Karnataka

Mangalore: Sandy shores of Ullal is all set to provide “2 days of pure chill” when the Ullal beach festival 2012 organised to commemorate silver jubilee celebration of Maruthi Yuvaka Mandala, Ullal is held from November 24. The festival organised on lines of Panambur will encompass dance festival, star evening, beach games, food festival, kite show and sand art. The event is expected to shift the

Mangalore, September 16: The nameplate capacity of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) will go up to 21 million tones (MT) from the present capacity of 12.82 MT by 2021. The capacity is all set to go up to 15 MT once phase III expansion project of MRPL is fully operational by the end of this fiscal. The refinery will also see a capacity expansion to 18MT by the end of the current five

Malpe, September 16: Tebma Shipyards Ltd., a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard, launched two 10-tonne bollard pull tugs in Malpe here recently. A release from the company here said the two tugboats were intended for the Indian Navy. The two vessels floated from the cradle of Tebma Shipyards slipway at Malpe on September 11. Each vessel is 22.8 metres long and 7.42 metres wide with a draft forward

Bangalore, September 15: Karnataka government today announced a week-long ceasefire from Monday in anti-Naxal operations to facilitate surrender of Maoists, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar announced today. The ceasefire would take effect at 6 am on September 17 and would be in force till 6 pm on September 23, he told reporters here. The measure has been taken as some Naxalites have sent a message

Mangalore, September 15: A 35-year old woman was killed after the scooter she was riding side-swiped a speeding tempo in the city on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Asha Lavina Shera, who was working as a nurse at Father Muller Medical College Hospital in Kankanady. She was married to one Valerian Rajesh Lobo from KavoorKatte. The couple has two children. Sources from

Mangalore, September 15: The Coast Guard District Headquarters in association with Dakshina Kannada district administration and various other organisations celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday by holding a cleaning driving at Tannirbhavi, Panambur, Surathkal and Malpe beaches. The cleanup drive started at 7:45 am at all the beaches. Large number of enthusiasts including NCC

Mangalore, September 15: Gonzaga School on Saturday organised a programme to mark 'International Grandparents Day' at the Loyola Hall at St Aloysius P U College, Mangalore. Speaking on the occasion, Principal of the school Grace Noronha said that such a programme had been organised to understand the culture and tradition of grandparents all over the world. “Being a grandparent is a big job. But

Mangalore, September 15: Personnel of the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) have intentionally killed Yellappa alias Dinakaran near Subramanya and it is a case of murder, Co-ordination of Democratic Rights organisations (CDRO), has alleged. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Saturday, P A Pouran of PUCL, Kerala, said that the ANF personnel are going on a “killing spree in the name of

Mangalore, September 15: Media persons and media owners must have self-regulatory mechanism in place so that they can function effectively, said Prof. Varadesh Hiregange, Director, Manipal Institute of Comunication (MIC). He was speaking at a media workshop organised by the Mangalore Press Club in the city on Saturday. Advising media persons to think from the point of view of the victims about

Mangalore, September 15: Pledging to continue its struggle against 'saffronisation' of education by the BJP-led Karnataka state government, the 'Committee to Fight against Saffronisation of Textbooks', a newly formed body of experts, has pointed out that the National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2005) had been violated while preparing textbooks of class V and VIII for the current academic year