Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sep 28: Eminent writer and retired Sanskrit teacher B N Sumithra Bai will preside over the 13th edition of Alva's Nudisiri 2016 organized by Alva's Education Foundation. Announcing this at a press meet here Dr M Mohan Alva, chairman the Foundation, said on Wednesday that the preparations have begun for the three day annual Kannada literary meet scheduled to be held from November 18 at

Bengaluru, Sep 28: Amid heightened Indo-Pak tensions in the aftermath of the Uri terror attack, Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali's concert scheduled here on Friday has been cancelled. "We decided to cancel the concert of Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali. We took this decision in the aftermath of Uri attacks," Radio Mirchi Group Manager (Sales) Srinivas told PTI here. The concert

Bengaluru, Sep 28: Awaiting the outcome of a meeting convened by the Centre, Karnataka Cabinet today decided to defer till tomorrow a decision on release of 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court direction. "We have deferred decision on release till tomorrow... We will see the outcome (of the meeting) and then decide on the next step," Chief Minister

Mangaluru, Sep 28: They used to sell fake SSLC marks cards for Rs 15,000 for those who could not complete high school education or failed Class 10 examinations. But, their business came to an end after they sold a fake SSCL marks card to Tousif Pasha, who had applied for passport through Passport Seva Kendra in Mangaluru. Abhinav Khare, superintendent of police of Shivamogga said that the

Bengaluru, Sep 28: The Opposition in Karnataka today asked the state government at an all party meeting here not to release till tomorrow 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court's fresh order. The state cabinet which would meet later in the day would take a final decision on the matter, Parliamentary Affairs and Law Minister T B Jayachandra told reporters after the

Mangaluru, Sep 28: Harekala Hajabba, the unlettered saint of letters', who has created history by establishing a school at a remote village in Dakshina Kannada district, has entered into the textbook of Kerala state this academic year. Ironically, the selfless achiever, who already has found a place in the texts of three universities in Karnataka, is not aware of the fact that his life story is

Mangaluru, Sep 28: A 22-year-old youth was killed in a road accident on National Highway 66 at Beeri near Kotekar on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Akhtar, a resident of Perubail near Ullal, who was riding his Honda Activa scooter. According to sources, a speeding lorry coming from the direction of Kasargod rammed into Akhtar's two-wheeler near

Bengaluru, Sep 28: The Congress will face the next Karnataka Assembly elections to be held in 2018 under collective leadership, according to G Parameshwara, president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. Replying to a query by media persons on who will lead the party in 2018 polls, he said: “The Congress believes in collective leadership. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are our leaders...We will

Mangaluru, Sep 28: At least 16 passengers sustained injuries when a private bus plying from Mumbai to Mangaluru overturned at Gunavanthe near Honnavar in Uttara Kannada district on Wednesday morning. All the injured have been shifted to a private hospital in Manipal. Among them the condition of at least two passengers is said to be serious. According to sources the bus was moving at a very high

Mangaluru, Sep 28: Bearys' Welfare Fourum-Abu Dhabi has invited applications from poor and needy Muslim men and women for its next mass marriage ceremony. The seventh edition of BWF mass marriage is expected to be held on February 11, 2017 at Milagris Hal in Mangaluru. Besides bearing the wedding expenses of the couple, the organisers will provide five sovereigns of gold and cash for purchase of