Karnataka

Dubai, December 20: Well-known Konkani community leader in United Arab Emirates and senior entrepreneur Alfred D'Souza has been found dead in his office, under mysterious circumstances. 59-year-old D'Souza was also the president of 'Sakath' an organisation of Thottam parishioners spread around UAE. He is survived by his wife and three children. The cause of his mysterious death is yet to be known

Mangalore, December 20: Mangalore City Corporation seems to still have tough time combating plastic menace. Municipal Commissioner Dr Harish Kumar who has brought in ban on plastic says that talking about alternatives to plastic is rather futile because there is no alternative. Addressing the mediapersons on Thursday during 'Meet the Press', an interactive session organized at Press Club

Mangalore, December 20: South Kanara District Bank Employees' Association organized a stir in the city on Thursday following the protest called for by All India Bank Employees' Association, All India Bank Officers' Association and Bank Employees' Federation of India. Over 500 employees gathered in front of Canara Bank, Circle Office, Balmatta Road, Mangalore and demonstrated against the anti

Mangalore, December 20: As chief minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party recorded third consecutive victory in the Assembly elections, saffron party activists in the coastal city celebrated 'Vijayotsav' on Thursday. As soon as the election results were out, the local BJP leaders and workers, who are kwon as ardent fans of Mr Modi, gathered in front of party office burst crackers and

Mangalore, December 20: The Konkani feature film, “Ujwadu”, produced by Mitra Media Pvt Ltd has been selected for Bangalore film festival that got under way in the capital city on Thursday. The film will be screened at Lido mall on December 21 at 10.15am. Directed by Kasargod Chinna, president, Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, the film was shot at various locations in Karkala in Udupi district

New Delhi, December 20: Congress leader Oscar Fernandes' speech was all Greek and Latin to most of the members in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Fernandes spoke in his native Kannada on the Bill to accord special status to the backward districts of Hyderabad-Karnataka region, but most of the members could not understand a large part of his speech. This was because the translator was not available when

Mumbai, December 20: A man accused of planting bombs on the Samjhauta Express in 2007 has reportedly told investigators that he was part of a group of Hindutva extremists who planted bombs at a masjid in Maharashtra's Malegaon town in 2006 which killed 37 people and wounded more than 300. The blasts had originally been blamed on nine Muslim men who were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism

Mangalore, December 20: The local unit of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) on Wednesday staged a demonstration urging the government to distribute adequate compensation to endosulfan victims Addressing the protesters in front of the deputy commissioner's office here, anti-endosulfan activist Shridhar Gowda said that endosulfan was sprayed on cashew plantations using helicopters in 92

Kasargod, December 20: Timely intervention of the Fire and Rescue Services personnel by containing a fire that broke out at a stationary tanker carrying crude palm oil averted a major tragedy in the busy national highway at Cherkala locality near here on Wednesday. The fire, that destroyed the cabin of the stationary truck, triggered panic at the Indira Nagar locality forcing the authorities

Mangalore, December 19: A group of Muslim leaders in the Congress party has reiterated its demand that adequate representation be given to Muslim candidates in the impending Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in constituencies of Dakshina Kannada district. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Wednesday, a delegation of Muslim Congressmen such as former Mayor K Ashraf, B H Khader