Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 16: The members of the public, various religious leaders, politicians, office-bearers and members of different organisations took part in a rally taken out under the aegis of Netravathi Rakshana Samyukta Samiti to protest against the implentation of Yettinahole project here on Monday. The rally was taken out from Jyothi Circle to DC office. The protestors warned that they will stage

Mangaluru, May 16: A young Indian expatriate worker and his mother were killed on the spot while a few others including his father and wife suffered injuries in a ghastly road mishap occurred in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The incident took place on Sunday on Al-Qassim road when the family hailing from Montepadavu village in Mangaluru taluk was returning to Jubail city in a car after visiting holy

Mangaluru, May 16: The actual reason for the happiness of 16-year-old Sushruth UK on the day of SSLC results was the tears of joy on the face of his mother, who is a Kannada teacher. A student of St Mary's English Medium High School located at Laila, a small village in Belthangady taluk, 57 kilo metre towards East from Mangaluru, Sushruth scored 624 out of 625 in Karnataka SSLC examinations-2016

Bengaluru, May 16: Ranjan BS from Poorna Prajna School Bhadravati (Shimogga) has scored cent per cent in Class 10 examinations, the results of which were announced on Monday. Read more about Ranjan: No tuitions, no guides; small town boy's 625/625 SSLC score mesmerises all Son of BS Shankaranarayana and SN Triveni couple, the 16-year-old boy scored 625 out of 625. Many other students scored 624

Mangaluru/ Udupi, May 16: As expected Dakshina Kannada has further improved its position in the SSLC examination this year by scaling to the third position from eighth position last year. However, the overall pass percentage in Dakshina Kannada has slipped from 89.35 in 2015 to 88.01 in 2016. Compared to previous years, most of the districts in Karnataka this year have witnessed a decline in pass

Bengaluru, May 16: The results of the SSLC examination held in April 2016 were announced on Monday by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB). The all round pass percentage stood at 79.16. As usual the girls (82.64%), outperformed the boys (75.84%). Bangalore Rural district stood first with an overall pass percentage of 89.63 followed by Udupi (89.52) and Mangalore (88.01)

Mangaluru, May 16: A young girl from this coastal city has bagged gold medals at an international Karate championship held in Sri Lanka recently. Nabeela Suha, a student of Red Camel School, in Mangaluru had represented Indian in the international event held at University of Peradeniya. The event was organised under the aegis of Karate-do Tenshinkan Sri Lanka. A press release stated that Nabila

Mangaluru, May 16: The IMA (Indian Medical Association) Trust founder's day was celebrated here at IMA hall in the city recently. The programme was symbolically inaugurated by the lighting of the lamp by the president of Karnataka state IMA, Dr G N Prabhakar and other dignitaries on the dais. Addressing the gathering, former president of IMA Mangaluru, Dr Bhaskar Shetty thanked all those who

New Delhi/Guwahati, May 16: Death of a soldier in an infantry unit in Arunachal Pradesh led to a scuffle between a group of soldiers and Army officers. A scuffle is a highly unusual occurrence in the disciplined armed forces. In the latest incident, at least one Captain-ranked officer sustained injuries. The Army top brass, however, underplayed the confrontation, refusing to describe it as a

London, May 16: Pictures of London's first Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan's visit to one of the city's most famous temples where he performed rituals ahead of his election have gone viral on social media. Pictures from the temple visit emerged on social media this week as Khan described the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in north London's Neasden as one of his favourites. "Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden