Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 16: Syed Usman Taqui, an alumnus of PA Engineering College, Mangaluru, who topped the global ranking list for the Erasmus Mundus fellowship, a European scholarship programme, was felicitated by the educational institution in its premises on Wednesday. The fellowship, amounting to 1,29,900 Euros, equivalent to nearly Rs 1 crore, was awarded to facilitate him to pursue his doctoral

Amritsar, Aug 16: Amritsar Police Commissioner Jatinder Singh Aulakh placed inspector Gurmukh Singh and assistant sub-inspector Gurinder Singh under suspension following the faux pas. Two Punjab Police officials were placed under suspension on Saturday after a senior minister unfurled the national flag upside down on the occasion of India's 69th Independence Day celebrations here. Amritsar Police

Mangaluru, Aug 16: At least six wild elephants were spotted near Sullia town on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. The reinvasion of the elephants that have destroyed crops worth several lakhs of rupees in July 2014 has triggered in the region. Forest Department officials were seen driving them away back in to forests till late in the evening. Ganapathi K, Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF

Udupi, Aug 16: Underworld don Bannanje Raja, who was extradited to India from Morocco on Friday, will be tried in only 16 of the 44 cases he is said to be involved in. On Saturday, he was brought to Udupi in connection with the murder of Ankola businessman R N?Nayak. A police team had flown him to New Delhi, then to Bengaluru and Belagavi. A special court in Belagavi remanded him in police custody

Moodbidri, Aug 15: More than 20,000 students studying in various institutions of Alva’s Education Foundation participated in the Independence Day celebration organised by the Foundation here on Monday. It was a sea of humanity at the sprawling grounds at the Vidyagiri campus of the foundation in Moodbidri near here. Students were dressed in T-shirts of the colours of the National Flag and were

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15: Declaration of Kerala as a 'complete digital state' and announcement of a new youth programme in memory of former President, the late A P J Abdul Kalam marked Independence Day celebrations in the state. With the state making remarkable strides in implementation of various e-governance initiatives, chief minister Oommen Chandy declared Kerala as the 'complete digital

Mangalore, Aug 15: The annual Independence Day cup organized by Dakshina Kannada Football Association (DKDFA) was concluded on the occasion of 69th Independence Day at District Football Grounds adjacent to Nehru Maidan in the city on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion Sadananda Shetty, Chairman, Sri Devi Group of colleges, insisted the administration of Mangaluru City Corporation to convert

Kochi, Aug 15: Cochin International Airport is all set to become the first airport in the country which would be operating on solar power, airport officials said today. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the Cochin International Airport Limited's (CIAL) green initiative - a 12MWp solar power project set up on the premises of the airport on August 18, Airport Managing Director V J

Mangaluru, Aug 15: On the occasion of the 69th Indian Independence Day, the city of Mangaluru woke up to an event that brought out the best of patriotism by its citizens and students. In a rare and admirable gesture by the Saraswat Education Society to mark the occasion when India became independent after decades of struggle by its freedom fighters, nearly a thousand students from schools

Bengaluru, Aug 15: Patriotic fervour and the spirit of freedom and nationalism marked the 69th Independence Day celebrations in Karnataka on Saturday. Chief Minister Siddaramiah unfurled the tri-colour and sang the national anthem along with about 10,000 people who gathered at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground in the city centre for the grand occasion. Earlier, a military helicopter