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Coimbatore, Nov 15: As part of an awareness campaign of the ‘Awakening Conference’ being organized by National Women’s Front on Sunday, an exhibition was inaugurated on Saturday at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The theme of the exhibition is “Women’s rights and issues”. It was formally inaugurated by Popular Front of India Tamil Nadu state president A.S. Ismail at 11:30 am. NWF national president

Bangalore, Oct 30: The Karnataka state government on Wednesday transferred four IAS?officers. According to an official press release, the following are their new postings: K?V?Thrilok Chandra as?Deputy Commissioner, Kolar district, Kolar; D?K?Ravi as?Additional?Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Bangalore; R?Vinoth Priya as Additional Mission?Director, Sakaala, Bang-alore and K?S?Manjunath as Chief

Udupi, Oct 1: A person was killed in a collision between a truck and a motorcycle at Padubidri in Udupi taluk on Tuesday. The Padubidri police said Jayarama Acharya (36), a resident of Laila village near Belthangady, suffered severe injuries in the collision near S.K. Auto Works shop, and died on the spot. The truck driver fled from the accident scene. Rash negligent driving by the truck driver is

Mangalore, Sep 16: Online applications have been invited from students belonging to SC, ST and Minorities for financial assistance under Vidyasiri programme and scholarship for post-matric students. Apply on or before September 25. Log on towww.backwardclasses.kar.nic.in

Kochi, Sep 11: A woman who was an accused in a murder case was detained at the Cochin International Airport here on Wednesday morning. Immigration officials detained Periyamma, 30, of Tamil Nadu, as a lookout notice had been issued against her. She arrived here from Kuwait on Wednesday. The police said the woman was accused in the case of her brother-in-law’s murder in 2011 in Ramanathapuram

Honnavar, Sep 10: A 21-year-old boy and a 28-year-old girl whose Facebook friendship led to deep love affair finally entered marital life in a traditional manner. Aditya Pramod Bevur (21), a youth of Kelaginur village in Honnavar taluk, married Poland’s Mikhalina (28) at Ishwar temple in Ramatirth near Honnavar. “We became acquainted through Facebook. We will be together till our last breath,”

Mangalore, Sep 6: The students of D.K.Z.P. School Urumane selected Veera D’mello as their ‘Best Teacher’ in the opinion poll conducted by the Rotary Club of Mangalore Central as a part of Teachers Day Celebrations held at the school premises. Mrs. Veera D’mello was conferred with the Rotary Best Teacher Award at a function held on 05.09.14 at Hotel Moti Mahal, Mangalore. Rtn. Santhosh Shet in his

Udupi, Aug 24: The district committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a dharna in front of the Clock Tower here on Thursday against the increasing atrocities on women across the country. CPI(M) leader Balakrishna Shetty said assaults on women, children and people with disabilities were being reportedly on a daily basis, he said. The fact that some adolescents were indulging in

Kasaragod, Aug 21: The police late on Tuesday seized more than hundred litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) at Muliyar, near here, while being smuggled in a car into the State ahead of the Onam festivities. Two persons were arrested in connection with the incident. A team of shadow police, deputed by the Superintendent of Police, seized 135 IMFL bottles of 750 ml capacity in 11 boxes

Udupi, Aug 17: Satyatma Tirtha Swami of Uttaradi Math has offered a chain made of precious gems costing about Rs. 19 lakh to Lord Krishna at the Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple here on Saturday. He handed over the chain to Vidyavallabha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Kaniyur Math. The Uttaradi seer is here on his ‘chaturmasya’, stated a press release here.