Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 22: As many as 15 artists from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod (Kerala) took part in a five-day art camp that commenced on Wednesday at the picturesque Dr. Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama. This art camp is being held as a prelude to “Sangama Sambhrama”, a two-day State-level conference of 17 academies starting on July 25. While there is no restriction on what the

Kodarma, Jul 22: Jharkhand Education Minister Neera Yadav paid tribute to former President APJ Abdul Kalam by offering floral tributes to his photo. Yadav placed a garland on Kalam’s photo along with applying a ’tilak’ on the photoframe. Such a tribute is offered only to someone who has deceased. The photo was placed in a municipal school in Hazaribagh where the Education Minister was invited as

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Banning Indian doctors and medical students from wearing long-sleeved white coats could reduce the spread of infections in hospitals, says a new study. "Long sleeved coats spread infection and lead to avoidable harm and cost to patients," said Edmond Fernandes, a postgraduate at Yenepoya Medical College in Bengaluru. "Every hospital should have a committee to check and respond

Mangaluru, Jul 22: UAE Tulu Koota, Dubai, which is known for hosting 'Tulu Parba' once in two years, is now gearing up for its silver jubilee. The memorable event is scheduled to be held at the indoor stadium of Al-Nasar Laser Land Ice-Rink in Dubai on October 9. The organisers expect around 3,000 people from Tulu Nadu including members of Konkani, Tulu, Beary, Kannada speaking communities to

Jodhpur, Jul 22: Extending support to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who is embroiled in the Lalit Modi controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has asked the Congress to first look within before blaming others. In a controversial claim, Swamy had last week alleged that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was caught by Federal Bureau of Investigation officials for

Bengaluru, Jul 22: A routine after-school affair went awry for a three-and-a-half-year-old boy. Vikyat, an LKG student drowned after accidentally falling into a swimming pool on the premises of Mantri Residency, an upscale apartment complex on Bannerghatta Road. Vikyat had returned from school and played with his grandparents for some time. Then he took the bicycle and sneaked out of home. He

Udupi, Jul 22: A group of immoral rowdies assaulted two youth and a girl belonging to different communities for going to watch a movie together in Udupi. The incident took place on Tuesday at Kalpana Theatre in K M Marg, Udupi when three college friends-two Muslim boys and a Christian girl-were watching a movie. The immoral rowdies belonging Bajrang Dal, who noticed the girl entering cinema with

Udupi, Jul 22: The Udupi district police have started a drive to promote safe driving among college students from Tuesday. The police will not just be counselling students against speedy, rash and negligent driving, but would also summon their parents. “We will advise parents on the problems posed by rash and negligent driving. We will also tell them to encourage their children to wear helmets in

Mangaluru, Jul 22: M C Abbas, a social activist and former additional personal secretary of a former union minister, died on Tuesday in Mangaluru hours after he was injured in a road accident. 74-year-old Abbas, who was on his way to Noor Masjid on Monday evening was waiting to cross the road near Sky bakery at Attavar when the accident took place. The driver of an auto-rickshaw, which was moving

Belagavi, Jul 22: President of the women’s wing of the State Congress, Laxmi Hebbalkar, has landed in a controversy with a former KPCC member and a JD(S) leader accusing her of getting G-category sites sanctioned for her family members. Also, they were selected for generating solar power for Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL). Shankar Munavalli, a formerCongress leader, alleged