Karnataka

Mangalore, Sep 23: Students of various colleges, under the banner of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), staged a protest inside the office premises of Commissioner of Police, Mangalore here on Tuesday, against the uploading of obscene photos of girls studying in private colleges through fake accounts on social networking sites. Objecting to the obscene photos of students posted

Mangalore, Sep 23: Yakshagana exponent Amrith Someshwar and senior teacher and artiste Bannanje Sanjeeva Suvarna have been chosen for this year's Yakshamangala Award by Mangalore University. In addition K M Raghava Nambiyar's book'Himmela' has been chosen for Yakshamangala book award. The awards have been instituted by P. Dayananda Pai and P. Satish Pai at the Yakshagana Adhyayana Kendra at the

Mangalore, Sep 23: There has been no respite in gold smuggling acts despite intensified checks by customs officials at Mangalore International Airport. In a fresh case a middle aged man was caught while smuggling gold and handed over to jurisdictional police by the authorities. The accused has been identified as Abdul Rahiman Sulaiman (40), who landed at the Airport on Monday. It is learnt that he

Sullia, Sep 23: All preparations were done for a grand marriage creating an atmosphere of joy and celebration in the small village of Sannamoole near Jalsooru of Sullia Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. However, at 11:30 a.m. instead of Nikah a fight took place on the stage wherein family members of the bride delivered deadly blows to the bridegroom. The marriage was fixed nearly three weeks ago

Hassan, Sep 23: There is a need to identify a second capital for the State, preferably in the central region, said Patil Puttappa, veteran journalist and Kannada activist. Speaking at an interactive session with the students of the Government First Grade College for Women here on Monday, he said compared to many other district headquarters Davangere would be the ideal place to become second

Shimoga, Sep 23: Burglars drilled a big hole in the rear wall of a State Bank of Mysore (SBM) branch building here and made off with about nine kg of gold worth around Rs. 2.45 crore and Rs 36 lakh in cash. The heist occurred sometime between Saturday evening, when the bank's Machenahally branch was closed for the day, and Monday morning when the staff arrived to open it. Sunday was a holiday. The

Mangalore, Sep 23: For the first time an air cushion vehicle (hovercraft) is being stationed in Karnataka. The first of two hovercrafts sanctioned Indian Coast Guard along Karnataka coast arrived in Mangalore on Monday. The amphibious vehicle rode the waves, skimming over choppy waters, before parking on Panambur beach near the ICG, Karnataka headquarters. With this acquisition, the hovercraft

Bangalore, Sep 23: Shisheer Rudrappa, a National Law School of India University alumnus, has been roped in to handle Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's social media accounts. Rudrappa, after his law graduation, had moved to the United States for postgraduation and was managing a private equity portfolio before taking a sabbatical to assist in launching the social sites. The Chief Minister's Office?(CMO

Mangalore, Sep 23: Even though Mangalore and Ullal will be kerosene-free zones after November 1 this year, there will be no blanket ban on sale of kerosene, clarified Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada B. Ramanath Rai. At a meeting convened to discuss preparations for declaring the jurisdictions of Mangalore City Corporation and Ullal Town Municipality as kerosene-free on the Rajyotsava Day

Mangalore, Sep 22: In a broad daylight murder, a youth was stabbed to death by unknown assailants at Gorigudde area in the city on Monday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Durgaprasad, a 35-year-old resident of Kambettu Badaga, Yadapadavu, on the outskirts of the city. The incident took place when Durgaprasad was talking to his friend near a cemetery near Gorigudde. The assailants