Briefs

Mangalore, Aug 4: B B Shetty, Former Chairman and Managing Director of Vijaya Bank died on August 2 after a brief illness

Mangalore, Jun 22: Abdul Rashed, 48, a scrap dealer from Kudroli, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Thannirbhavi beach on Friday evening. His relatives suspect he was murdered. His co-brother Shiraj said Rasheed had injury marks on his head and legs. The police have registered a case of unnatural death and are awaiting the autopsy report.

Mangalore, May 24: Mangaluru branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) jointly with Institute for Liver, Pancreatic Diseases & Transplantation, BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore conducted a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on ‘Liver Transplantation’ recently at Dr. A. V. Rao Conference Hall, IMA House, Attavar, Mangalore. A team of Liver Transplantation experts from BGS Global Hospital

Mangalore, May 21: City based entrepreneur and builder P M Abdul Khader passed away at the age of 58 in the wee hours of Monday. He is the brother P M A Razak, the chairman and managing director of Plama Developers Ltd. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. Originally from Katipalla, he was a resident of Falnir. A partner of Plama Builders, Khader had been serving as a trustee of Noorul

Mangalore, May 20: Sulthan Gold ,Kankanady Bye pass road , Mangalore has opened exclusive section for Azwa and temple collections. Azwa collection from world gold council at sulthan gold was inaugurated by A.J.Shetty, Chairman and MD, A.J.Hospital and Mrs. Lekshmi Shetty. Temple collection section was opened by Vidya Manjunath , MD Manjunath Rubber and Dr.Asha Jyothi Rai Chairperson Chirayu

Bangalore, Apr 18: Two candidates in the fray for the May 5 Assembly polls in Karnataka were arrested on Thursday on different counts, one of them for allegedly threatening an election officer. Munirathnam Naidu, a city corporator and Congress candidate, and Venkatesh Gowda from the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP), both contesting from Rajarajeshwarinagar assembly constituency, were arrested, police

Mangalore, Mar 13: National Institute of Karnataka (NITK), Suratkal, in association with ‘The 3 Hungry Men’, Mangalore’s first and only food reviewing body are going to conduct Mangalore’s first ‘Hogathon’ on November 16 and 17, during ‘Incident’, the annual fest of NITK. This competition is open to everyone above the age of 18. Another added highlight is that this competition is open for all, not

Gulbarga, Mar 3: The city witnessed spontaneous protests by Muslims on Saturday, against offensive articles and images of Prophet Mohammad and the Koran posted on Facebook. The protesters demanded that the offensive material be blocked immediately, and action be taken against those responsible for posting it. Muslims, under the banner of the Gulbarga Muslim Welfare Association and other

Udupi, Mar 2: Three eminent personalities from the region were conferred with IFKCA awards, instituted by the Udupi branch of International Federation of Karnataka Christian Associations, for the year 2012 here on Thursday.Advocate Shirtady William Pinto received the ‘IFKCA Samaj Ratna Award’, R.L. Dias, president of Udupi Railway Yatri Sangha, and Sunil John D’Souza, president of Divine

Mysore, February 26: The annual general body meeting of Karnataka State Sunni Students Federation (SSF) State Committee was held at Al Noor School, Mysore. New executive members were elected for the next two years on the occasion. A Y Abdul Hafiz Sa'adi Madikeri was elected as the President. K M Aboobakar Siddiq was chosen General Secretary. K H Ismail Sa'adi, M E Umar Saqafi Kodagu and Abdul