre in Mangalore University. Prasanna said that music, dance and Yakshagana were the “blooms and fruits” of a way of living. There was a need to differentiate

Mangalore, February 5: For the better functioning of the paperless office process, initiated by the former Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj, a new work station has been launched in the Office of Deputy Commissioner. District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar on Saturday formally inaugurated the work station situated next to the DC's chamber in presence of DC Subodh Yadav, Additional DC Prabhakar

Mangalore, February 5: District In-charge minister Krishna J Palemar on Saturday assured media persons that he has directed the district administration to take appropriate measures against the officials of Melanthabettu post office, where Dalits are allegedly being denied entry. When a group of journalists enquired the minister what measures he is going to take against the post office officials

Udupi, February 4: Religion is a potent force and shall be utilized for the welfare of the mankind. Mahathma Gandhi, Martin Luthar, Mother Theresa and other great personalities also practiced the same. But today it is a pity that some of the fanatic or fundamental organizations, in the name of religion, have been spreading hatred and violence, opined Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily. He was

Mangalore, February 4: A large number of trees have been destroyed as unknown miscreants set fire to the plantation area inside the campus of Mangalore University at Konaje near here on Thursday evening. According to sources, the arsonists set fire at multiple places in the area simultaneously causing difficulty to the fire brigade personnel to douse it.The fire, which was first seen near the

Mangalore, February 4: Ahead of the annual 'car festival' of historical Sri Venkataramana Temple, the newly widened Car Street was formally opened for the vehicle transportation and pedestrians on Friday morning. Speaking after inaugurating the road, Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat admitted that without the co-operation of local people, who gave up their properties for the sake of development and the

Mangalore, February 4: PM Hamad Bava, a resident of Panemangalur at Narikombu village in Bantwal taluk accused Bantwal Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) of illegally acquiring the land belonging to minority community.Addressing the media persons at Press Club here on Thursday, he said that that APMC has been trying to acquire 4 acres and 72 cents land of Umarabba, Zubeida, Mumthaz