Karnataka

Mangalore, December 2: Pedal power came to the fore at the sixth edition of RxLife Cycle Rally wherein enthusiastic of cyclists including young and old ventured a stretch of 21 kms early on Sunday morning. 7-year-old Chatur and 83-year-old Ramachandra Rao were among over 1000 cyclists who battled early morning chill. The rally route covered a distance of 20 km starting from Lady Hill Circle and

Mangalore, December 1: A rowdy-sheeter was brutally done to death on Saturday night near Unity Hospital at Falnir, in the city. The deceased has been identified as Bijay Raj, alias (46), who was an accused in two murder cases including the murder case of his former mentor Pandu Pai. However, he was acquitted in September 2010 in Pandu Pai murder case due to lack of evidence. He was chased, stabbed

Mangalore, December 1: The newly appointed Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district N Prakash will be assuming the charge on Monday, official sources said. Mr Prakash will be the 123rd DC of the district. Prakash, who was appointed as the Director at KSRTC (Personnel and Environment) Bangalore, eight months ago, will be replacing Dr N S Channappa Gowda as per the Order issued on November

Mangalore, December 1: Dakshina Kannada District Pre University Board (DKDPUB) and Shree Gokarnanatheshwara College (SGC), Gandhinagar, jointly organised a two-day state-level wrestling competition in the city in the premises of the college, which commenced on Saturday. Over 220 students in teams from 25 districts across the state have participated in the competition, which saw enthusiastic

Mangalore, December 1: Talent Research Foundation (TRF) will organise a friendly gathering of inter-religion trade and business partners, and invites information regarding the same by December 15, said TRF advisor Mohammed Rafeeq. Speaking at a press meet held here on Saturday, he said that the foundation had planned to organise the gathering with the intention of strengthening the relations

Mangalore, December 1: The Dakshina Kannada District Badminton Championship 2012 was inaugurated at U Srinivas Mallya Indoor Court, near Mangala Stadium in Mangalore on Saturday. S Ramesh, Chairman, Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), inaugurated the championship being held under the auspices of Dakshina Kannada District Badminton Association (DKDBA). About 300 participants are taking

Mangalore, December 1: With the exit of Former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa from the BJP, the party high command has now got the apt opportunity to appoint a State President of the party, said his predecessor D V Sadananda Gowda. Speaking to media persons in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Gowda said that it was inevitable for the party to get into a defensive mode with the dissidence of Mr

Dammam, December 1: The new rule of mandatory fingerprinting of all international passengers has been causing delays at immigration counters and resulting in confusion at airports in Saudi Arabia. As per a new Saudi Government directive, fingerprinting of all incoming and departing passengers (even on Exit reentry Visa), is being done at immigration counters while stamping the passports. Due to

Mangalore, December 1: A group of youth from Kerala has accused a person from Deralakatte village in Mangalore taluk, of duping them of thousands of rupees in the pretext of granting them visas for abroad. Addressing media persons at a press meet, Sudhakar N S, father of one of the victims and a resident of Kollam alleged that a person by name Mohammed Shafi Shoukath of Deralakatte promised to

Udupi, December 1: Protesting against the apathy of the police in arresting Bajrang Dal activists involved in an attack on eight youths, including Dalits, members of members of various progressive groups under the leadership of the Karnataka State Dalit Mahila Okkoota staged a demonstration in front of the District Police Office here on Friday. Eight youths were attacked by a gang of about 35