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Kasaragod, Nov 1: Assistance of Rs. 1 crore to be given to aided schools The government will strive to turn all State-run schools into centres of excellence on a par with global standards, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. The State will improve the overall standards of schools so as to help them compete with their counterparts with global standards, Mr. Vijayan said while addressing a

Nov 1: A JD(S) leader was found dead at Mukikere in Channarayapatna taluk on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Ravi alias Kannambadi Ravi, 46, of Lakshmipura. His body was found hanging from a tree, while his two-wheeler was lying on the ground nearby. He had been to a festival in Kabballi on Monday. It is suspected that he was murdered on the way back to his village.

Hubballi, Oct 25: Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Jagadish Shettar said on Tuesday that they had no problem if Tipu Jayanti celebrations were organised by private people. “We have never opposed if the event is by private parties. But it is not right to organise the celebration on behalf of the government,” he said. He was speaking to reporters in the city. “I was gifted a headgear and a

Udupi, Oct 24: The District and Sessions Court postponed the hearing of hotelier Bhaskar Shetty murder case to November 28 for fixing the date for trial (FDT). The accused number one Rajeshwari, accused number two and three son Navneeth and astrologer Niranjan Bhat, were produced before the court in connection with framing the charges for Shetty’s murder. The accused number four and five who are

Mangaluru, Oct 22: An Indian Coast Guard officer saved the lives of two people, who were lying unconscious on the roadside due to electric shock, on Airport Road in Mangaluru. A release from the Coast Guard, Karnataka, said Assistant Commandant Abhishek Wadhwa, belonging to 75 ACV Squadron, was heading towards Kunjathbail on Wednesday when he found the victims. He performed CPR and revived one of

Mangaluru, Oct 21: The Mangaluru CCB police arrested seven persons who were making an attempt to rob near people Big Bazaar at Bejai in Mangaluru city. Acting on a tip-off that a group of six to seven youths on three bikes were making an attempt to rob a few persons, the CCB sleuths arrested seven persons. The arrested include Pritham Poojary (23), a resident of Kappigudde near Kavoor; Vishal

Mangaluru: A short story collection titled "Mazaar Ani Her Katha" comprising of 10 short stories written by Professor Melwyn Rajesh Castelino, well known as Melwyn Pernal in the Konkani literary world was released on October 14. Rev. Nelson D’Souza of Gandhidham Province in Gujarat and Ronald J Sequiera , President of Konkani Writers and Artists Association jointly released the new short story

Mysuru, Oct 16: Journalist M G Rajesh (40) died in a road accident near Talakadu in T Narasipur taluk on Sunday. Rajesh, along with his family members, was travelling by car to attend a function in Mudukuthore when the mishap occurred. According to family members, the last rites will be held in Mysuru on Monday. Rajesh’s sister-in law Mahima (37) also died in the mishap.

Kasaragod, Oct 16: A man was killed and three others sustained injuries in a head-on collision involving two trucks near Kumbla on Sunday. The accident occurred around 7.30 am as a container truck collided with the other truck that was proceeding towards Mangaluru to transport fish to Kerala. Biju, 47, a native Cherthala in Alappuzha, who was driving the truck carrying fish, died on the spot while

Udupi, Oct 15: A gang broke into the Ermadi Kalkuda Daivasthana at Havanje village near Brahmavar between 11.30 a.m. on Thursday and 7.45 a.m. on Friday and decamped with silver ornaments valued at Rs. 52,000, according to the police. A case has been registered at the Brahmavar police station. Investigation is on, the police said.