Karnataka

Mangalore, August 12: The members of district unit of Mahatma Gandhi Shanti Souharda Vedike demanded that the chief of Hindu Jagarana Vedike, who delivered 'provocative speech' after the attack on young men and women at birthday party, be booked under the Goonda Act. In a memorandum submitted to IGP (Western Range), Additional Director General Police, the Chief Minister and Home Minister through

Mangalore, August 11: Konkanverter, an online script conversion utility for Konkani language, conceived and developed by World Institute of Konkani Language, World Konkani Centre, Mangalore, was launched in the city on Saturday. The utility converts and transliterates Konkani Language in five Scripts, i.e., Devanagari, Roman, Kannada, Malayalam and Perso-Arabic. Perso-Arabic script has not been

Mangalore, August 11: Two of the victims who were targeted by activists belonging to Hindu Jagrana Vedike while celebrating a birthday at Morning Mist homestay in Padil, spoke at a press conference held here on Saturday. The victims, Vijay and Gurudath, recounting the brutal assault made on the group of youngsters, alleged that the local police was involved in the attack. They stated that the

Mangalore, August 11: The Mahila Daurjanya Virodhi Vedike has in a preliminary fact finding report on the attack on students at a homestay, submitted to the Government of Karnataka, demanded that the case be subjected to speedy trial so that quicker action is taken against the culprits. The Vedike has in its demand said that to avoid a repeat of the inaction in the 2009 pub attacks where culprits

Mangalore, August 11: Members of All College Students Association (ACSA) staged a semi-nude rally to protest against the change in carryover system in polytechnic courses on Saturday. A procession was held from Jyothi Circle to the Deputy Commissioner's office in order to urge the government to find a feasible solution to their problem. As per the regulations of the carry over system in

Mangalore, August 11: The homestay attack and the developments that have followed in the aftermath have proved that there is a breakdown of the constitutional machinery in the state and hence Governor H R Bharadwaj must dismiss the government and impose President's rule, said Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, former Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission, Karnataka and senior advocate. Speaking at an

Mangalore, August 10: People must not neglect fever and resort to mere tablets but get their blood tested to avoid suffering from malaria, said Dr. C M Sudarshan, Health Officer, Mangalore City Corporation. He was speaking at a malaria and dengue awareness programme organized by MCC and DK Hotels and Restaurants Association in Mangalore on Friday. Warning the public that no fever should be taken

Mangalore Udupi, August 11: Heavy rains that has been lashing Dakshina Kannada district receded on Friday. However, rains continue to batter Udupi district. In the last 24 hours, Moodbidri has received 121.2 mm rainfall, followed by Mangalore—94 mm, Bantwal—93.9 mm, Belthangady—79.4 mm, Sullia—52.4 mm, Kadaba—50 mm and Puttur—42.5 mm. The rain fury over Udupi taluk has left the low lying areas

Mangalore, August 11: Jagadish Karanth, State Convenor of Hindu Jagrana Vedike, which had been accused of the assault on college students celebrating a party at Padil on July 28, has been denied permission to conduct a rally at Ramakunje near Uppinangadi. However, Mr. Karanth can participate in a private ceremony of the group scheduled in Puttur at 2 a.m., sources added.

Mangalore, August 11: In order to counter superstitions and blind beliefs, a three-day state level workshop on “Using science against black magic and superstition” was organized by Karnataka State Science Parishat at the Institution of Social Development Nanthoor here on Friday. Inaugurating the workshop, K.N. Vijay Prakash, Chief Executive Officer of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, said it was