Karnataka

Manglauru, Jul 3: Fr Peter Paul Saldanha has been appointed new Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangaluru by the Vatican. The announcement was made on Tuesday, at the Bishop’s House in Mangaluru. Fr Saldanha was born on April 27, 1964, in Kirem parish and was ordained on May 6, 1991. He has served as assistant priest at Moodubelle parish and at Milagres parish in Mangaluru diocese. At Rome

New Delhi, Jul 3: The government today directed WhatsApp to take urgent steps to prevent the spread of "irresponsible and explosive messages" through its platform amid recent cases of lynching provoked by posts circulated on popular messaging apps. Conveying its deep disapproval to the top brass of WhatsApp, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) stated that the Facebook-owned company "cannot

Mangaluru: The new team of Office Bearers of Port Town Advanced Toastmasters Club for the year 2018-2019 led by President Vidya Shenoy was installed at a glittering function held on Sunday, 1 July 2018 at The Gateway Hotel in the city. Rakshith Shetty, CEO, Hakuna Matata, Bengaluru, was invited as the chief guest of the occasion. In his address to the gathering, the chief guest stressed on the

Mangaluru, Jul 3: Renowned Sitarist Ustad Rafique Khan was felicitated on his 50th birthday by his students. The programme was held at the CBEU hall at in the city. As part of the celebration a classical vocal music concert by the renowned musician Pt Jayathirtha Mevundi was organized. Thereafter the disciples of Ustad Rafique Khan presented a fusion music concert. Famous personalities like the

Udupi, Jul 3: The coastal district of Udupi witnessed at least 135 infant mortality cases in 2017-18 and nearly 50% of these infant deaths were the result of congenital abnormalities. When District Health and Welfare Officer Rohini revealed this information at the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Disha) meeting at the Zilla Panchayat Hall here on Monday, MP Shobha

Dentist-turned-politician Dr Y Bharath Shetty, who wrestled the Mangaluru City North constituency from Congress leader B A Mohiuddin Bava in 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls, feels that police should be given a free hand to keep a check on communal tensions in coastal Karnataka. The enthusiastic first time MLA, in a candid chat with coastaldigest.com, also elaborates his plan for the constituency

Mangaluru, Jul 2: M.T. Krishna Babu, a 1993 batch IAS officer has assumed the appointment as Chairman, NMPT w.e.f. 01 July 2018. Krishna Babu was the Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port and was instrumental in guiding the Port on the path of excellence in cargo handling, as well as developing it as a Green Port. A qualified engineer, Krishna Babu commenced his career in the NTPC. He has held various

Manglauru, Jul 2: Former Minister B. Ramanath Rai on Monday accused Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel of taking credit for works done by others and chided him saying he has not seen another MP “as lazy as Mr. Kateel”. “He becomes active only when elections approach,” Mr. Rai, apparently annoyed by Mr. Kateel’s recent charge of Moolara Patna Bridge becoming the first casualty of sand mafia

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Signalling that farmers' plight would be the focus area of Karnataka's new Congress-JDS regime, state Governor Vajubhai Vala on Monday said the days of anxiety for peasants "are at the end" as the government desires to become the "voice of the voiceless" farmers. "My government will take humanitarian measures to alleviate the distress of the farming community," he told a joint

Kochi, Jul 2: Four of the five Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church priests, who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, have been slapped with rape charges by the Crime Branch wing of the Kerala Police, official sources said on Monday. The crime branch wing of the state police has registered an FIR and slapped rape charges against the priests after recording the woman's statement, they said. The