Karnataka

Udupi, Jul 25: Sea erosion is one major problem faced by the people living on the coastal belt, during rainy season. The prolonged sea erosion problem went a notch higher on Wednesday and Thursday at Yermal area, with as many as five houses facing acute threat. A gruel centre has been opened for the residents of these houses at a school nearby. Bada and Thenka villages of Yermal have been reeling

Mangalore: After the green signal for renaming of Bangalore international airport as Kempe Gowda International airport, demands are being raised for renaming Mangalore international airport too. However too many names being proposed for the airport is one of the main reasons that is dampening hopes. While a large section is mooting to name the airport after heroic freedom fighter Rani Abbakka

Mangalore, Jul 25: Assistant Commissioner of Police T R Jagannath has finally received a clean chit from a committee set up to probe into the allegations levelled against him by his female subordinate. Assistant Sub Inspector Srikala had filed a case of sexual and mental harassment against the ACP in May this year. A nine-member committee was set up by Mangalore City Police Commissioner Manish

Bangalore, Jul 25: State Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday attributed Karnataka Janata Paksha president B.S. Yeddyurappa's present political predicament to his refusal to “adjust” with others and take more people into confidence. He said this during the debate on the State Budget in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Appreciating what he called “pro-people” programmes

Kasargod, Jul 25: Baffled after spotting three huge gas tankers on Berika beach near Kumbla, two more similar tankers were found in Kottikulam and Mogral–Puthur beaches. Local authorities here took steps to ensure their safety till the higher-ups reach the spot. Amid apprehension that the debris, including the tankers, refrigerators and soft drink rackets could have drifted out of Merchant Vessel

Vittal, Jul 25: Bowing down to the demand of ABVP, the education department has directed Vittal Government First grade College Principal to go on leave for a week without pay. Meanwhile Professor Xavier D'Souza has been appointed as the acting principal. Following an attack on students by a group of students from the same college, ABVP had staged a stir demanding suspension of the Principal

New Delhi, Jul 24: Cooking gas (LPG) will now be available at select petrol pumps in metro cities after the government allowed sale of small 5-kg cylinders. 5-kg LPG cylinders will be available at company-owned-company-operated petrol pumps, which make up for just 3 per cent of over 47,000 petrol pumps in the country. Also, the gas will be available at market price which is double the rate of Rs

Mangalore, July 24: Clinching their third consecutive win of the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) 2013 in the Rally of Coimbatore, defending champion Amittrajit Ghosh and co-driver Ashwin Naik have made a hat-trick of victories this season. Driving a Mitsubishi Cedia, Amittrajit Ghosh from Kolkata and Ashwin Naik from Mangalore got ahead of the competition and ranked first overall in the

Hyderabad, Jul 24: Applicants will soon be able to apply for passports through their smart phones, a senior official said today. "Applicants can fill details on passport applications through mPassport Seva App. We are working on this and are hopeful it will be launched in next few months," Joint Secretary (Passport Seva Project) and Chief Passport Officer Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi told reporters. The

Mangalore, July 24: The management of Manipal University announced that the enrollment process of members under Manipal Arogya Card scheme for the year 2013 would close on July 31. Speaking at a press conference held here on Tuesday, Dean of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Dr M V Prabhu said that the scheme had been instituted in 2001 as part of its social initiative, to provide quality