Karnataka

Udupi, November 8: U Ramesh Rao, President of Artists' Forum Udupi has been chosen for Karnataka Chitrakala Academy Lifetime achievement award for the year 2011. Speaking to presspersons at Bangalore on Wednesday, academy chairperson Chi.Su. Krishna Setty said that the awards would be presented at a function by the end of this month at Gadag. The other award winners for 2011 are S. Krishnappa

Mangalore, November 7: A 15-year-old girl was rescued after she was allegedly kidnapped by a gang of miscreants, who tried to gang-rape her at a village in Belthangady taluk. Police have arrested three persons in this connection. They are Irshad Arambodi, Asif and Navaz Kundadabettu. Three other accused - Hyder alias Santhu, Navaz and Santhosh Shetty - who allegedly joined them in the heinous

Mangalore, November 7: Applicants must be thorough with the details and contents of their visa application or else, there are chances of them missing out during the interview at Consulate leading to unnecessary suspicions and delay of processing, said Nicholas J Manring, Chief of the Consular Services, American Consulate, Chennai. Making a presentation on US Visas at the Kanara Chamber of Commerce

Thiruvananthapuram, November 7: The woman pilot of the Air India flight involved in the hijack alarm case today stuck to her stand that she was compelled to act as "a hijack-like situation" prevailed with protests by passengers after the Abu Dhabi-Kochi flight was diverted here on October 19. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was set up by the state government to find out if there was any

Mangalore, November 7: Dakshina Kannada Mahila Congress activists staged a protest on Wednesday demanding speedy construction of the new building of Lady Goschen Hospital in Mangalore. Speaking on the occasion, secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Ivan D'Souza said that better facilities ought to be provided for women in the hospital, especially those below poverty line. Previously

Mangalore, November 7: Members of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held a protest in Mangalore on Wednesday opposing the state government's decision to introduce National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for entrance in medical education from the current academic year itself, calling the move 'uncientific'. Karnataka has entered into an agreement with the Central government in this

Mangalore, November 7: In spite of manual scavenging being made illegal, an incident of a person being asked to enter a manhole for cleaning has come to light in Kankanady. A person was asked to get into the manhole in the Kankanady-Pumpwell road for cleaning. The process was on for almost an hour, eye witnesses said. People hailing from poor and Dalit sections are still being asked to carry out

Mangalore, November 7: Police have cracked an inter-state vehicle theft case and arrested four persons in this regard. The arrested are Abdul Basheer (21) of Padnoor, Vittla, Mohammed Haaris (19) of Madnooru, Puttur, Kamalaaksha (29) of Kodapadavu, Bantwal, and Mohammed Faisal (21) of Savanoor, Puttur. Addressing mediapersons at his office in Mangalore, Abhishek Goyal, SP, Dakshina Kannada

Bantwal, November 7: An auto-rickshaw carrying school children overturned when its front wheel got detached from its place, while plying on the four-lane bridge in B.C. Road, on Tuesday. The auto-rickshaw driver Siddeeq (26) was seriously injured in the mishap, while students of Modankap Infant Jesus Primary School Ashrith (8), Nasha (14), Nisha (14) and Tasreef (14) escaped with minor injuries

Karwar, November 7: A five-year-old boy was run over by a speeding tipper on National Highway 17 at Belekeri Cross near here on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Shrinivas. The boy was going to get water with his mother when the accident occurred. The tipper driver, in a bid to overtake a truck, hit the boy, it is said. Shrinivas's parents hail from Karnool in Andhra Pradesh. They came to