Karnataka

Mangalore, October 27: The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy will honour three persons each with honorary and book awards this year. Addressing media persons here, Academy chairman Kasargod Chinna said that three persons chosen for the honorary award are M Krishnaraya for his contribution to Konkani language and literature, Harry D'Souza for his contribution to Konkani art and Babi Naik for his

Mangalore, October 27: The philanthropic streak of president of All India Billawas Federation Jaya C Suvarna has helped him bag Pingara Rajyotsava Award 2012. The jury narrowed down on Suvarna's name from among 17 applications received by the Kannada weekly newspaper. The award will be conferred on him at a function at Town Hall on November 20 in the presence of educationist Dr M Mohan Alva, Mulki

Mangalore, October 27: A mobile shop, a canteen and a fruit stall were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out in front of the Noor Masjid, near Milagres Church at Hampankatta in the city in the early hours of Saturday. According to sources, the fire started from the 'S Connect Mobile Centre' run by one Santosh and spread to the canteen and fruit stall located on the two sides of it. The fire

Mangalore, October 27: A communal clash broke out among under-trials in Mangalore sub-jail on Friday in which a jail warder was injured. The injured jail warder has been identified as Puttanna. None of the prisoners sustained major injuries. According to district jail sources, at around 12.30 pm, special food was provided to the inmates on the eve of Bakrid. But it was allegedly provided only to

Mangalore, October 27: A Dubai-bound Air India Express (AIE) flight from Mangalore International Airport was delayed by more than 30-minutes after ground crew detected presence of honey bees near the tail of the aircraft during a pre-departure flight check. The aircraft which had arrived from Dubai on Thursday was parked on the apron overnight for more than 14-hours and this time sufficient enough

Udupi, October 27: Two youth including an engineering student drowned in two separate incidents in Udupi district on Friday. 20-year-old student from Canara Engineering College, Panjalapadavu in Bantwal taluk, drowned in Jomlu Thirta in Chara village in Karkala taluk of Udupi. According to Hebri police, Glodson D'Silva from Saligrama accompanied his friends on a trip to Jomlu Thirta. After lunch

Mangalore, October 26: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, three members of a prestigious family lost their lives after drowning in the sea off the coast of Kodi in Kundapur taluk on Friday evening. Sayyed Muhammed and Abdul Khader The victims are city based builder and community activist Sayyed Muhammad (62), his brother Abdul Khader (50) and their nephew Riyan (13). The incident occurred when the trio

Mangalore, October 26: Air India Express is set to launch more new flights to the Gulf states from Mangalore and Kerala airports, official sources said. According to sources, Air India Express will raise the number of flights it operates Gulf and south Indian state of Kerala destinations from 92 to 119 per week, starting October 28. The move was spurred by growing demand from airports in Mangalore

Mangalore/Udupi, October 26: Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, was celebrated with gaiety in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Friday. Locally known as 'Bakrid', the second major festival of Islamic calendar is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of Prophet Ibraheem (pbuh). This global festival also marked the completion of Hajj, the last of the five pillars of

Sakleshpur, October 26: A letter purportedly handwritten by the extremists and pasted on the wall of a bus stand at Hiruddi near Devalakere in the taluk Thursday morning, charged the owners of resorts and homestays with running a prostitution racket. The letter stated that college girls from villages were pushed into flesh trade at resorts and homestays. “Girls from Hassan are being sent to