Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 16: President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Dr G Parameshwara said that the third leg of its four padayatras called 'Congressina Nadige Samarasyada Kadege' will be undertaken from Ullal to Udupi, to drive home the message of communal harmony in the coastal region of Karnataka. Addressing media persons at a press conference at District Congress Office in the city on

Mangalore, Jan 16: Out of the 1,800 services being rendered to the citizensby various government departments, a total of 265 services have been brought under the ambit of Karnataka Sakaala Services Act – 2011, all of which will be rendered online by March end, said Secretary to Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) and mission director of Sakaala Shalini Rajneesh. Speaking at a

Mangalore, Jan 16: Although the Government has initiated policies and programmes for the development of Muslims, the efforts of the government alone are not sufficient and there is a need for the private sector as well as the Muslim community itself to come forward and work in this direction, said K Rahman Khan, Union Minister for Minority Affairs. Delivering the Convocation Address at Yenepoya

Mangalore, Jan 16: Prisoners have sat on a hunger strike inside Mangalore sub jail in protest of poor quality food being served to them besides being irritated by the jail staff. The prisoners are reportedly being served poor quality food in the jail which has irked inmates. The late night “search” conducted in the jail by waking them up from sleep has also annoyed jail inmates, it is said. When

Mangalore, Jan 16: Dead bodies of a woman and a child have been recovered from a lake at Kannur on the outskirts of the city. The police suspect that deceased are mother and child. The dead bodies have not been identified yet. The bodies have been shifted to Wenlock hospital. More details awaited

Mangalore, Jan 16: Police Assistant Commissioner Kavita raided sub-jail in Mangalore and seized two mobile phones possessed by the inmates. This incident has proved that despite the rules stating that mobile communication should not be permitted within the jail limits, the inmates have been possessing mobiles. The raid was conducted on Tuesday afternoon and the mobile phones possessed by two of

Udupi, Jan 16: Lal Bahadur Shastri Sports and Cultural Club will be organising a beach festival at Kaup from January 25 to 27. Announcing this at a press meet on Tuesday Kaup MLA Lalaji Mendon said that the aim of the beach festival was to encourage rural sports. He said competitions such as boat race, flower and fruit-show, tug-of-war for men and women, dog show, on-the-spot drawing (primary

Mangalore, Jan 16: The Congress party has always given opportunities to minorities and weaker sections of the society and upheld social justice, said B Ramanath Rai, District Congress President. Addressing a scant gathering at Kannur comprising mostly of members of the minority community on Tuesday after the vehicle rally, Mr. Rai said that Congress is the only party which has given adequate

Mangalore, Jan 15: The Fire Brigade doused a major fire that broke out in a two-storeyed building at KS Rao Road in the heart of the city on Tuesday evening. The fire broke out at around 7:45 p.m. at 'Krishna Prasad' building located near Vishva Bhavan. A short circuit is suspected of having caused the fire. The fire sent plumes of black smoke billowing over the building leading to panic among

Mangalore, Jan 15: Assembly elections, according to senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary will be held in the state in April or in May. After flagging off the vehicle rally organized by the Congress in Mangalore, he said that the works of the BJP government in the state is in open. However, the Youth Congress has taken the onus of creating awareness among the people about state BJP's misdeeds