Karnataka

Mangalore, December 13: Dozens of students of Rosa Mystica Educational Institutions staged a protest against their principal for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindu boys. The students who gathered outside the of Gurpur based college on Wednesday morning shouted slogans against principal Jessi Crasta for her alleged “mistreatment” of four Hindu students studying in PUC, who had

Mangalore, December 13: A youth was arrested by Bajpe police on charges of raping a Dalit girl. The accused is Nagaraj, a resident of Karambar village near here. According to a complaint registered at Bajpe police station on Wednesday, he raped a Dalit girl, who is a resident of Vamanjoor Tiruvailu. The victim in her complaint stated that the accused was in an affair with her.

Mangalore, December 13: Amidst stiff contest among as many as 20 schools, Sharada Vidyalaya lifted the overall Winners Trophy of the CIL Fest 2012, the annual inter-school event of Centre for Integrated Learning, which concluded at Mathruchaya Hall of Sri Gujarathi School here recently. St. Mary's School from Udupi came a close second in the two day event comprises of an array of contests, skill

Mangalore, December 13: A candlelight vigil was organised in the city on Wednesday evening in honour of Mangalore-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who worked in King Edward Hospital, London. She was found dead last week in London under mysterious circumstances, after a prank by DJs of Australian radio station. Relatives and old friends of Jacintha along with other citizens of Mangalore took out a

Mangalore, December 13: A conspiracy to murder a prominent personality in the city was foiled with the District Crime and Intelligence Bureau and City Crime Branch arresting six members of fugitive don Chota Shakeel's gang on Wednesday. The arrested were identified as Ravi alias Bombay Ravi (25), Rama alias Barma (33), Purushottama (21), Vinod alias Gas Vinod (23), Devaraj (25) from Bangalore and

Kasargod, December 13: Alarmed at the rising incidence of dengue fever cases in the district, the district administration has decided to relocate the wholesale fish market at Kanhangad to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the polluted water around the market place. There are 81 confirmed cases of dengue besides 140 suspected cases in the district, a virus disease spread by aedes mosquito

Udupi, December 12: Coinciding with the special day - 12:12:12, a baby girl was born on Wednesday at Adarsha Hospital, Kundapura in Udupi district to bring cheers to the parents, doctors and hospital staffers. “Wow! M blessed with a baby girl,” exclaimed the baby's father Raghavendra Rao, a Mangalore based advocate. He was pleasantly surprised with the fact that his daughter was born on this date

London, December 12: The Mangalore-origin nurse, who was found hanging after being duped by a prank call from two Australian DJs, was still alive when she was discovered in her flat and attempts were made to revive her, British media reported today, ahead of the release of her autopsy report. Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was discovered on Friday morning in her room at staff accommodation near the London

Mangalore, December 12: Priority would be given to minorities, backward classes and youth while fielding candidates from the Karnataka Janatha Party (KJP) in the upcoming Assembly elections, said B S Yeddyurappa, former Chief Minister and KJP supremo. Addressing media persons at Circuit House in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. Yeddyurappa said that KJP is a party for all sections of the society and

Mangalore, December 12: An apolitical Fast Satyagraha was staged in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Wednesday demanding announcement of apt packages, compensation and relief for endosulfan victims from the government. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Vishwanath, lecturer, said that after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, endosulfan has been the most destructive tragedy in the history