Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 19: Nagara Panchami, a festival dedicated to worship snakes was celebrated with great fervour across coastal Karnataka as ‘Naga’ occupies distinct place in Tulu Nadu. This festival is observed on the fifth day of Shravana month of the lunar calendar, 'Atida amavasya' or the 'Amavasya' of the Aashaadha month. On this day families visit the ancestral place to offer prayers or to

Kochi, Aug 19: Scripting a new chapter, the Cochin International Airport here today became the first in the world to operate completely on solar power. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated the 12 MWp solar power plant, comprising 46,150 solar panels laid across 45 acres near the cargo complex, at a function at the airport this morning. With this, the airport will have 50000 to 60000

Mangaluru, Aug 19: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Ullal area of Mangaluru taluk on Tuesday night after a group of miscreants belonging to one community assaulted two youth belonging to another community following a road clash. The injured have been identified as Preetesh (23), a resident of Krishna Nagar, Thokkottu and Kavith Poojary from Ullal Bail. The attack came within a few minutes after the

Bengaluru, Aug 19: In a freak incident, a seven-year-old girl died after she was stung by a swarm of bees at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens on Saturday. The incident occurred when she had gone there, with her parents, for the Independence Day flower show. The deceased has been identified as Vaishnavi, a resident of Padmanabhanagar and class two student of a private school. On August 15, Vaishnavi

Mysuru, Aug 19: Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council K S?Eshwarappa said on Monday that if the Congress lost the BBMP polls, the party and not Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be in trouble, as the AICC was not in a position to seek his resignation. Speaking to mediapersons here in Mysuru, the MLC said that if Siddaramaiah was ousted, he would walk out with his supporters, causing

Mangaluru, Aug 18: The Campus Front of India has lashed out at Narendra Modi led government for allegedly curbing educational scholarship given to minority communities during his tenure and demanded the intervention of President of India in the matter. Addressing a media conference in the city on Tuesday, CFi Karnataka State General Secretary Muhammad Thufail, said that it was unfortunate that the

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Life at Google has not changed much after the elevation of Sundar Pichai as its CEO, as the Internet company has many Indians holding senior positions, Marketing Director for Google India Sandeep Menon said today. "Well if you look at Google a lot of senior people have been Indians, and so the life has not changed much," Menon told reporters here while responding to a query if

Mangaluru Aug 18: It was not only a celebration but also a Jubilation for the school children of D.K.Z.P School Mallikatte, when 10 auto-rickshaws arrived driven by foreign travelers and 20 foreign passengers hailing from U.K, U.S.A, New Zealand ,Australia, Germany, Malaysia, Spain, Barbados, and Canada. They were on a adventurous study tour, started from Mumbai and terminating at Chennai. All the

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Hitting back at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Union Minister today said the state itself had not proposed Bengaluru for "Smart Cities Mission" and the Centre was committed to make it a "great city" even if the ruling Congress did not want it to be so. "It is a lie and contrary to facts," Urban Development Minister Naidu said in a sharp rejoinder to Siddaramaiah's charge in the

Mangaluru, Aug 18: Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund, established by World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru will award Merit Cum Means Scholarships worth Rs 3.5 crores to students from Konkani Communities in an award ceremony to be held on August 20 at 10.00 a.m. at T.V. Raman Pai Convention Centre, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. This day is also commemorated for inclusion of Konkani Language in 8th