Karnataka

Mangalore, September 19: Ganesh, the elephant-headed idol arrived in the homes of his devotees in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi amid traditional fervour, pomp and gaiety. The Ganesh festival began from Wednesday with the "pratisthanpana" (installation) of the Ganpati idols in Sarvajanik pandals and households. Taluk Bunts Sangha Mangalore and Buntara Yane Nadavara Mathru

Mangalore, September 19: Making sure that the people of Mangalore will live in full confidence on the police force will be one of his top priorities, Manish Kharbikar, the new Police Commissioner of Mangalore, said. Mr. Kharbikar took charge at the Police Commissioner's office in the city on Wednesday after being welcomed by Pratap Reddy, IGP (Western Range). A guard of honour was also given to

Mangalore, September 19: Talents Research Foundation, Mangalore, and Samanwaya-Muslim Shikshakara Sangha (SMSS) on Wednesday jointly organised a Teachers' Day celebration at Talent Conference Hall in the city. Inaugurating the programme, U T Khader, Mangalore MLA, said that teachers had the opportunity to bring a change and influence families by educating the young minds in the society. Teachers

Mangalore, September 18: School teachers play an important role in improving the knowledge in a student's life, said Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, convenor of Sri Rama Educational Trust. He was speaking after inaugurating 'Ksha-Kirana 2012' a convention of aided primary school teachers, organised by the Karnataka State Aided Primary School Teachers Association (KSAPSTA) at the Town Hall, here on

Kasargod, September 19: Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said that the preliminary work on the proposed medical college in Badiyadukka village, which is grappling with health hazards owing to prolonged exposure to endosulfan, is progressing and the construction work will begin once the land acquisition process is completed. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, the Minister said the Health

Bangalore, September 18: The Karnataka State Board of Wakfs is all set to set up its own engineering and medical colleges in Bangalore and Mulbagal of Kolar district, respectively. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, R Abdul Reyaz Khan, chairman of the Board, said the decision to set up colleges was taken at the recent Board meeting. “The Board wants to set up its own educational institutions on the

Mangalore, September 19: 'Vishwaroopi Gajanana', an exhibition of Ganesha idols from the collection M Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alva's Education Foundation, was inaugurated at at Venkappa Poonja Auditorium here on September 18. The exhibition was organized under the aegis of Siddhi Vinayaka Prathishtana. More than 1,000 varieties of Ganesha idols of various types, makes, cololurs and poses were at the

Dubai, September 19: Battling an illegal influx, the UAE has decided to adopt a stricter visa regime for tourists from labour exporting countries like India and Pakistan, under which such travellers will now require a university degree to visit the emirates, a media report said on Tuesday. Besides India and Pakistan, the largest countries exporting labour to the Gulf nation are the Philippines

Udupi, September 18: On account of Ganesh Chaturthi, a week-long painting cum sculpture exhibition 'Ganesh Chathurthi Special -2012' was inaugurated at the Gallery, Manipal, on Tuesday. Master Craft Person of Canara Bank Sponsored C E Kamath Institute for Artisans, Miyar, Karkala were the main sponsor the exhibition. Clay sculptures of Venki Palimaru and paintings by Ravi Hirebettu and Srinath

Mangalore, September 18: The district unit of the BJP has expressed support for the nationwide 'bundh' call given by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on September 20 against the diesel price hike by UPA government. Addressing media persons at the BJP office in Mangalore on Tuesday, Padmanabha Kottary, President, District Unit of the party, said that owing to the increase in diesel prices, rates