Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 5: The most awaited cultural extravaganza of Alva's Education Foundation, œAlva's Virasat  will enthral the cultural lovers from January 8 to January 11, 2015. The preparation for this is taking place at Alva's Palace Ground at Vidyagiri. Amidst the greeneries, this event is going to attract thousands of people with variety of cultural programme and more than 20,000 seating

Mangaluru, Jan 5: In days where instances of communal disharmony and clashes triggered by communal extremists with a narrow mindset is consistently over-shadowing examples of tolerance and brotherhood among different communities, it is necessary to highlight how people belonging to two different communities are promoting Hindu-Muslim harmony. In one such rare instance of communal harmony, a group

Abu Dhabi, Jan 5: Bearys Welfare Forum, Abu Dhabi, will be organizing a series of events including Seerat-un-Nabi and annual picnic to mark its 10th anniversary celebration. Releasing the event calendar of BWF, Abu Dhabi for 2015 at a press conference here recently, Mohamed Ali Uchil, President of BWF, said that the executive committee in its recent preparatory meeting had decided to focus on

Mangaluru, Jan 5: The valedictory function of the two day National Level youth festival of Srinivas Group of Colleges œYuvaparivarthana The Change  was held on Sunday. Vinaya Kumar Sorake, Minister for Urban Development, was the chief guest on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion Mr Sorake highlighted the importance of youth force in the development of the country. He said that youth should

Mangaluru, Jan 5: A nonresident Indian hailing from Kalladka in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, died of cardiac arrest at in the emirate of Sharjah. The deceased has been identified as Hasanabba Abdul Kareem, (48). A few years after marriage, he was shifted from Kalladka to Manjeshwar in Kasaragod district. It is learnt that Hasanabba collapsed due to a massive cardiac arrest on

Mangaluru, Jan 5: Tulu film'Rickshaw Driver' directed by H S Rajashekar has bagged best regional language film in the 2013 State film awards announced on Sunday. The government had set up a selection committee chaired by G K Govind Rao. Altogether 62 entries were submitted for the awards. The government is planning to give away the awards at a function in Mysuru in February. ˜Rickshaw Driver' was

Mangaluru, Jan 5: A national-level AYUSH expo will be jointly organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Karnataka State Health and Family Welfare Department in Bengaluru from January 21 to 25, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader. Announcing this at a press conference here on Sunday, he said that union AYUSH minister Shripad Y Naik and

Mysuru, Jan 5: Former MP A H Vishwanath has likened BJP president Amit Shah to a Bhasmasura, following the latter's remarks about œCongress-free Karnataka.  Replying to questions at a press meet here on Sunday, he said that after the death of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, analysts had opined that the days of Congress were numbered. However, the party grew in subsequent

Mangaluru, Jan 4: Clarifying on Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa's complaint to the chief minister that he had misguided the House with false information, Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said that he had not furbished false information regarding the submission of proposal on increasing the salary of doctors working on contract. Responding to the queries of media persons here on

Alappuzha (Ker), Jan 4: A "Kiss of love" protest planned by a group of youth against "moral policing and vigilantism" here today was foiled by police on the ground that it could lead to violence with the opponents attacking the gathering. The organisers, calling themselves "kiss-of-love" workers, had planned to mobilise several youth to join the beach in the city to demonstrate by openly hugging