Karnataka

Mangalore, November 6: The New Mangalore Port Trust, the premier organization in Mangalore was awarded the 13th Annual Greentech Environment-2012 in Gold category for Port Sector for the year 2012 on October 30, 2012 at Hyderabad. The Greentech Foundation established in the year 1999 based in New Delhi, India is a non-profit organization committed to recognize and celebrate ethos of outstanding

Bangalore, November 6: The Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagruta Vedike has threatened a mega Kukke Subrahmanya Chalo on December 18, Champa Shashti Day, if the government does not ban the made snana ritual at the Subrahmanya temple immediately. Vedike general secretary A.H. Krishne Gowda told presspersons here on Monday that hundreds of progressive thinkers and swamis will participate in

Kasargod, November 6: A Kasargod based man was among five killed due to an explosion following gas leakage on board MV Maharshi Krishnatrya Dubai bound Cargo vessel. M K Krishnan from Neeleshwara in Kasargod district was among the killed. The vessel had left Mangalore port on Monday. Sources said they lost their lives while repairing a damaged pipe approximately 220 nautical miles off Mumbai on

Mangalore, November 6: Five outstanding personalities from various fields have been chosen for Rachana annual awards instituted by Rachana, a forum of Catholic businessmen, professionals and entrepreneurs. The award will be conferred on November 25 at Milagres hall in Mangalore. Addressing a press meet on Tuesday, Rachana President Roy Castelino said the awardees are Prof Hilda Rayappan (Woman of

Mangalore, November 6: A protest demanding fulfillment of various demands of the construction workers in the state was held in Mangalore on Tuesday under the banner of CITU and Karnataka Rajya Kattada Mattu Ithare Nirmaanakara Federation. The protest was held as per the nationwide call given by the Construction Workers' Federation of India (CWFI). Although a union legislation dealing with

Kundapur, November 6: The family members of a girl who died in Kadali of Hosoor in Kundapur taluk have approached Udupi district in charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary appealing him to initiate investigation from senior officers as they are finding her death suspicious. The deceased Sowmya went missing on October 29 and was found hanging apparently suggesting suicide on November 1. But family

Dharmasthala, November 6: Parents of Saujanya (17), a PUC student of SDM College, Ujire who was raped and murdered by one Santhosh Rao at Dharmasthala recently, have submitted a memorandum to the Governor, requesting a CBI inquiry into the case. They also submitted the copy of the memorandum to Kemaru Esha Vittaldasa seer, who visited the house of Saujanya, at Pangala near Dharmasthala on Monday

Mangalore, November 6: An 18-year-old girl with a birth defect of the aorta, a major artery in the human body, successfully underwent a corrective surgery at Unity Health Complex in Mangalore last month. Speaking at a press conference held on Monday, senior cardiologist Dr Paul Varghese said that the three-hour surgery was performed out by the cardiac team headed by him and the anaesthetic team

Mangalore, November 6: The city police have registered a case against President of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah Syed Sarwar Chishti for allegedly making provocative and inflammatory speech here last week. "The contents of Chisht's speech at a public meeting at Nehru Maidan in the city on November 2 attracted the provision of 153-A 1 (a) of Indian Penal Code”, a police officer said. The contents of

Mangalore, November 6: Shri Shanaishchara Seva Samiti, an organisation of Hindu devotees in Dubai will be organising a grand Sri Shanaishchara puja under the leadership of Odiyoor Sri Gurudevadatta Samsthanam seer Sri Gurudevananda Swami at JSS School auditorium on Dubai Sheikh Zaid Road in Dubai on November 23. Other than Odiyoor seer, Sadhvi Sri Mathanandamayi of the mutt will also bless the