Karnataka

Mangalore, Feb 15: One man's pain is another's gain. A truck carrying over 190 crates of freshly-caught sardines rammed into the divider on the National Highway-66 near KPT Junction after skidding due to sudden, heavy downpour in the city. The accident occurred in the wee hours of Friday, when the truck was plying from Kerala to Malpe near Udupi. Although the crates of sardines had toppled over

Kasargod, Feb 15: Alert has been sounded and combing operations have begun after presence of Naxalites was confirmed in the Pulingom forest along the Kerala-Karnataka border. Both police forces of Kerala and Karnataka are jointly conducting the combing operation along the border. Ever since rumours have erupted about increasing Naxal activities in the region, special caution has been advised in

Mangalore, Feb 15: The National Executive Council of Popular Front of India has declared February 17 as Popular Front Day, marking the day Popular Front of India was dedicated to the people of India as a national organisation in the historic Empower India Conference held at Bangalore in 2007. On Popular Front Day, Flag hoisting will be held at unit level everywhere in Karnataka. Each district

Kasargod, Feb 15: Norka Roots, the field agency of the Non-Resident Keralites Affairs Department, will be organising a study camp for job seekers abroad at Karuvanchal, near Kannur in Kerala, on February 28. Norka Minister K.C. Joseph will inaugurate the camp, stated a press release. The participants will be familiarised with visa-related problems, job deeds, wage conditions, classes to equip job

Mangalore, Feb 15: The Department of Mass Communication, St. Aloysius College organized an essay writing competition at Prashant Nivas Orphanage, Jeppu on Thursday on the theme 'What love means to me'. The children wrote essays based on the theme and also drew pictures to accompany their essays. The competition is a part of 'Seize the Day- Empowering Minds' a one day workshop which will be held on

Mangalore, Feb 15: Unseasonal rains lashed Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district last night resulting in water logging in several low-lying areas in the city. The rains in the city started at around 11:00 p.m. on Thursday and the downpour continued for a couple of hours. A cloudy and rainy weather persisted in many parts of the district including Mangalore city on Friday morning

Mangalore, Feb 15: The ruling BJP administration at Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has done grave injustice to SC/ST communities by cancelling various facilities which were being extended to them earlier by the Corporation, alleged Vijay Kumar Shetty, former MLA promising the SC/STs of providing again all facilities that they once enjoyed, if the Congress comes back to power at the MCC

Mangalore, Feb 14: There was not much of enthusiasm among the lovers on the Valentine's Day today as the celebrations turned dull with love birds staying away from major parks in Mangalore following threats from right wing groups. Hardly a few young unmarried couple were seen at Kadri and Tagore and other parks of the city. Thanks to extra precautionary measures from the police department

Mangalore, Feb 14: The Prestige International School, founded by H R Educational Foundation in the year 2006 as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, will lay the foundation for its new campus at Jeppinamogaru on Saturday. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, chairman of the school Hyder Ali said that the new campus would be one of the best equipped schools in the

Mangalore, Feb 14: The Council of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) here on Thursday approved the surplus budget of Rs 6.04 lakh for the 2013-14 fiscal year, in the budget presentation session chaired by Mayor Gulzar Banu. The annual budget presented by President of Standing Committee on Taxation and Finance Shantha R projects a total revenue of Rs 257.66 crore, and proposes expenditure of Rs 257