Karnataka

Mangalore, November 15: Karnataka BJP leaders are portraying central government schemes as contributions of the state government, alleged Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DCC). DCC president B Ramanatha Rai said that the UPA government had sanctioned over Rs 200 crore for the implementation of various schemes in addition to Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana in the district for

Sullia, November 14: A motorcyclist was killed on the spot after a speeding bus rammed against his two-wheeler on Wednesday at Aranthod in Sullia taluk. The deceased has been identified as Balakrishna (48), a resident of Peraje. The accident occurred when he was entering the main road from an interior road. The bus was plying from Puttur to Bangalore. A case has been registered.

Dubai, November 14: The UAE Ministry of Interior on Tuesday announced a two-month amnesty for illegal residents to leave the country without paying fines. Major General Nasser Al Awadi Minhali, Assistant Undersecretary for Naturalisation, Residency and Ports Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, said the amnesty period will run from December 4 till February 3. Minhali said residency and foreigners'

Mangalore, November 14: The city of Mangalore paid tribute to the first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 123rd birth anniversary on Wednesday. A number of programmes were organised to mark the occasion. A host of dignitaries paid floral tributes to the statue of Pandit Nehru in front of the Corporate Office, here. Ajai Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Corporation

Mangalore, November 14: Oscar award winning Sound-designer, sound-editor and mixer Resul Pookutty will be in the city on December 13, 2012. He will be here to inaugurate a two-day national level seminar on 'Media-Ethics and Practices' organized by the Department of Journalism of Besant Women's College, Mangalore in association with the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore

Mangalore, November 14: India Post in association with Reliance Gold, is selling gold coins bearing India Post logo. In a press release issued by Senior Superintendent of Post Office here informed in view of the festival season, the department is offering a 7 per cent discount on purchase of gold coins from October 8 to December 31. The discount will be available at Mangalore Head Post Office

Mangalore, November 14: It is the responsibility of each and everyone in the society to help children grow as responsible and educated citizens, said Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, DK. He was speaking at a children's day programme organized at the Chinnara Shelter Home in Bejai Kapikad, Mangalore, on Wednesday. Slums are the other face of urbanization. The district administration

Mangalore, November 14: Mangalore Tahsildar Ravichandra Nayak and Additional Deputy Commissioner Dayanad have been imposed a fine of Rs 8,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively for delaying in providing information to the petitioner by over two months. The orders of fine imposition were issued by Karnataka Information Commission. In the first case, the Tahasildar provided the information on May 4, 2012

Mangalore, November 14: The first batch of two priests from the Diocese of Mangalore left Mangalore on Wednesday for African missions of Same Diocese in Tanzania. Fr Alwyn D'Souza former national Catholic youth director of India and Fr Ronald Pinto who was serving as the assistant pastor of Madanthyar parish till now are in the pioneer batch of two. The Diocese of Mangalore had decided to take up

Bettampady, November 14: Traces of skeleton of Venkataramana Bhatta, the prime suspect who had gone absconding after four persons were found murdered in his own house five months ago , have been found under a tree in a Kakkoor forest. Besides human skeleton found under the tree, spectacles and an umbrella also found at the spot has also been identified as those of Bhatta. Bhatta's relative