Karnataka

Mangalore, February 2: Mangalore City Corporation has bagged the Second Best Urban Local Body Award for 2010 among nine city corporations in the State. The annual award has been instituted by the Department of Urban Development and Directorate of Municipal Administration for best administrative practices in the delivery of services. The award carries Rs. 3 lakh and a certificate. The Commissioner

Koteshwar, February 2: The long awaited dream of establishing a Parish in Koteshwar came true on Sunday, January 30 as the Episcopal Vicar, Very Rev. Dr. Baptist Menezes read the decree from the Bishop of Mangalore and declared St. Anthony's Chapel into a Parish. St. Anthony's Parish in Koteshwar has altogether 72 families most of who belong to Pius Nagar Parish. For the past ten years, the

Udupi, February 1: Higher Education Minister Dr VS Acharya has assured to consider the demand for setting up units of Mangalore University and Sanskrit University, in Udupi. He was replying to the demands made before him by Prof Muralidhar Upadhya Hiriadka, President of Rathabeedi Geleyaru, Udupi, at the Bannanje Ramacharya Commemoration programme, organized by Rathabeedi Geleyaru, in association

Mangalore, February 1: Two local courts in Mangalore have sentenced two persons in separate murder cases to imprisonment on Tuesday. The convicted are Muhammad Faizal (19), son of Aboobaker, a resident of Pudu village in Bantwal taluk and Chandra alias Chandrashekar (30) son of late Ramappa Belchada of Ira village in Bantwal taluk. The first Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Hanchette

Mangalore, February 1: 'Art Beat – Rangon Ka Mela 2011' and 'Spinout' inter collegiate fests were inaugurated at St Aloysius College, Mangalore on Tuesday, February 1. M Raghuram, Senior Assistant Editor, DNA, inaugurated 'Art Beat', the fest organized by the Arts Faculty of the College, at the Eric Mathias Hall. Fr Joseph Rodrigues, Rector, St Aloysius Institutions, presided over the function

Manjeshwar, February 1: An actor has been arrested by Kumble police on charges of kidnapping and sexually harassing a teen-age girl. The accused Abdul Sattar, popularly known as 'Album Sattar', secured many fans through his acting in Malayalam Mapille Album “Kalbil Neeyaann Fauziya”. According to Kumble Circle Inspector Damodaran, whose team played a major role to nab the accused, Album Sattar is

Mangalore, February 1: Women, who are good at making traditional Beary dishes such as 'Erchiro pinde, Neyappa ',' Muttero-appa, or at decorating palms with mehendi, could head to Kadri Park on February 6 and win prizes. The Karnataka Beary Academy has organised a cultural evening with competitions in making Beary dishes, and to test your mehendi skills. According to a release from Academy's

Mangalore, February 1: Mangalore assistant commissioner Prabhuling Kavalikatti on Monday suspended the Kavoor village accountant Shivanand Natekal for misbehaving with a Dalit woman. Natekal was arrested last week under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on the charge of seeking sexual favours from Nethravathi, an SC woman. Nethravathi had applied for a caste

Mangalore, January 31: Although Justice Somasekhara Commission report on attacks on places of worships in the state is apparently biased and prepared in the interest of the ruling government, no one should forget that it clearly mentioned that Bajarang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishath have directly involved in attack against around ten Christian centres, pointed out Advocate MP Noronha. He unearthed

Mangalore, January 31: The state government should fulfill its promise of giving greater freedom and power to Lokayukta to accomplish various tasks, said Lok Ayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde. He was speaking after laying foundation stone for the proposed new office building for the Dakshina Kannada division of Karnataka Lokayukta near Zilla Panchayat here on Monday. He said it is impossible for the