Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 13: High Court former Judge Justice B Padmaraj gave a call to the police and the judges to overthrow the generally prevailing feeling that law is for lesser mortals. The courts should do their jobs independently and impartially without being influenced by any outside forces, he said. He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day workshop on Goonda Act for senior officials organised

Mangalore, January 13: M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, has rubbished rumours of a possible hike in diesel, LPG and kerosene rates. Speaking to media persons in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Moily said that hike in prices of diesel, LPG and kerosene is still being discussed and said that no decision has been taken yet on increasing the annual subsidy cap of LPG

Mangalore, Jan 13: The Vishwa Hindu Parishat and the Bajrang Dal have urged the Government to take steps for the immediate release of the innocent individuals who have been put behind the bars in connection to the home stay attack. Submitting a memorandum to the Home Minister through the DC, the office-bearers of the said organizations pointed that several persons have been made accused in the

The fire that broke out at Primacy Industries at Baikampady has raised questions on the safety measures taken in the industries set up in Baikampady Industrial Area. In spite of 14 fire service vehicles being pressed into action from Moodbidri, Bantwal, Puttur, Udupi and Mangalore, besides 4 firefighters belonging to MCF, MRPL and ONGC, it was not possible to bring the fire under control for a

Bangalore, Jan 13: A heated argument ensued between members of Cow Protection Force and policemen when the former were heading to Raj Bhavan to submit a memorandum to the governor urging him to give assent to the Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act Amendment Bill, 2012, on Saturday. After much pursuation and talks with police officials, five volunteers of the Force were allowed inside the

Mangalore, January 12: Despite 'Saffron' being one of the colours in the Indian national flag, Congressman B Janardhan Poojary who is known to take digs on fellow congressmen, took a fresh dig on new entrant Vijaynath Vittal Shetty for wearing saffron attire on the day of his induction into Congress. On the occasion of Youth Convention organized by District Congress as a part of Swami Vivekananda

Mangalore, Jan 12: Swami Vivekananda is being used as an 'agent' for accumulation of votes by certain political vested interests, said Prof. Nityananda Shetty, Associate Professor, Tumkur University. He was delivering the keynote address at a youth convention organized by the District Congress in Mangalore on Saturday as part of Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations. Swami

Udupi, Jan 12: Congress party worker and RTI activist Vandaru Vasudeva Adiga who was missing found dead at Kadur in Chickmagalur district on January 12. The body bore multiple injuries and his face had been smashed in beyond recognition. On Saturday, passersby saw a body which was floating in the tank and informed police. A bill in the name of Adiga helped Sakharayapatna police establish the

Mangalore, Jan 12: Hundreds of students from various schools and colleges in the city took out a procession rally organized by the Dakshina Kananda district administration and Ramakrishna Mutt to observe 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekannada. The procession which started from Nehru Maidan traversed via Pandeshwar then culminated at Ramakrishna Mutt, Mangaladevi. District incharge minister C

Mangalore, Jan 12: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) conducted a road show in Mangalore on Saturday with the aim to increase tourist arrivals to Thailand. In 2011, Thailand received a total number of 9,16,787 Indian tourists, a growth of 20.57 per cent over the previous year and last year Thailand received a total number of 1016013 tourist arrivals from India, an increase of 11 per cent. Through