Karnataka

Panambur, Feb 17: The unilateral move of New Mangalore Port Trust of removing the attendance register of the employees to make way for RFID system (fingerprint identification) sparked disappointment among the employees who manifested their discontentment by remaining absent on duty, on Saturday. The employees said that they had no objection to the usage of RFID system but before bringing in such a

Mangalore, Feb 16: The stage thrummed with the beats of Daff and came alive with vibrant colours on Saturday as various forms of dance such as Bharatnatyam, Lambani, Kohli fisher folk dance, western and classical fusion dance, Naga dance and Dekhni Konkani folk dance were performed by several teams showcasing their cultural and ethnic flavours. This was the extravaganza seen at 'Kalothsava' as

Mangalore, Feb 17: Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada experienced heavy rain coupled with lightning and thunder early on Sunday that brought the day temperature down by few notches. Downpour that continued into Saturday night caused waterlogging in several parts of the city. The day began with a cloudy weather soon followed by showers. Also, there has been unexpected rainfall in many

Mangalore, Feb 17: Drug Abuse is dangerously increasing among youth and there is a need to put an end to this problem, said IGP (Western Range) Prathap Reddy. Speaking at a seminar organised by DK Zilla Panchayat Department of Public Instruction for Head Teachers of government, aided and unaided schools of Dakshina Kannada at Rosario Cultural Hall in Mangalore on Saturday, he said there is a need

Mangalore, Feb 16: A Bhatkal based youth made a futile attempt to smuggle 6 kg of gold ornaments at Mangalore International Airport on Saturday. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths seized the gold worth over Rs 1.5 crore from Abdul Haq when he arrived by an Air India Express flight from Dubai. Based on a tip-off, the sleuths searched the accused thoroughly. Sources said he was hiding

Mangalore, Feb 16: Cases of divorce are rising in the district and pointing at the same, Dakshina Kannada District Family Court Judge G D Narasimhamurthy said that out of 354 cases that he saw during his tenure, 220 cases were divorce related cases. “It is rather disheartening to see married couples seek divorce for petty reasons. It is also saddening to see women being subjected neglect and

Mangalore, Feb 16: The Lokayukta police raided the residence and office of an official working at the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) on Saturday. The house of MCC Health Department staff Shivalinga Kondaguli at Nalapad Residency building in the city was raided by the sleuths. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Mohandas, SP, Lokayukta Police, DK, said that Mr. Kondaguli, hailing from Bijapur, has

New Delhi, Feb 16: Gold prices today plunged to a six-month low of Rs 30,390 per 10 grams here due to brisk selling by stockists on fall in demand amid weak global trend. After losing Rs 175 in the last two sessions, the precious metal fell further by Rs 235 to Rs 30,390 per 10 grams, a level last seen on August 16 last year. Bullion merchants said demand for the precious metals dried up after end

Mangalore, Feb 16: The foundation stone laying ceremony for the new campus of the Prestige International School was held at Jeppinamogaru in the city on Saturday. Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes formally laid the foundation stone, while Union Minister for Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan launched the logo of the school. On the same occasion the school's annual sports meet

Mangalore, Feb 16: K Rahman Khan, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, formally inaugurated the renovated 'Kudroli Jamia Masjid' building here on Saturday. Mr. Khan in his inaugural address appreciated the efforts of the executive committee of Jamia Masjid Kudroli for working towards attaining a merger of two separate masjids and jamaths which were in place earlier. “The most difficult task in the