Karnataka

Udupi, Oct 29: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala called on Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swami, the chief pontiff of Pejawar Mutt on Tuesday at the Mutt premises. The seer, who had to travel till Bangalore and knock on the door of Raj Bhavan to meet the governor during the tenure of Hans Raj Bhardwaj, was surprised to see the new governor at the Mutt. Sources said that besides blessings Vajubhai

Bangalore, Oct 29: As many as 439 new Gram Panchayats may be formed in Karnataka by the time the government will hold elections Gram Panchayat election in the state in May 2015. With this the number of Gram Panchayats in Karnataka will go up to 6,068 from 5,629. A committee appointed by the government to study the relevance of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, headed by S.G. Nanjayyanamath

Mangalore, Oct 29: A 25-year-old woman from Bantwal has complained against an associate professor in the department of commerce of Mangalore University of raping her over the last one year on the “false promise of marriage”. The Konaje police registered a case under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and filed an FIR before the Senior Civil Judge Court

Udupi, Oct 29: The aided and unaided schools should collect verification letters from the police department before recruiting their staff, said Udupi district Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad. Speaking at a district-level meeting on prevention of atrocities on children and implementation of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act here on Tuesday, he said school staff are

Shimoga, Oct 29: Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education, Kimmane Ratnakar, has directed all Deputy Directors of Public Instruction (DDPIs) and Block Education Officers (BEOs) to make a list of schools that are functioning without the government's permission in the State and send the same to the officials concerned for suitable action. The government has decided to name unrecognised

Bangalore, Oct 29: Parents can now check on the Karnataka Department of Public Instruction (DPI) website whether the schools they have enrolled their kids into, have due recognition or not. A list of recognised schools in the State has been put up on website of Department of Public Instruction, www.schooleducation.kar.nic.in For CBSE and CICSE schools, the department has provided the website links

Kasargod, Oct 29: Left Front will be able to sustain its relevance in national politics only through the unification of the Communist parties, opined Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader K.R. Aravindakshan. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday at Alappuzha, he said that he was optimistic that major changes will emerge within the Left coalition through the political circumstances that

Mangalore, Oct 28: Dakshina Kannada district administration is gearing up to prepare a detailed plan for the development of five beaches in the district by the end of March 2015, with the special grant from the central government. The five beaches are among the 23 beaches in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts that are being developed with the Rs 50 crore grant from the Centre

Puttur, Oct 28: A married couple at Bolwar in Puttur taluk sustained severe burn injuries following a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder blast at their house in the early hours of Tuesday. The house had been rented by Udaya Acharya and his wife Sumati, who were injured in the blast, although they are said to have escaped serious injuries. The cylinder blast is said to have been caused by a gas

Mangalore, Oct 28: Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has chalked a major proposal to build a cricket stadium and sports complex of international standards in Mangalore, which if accepted and implemented swiftly, will open a new chapter in the sports arena in the state. At the moment, there are only two existing places – Mangala Stadium and Nehru Maidan for conducting major sports events in