Karnataka

Mangalore, May 30: With no progress in the investigation even after constituting an Inquiry committee to look into the sexual harassment case filed by a woman ASI against a senior police officer, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), Forum Against Atrocities of Women (FAAW), Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) and other like-minded organisations, have urged the government to intercede in the

Mangalore, May 30: Episodes of controversies in educational institutions due to religious reasons have been common in Dakshina Kannada district, which is often referred to as educational hub of the state. After several controversies spurred after 'hijab' issue in various schools of the region, this time a decision of a Catholic run institution to incorporate a religious symbol on the uniform has

Mangalore May 30: Sekar Basu Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, will be awarding over 500 students with their degree on St Aloysius Graduation Day this Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 3 p.m. at Loyola Hall, St Aloysius P.U College, Mangalore. Rev. Fr. Francis Serrao SJ President, Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society (MJES) and Provincial, Karnataka Jesuit Province will be presiding

Mangalore, May 30: All the seven accused in connection to the attack on an auto-rickshaw driver in Bantwal taluk last week, have been caught by the Bantwal police. In addition to Ishaq (24) who was arrested and produced before court on Monday, six others were apprehended by the police. They are Ismail (35), Raheem (33), Hasan Shafi (28), Mohammed Shareef (26), Farooq (26) and Hamza (24), all

Mangalore, May 30: It is time to bring out the uniforms, school bags and shoes after a two-month break from regular use. The end of May signals the time when most schools and colleges, barring professional ones, reopen in the state. May 30 marked the commencement of the new academic year for most schools in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Schools run by private managements reopened after the

New Delhi, May 30: The Central Board of Secondary Education on Thursday declared the Class X results which recorded a pass percentage of 98.76, a marginal increase over last year. Girls once again outshone boys in the results. The pass percentage of girls stood at 98.94 per cent as compared to 98.64 per cent of boys. According to a CBSE statement, the pass percentage in Chennai region at 99.80 was

Mangalore, May 30: A person traveling in a car took out a pistol and fired in the air, creating tense atmosphere at Chilimibi in Mangalore on Wednesday late night. Kaprigudda resident Nausheen Abdul was travelling in his car from M G Road to Kottara. Meanwhile Nihal Ahmed who was chasing Nausheen, overtook him and at Chilimibi the latter fired in the air. This created a sort of fear among the

Mangalore, May 30: Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will go into fishing ban season of 57 days, from June 15 to August 10. During this period fishing using nets or other equipment on mechanized boats has been banned. Deep sea fishing in trawlers will be allowed conditionally after August 3, which is to return by August 10. For the convenience of the fishing community, the government

Kasargod, May 30: The police have seized foreign currency to the tune of Rs.65,500 from Uduma, and Rs. 4,440 from a gambling den under the Bekal police station limits, following a two-day raid by a shadow police team. The team constituted by Superintendent of Police S. Surendran began raids on Tuesday. Currencies of various foreign countries were seized from a travel agency at Uduma, police

Bangalore, May 30: The Department of Public Instruction has issued a circular on curbing donation menace at private schools during admissions. “Private schools charging more than the required fees has become a worrying issue among the public,” the circular notes. To curb the menace, the schools have been asked to make their fee structure public and to create awareness among parents about it. The