Karnataka

Mangalore, August 8: The Mangalore branch of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), located at Arya Samaj Road, here, will organize 'Sri Krishna Janmashtami' festival on August 10 from 9 a.m. onwards at Devadiga Samaj Bhavan at Mannagudda, Mangalore, said ISKCON President Karunya Sagar Das, at a press meet. There will be Darshan, Arati and Alankara Puja at 9 a.m., Rajbogh Arati

Mangalore, August 8: Jamiyyatul falah Mangalore corporation unit and Hidaya Foundation, Mangalore hosted separate Iftar get-togethers in the city recently. JF Iftar get-together was held at at JF Community development centre, JF campus kankanady Mangalore. Programme was started with qirath. Unit Secretory Azim M.M. welcomed the gathering. Moulana Abdusalam delivered a talk on importance of zakath

Bangalore, August 8: The Karnataka State Commission for Women, which had lashed out at Mangalore police for their failure to prevent the July 28 attack on Morning Mist homestay, has now advised the administration to take measures to safeguard the image of Dakshina Kannada. KSCW chairperson C Manjula, who has prepared a five-page report after paying a visit to the spot last week, reiterated that it

Mangalore, August 8: The voice for a free Tibet sounded louder here after Sherab Tsedor alias Migmat Tenzin, who has embarked on an all-India tour arrived in this coastal city to start a signature campaign for the Tibetan cause. Tsedor, who is the founder of Youth Volunteer For Free Tibet, told media persons here on Tuesday that several Tibetan students in Mangalore are taking part in a signature

Kasargod, Augsut 8: In a major crackdown on smuggling of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from Karnataka ahead of the festival season, Excise Department personnel on Tuesday seized 1,063 bottles of IMFL transported in two vehicles near Badiadukka in the Kasargod district. The police have also arrested two persons in this connection. The team recovered 143 IMFL bottles of 180 ml each from an auto

Mangalore / Udupi, August 8: The monsoon mayhem continued across the Coastal districts and some other parts of Karnataka on Wednesday. Low-lying areas were inundated on and crops were destroyed at many places following continuous rains since last few days. As part of precautionary measures authorities on Tuesday shifted a few families to safe areas after the torrential rains inundated low-lying

Mangalore, August 7: Edmond Fernandes and Andrew Lourdunathan, the two MBBS students of Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, have been nominated to represent the Indian Delegation at the 61st General Assembly of the International Federation of Medical students Association ( IFMSA) at The Renaissance Convention Centre in Mumbai. This assembly is a world congregation of more than 1000 medicos

Udupi, August 7: The Jamia Masjid at Udupi which was previously in a state of disintegration has been renovated and is all set for inauguration. The 18,000 sq. feet structure was built at a cost of rupees 3 crores. Located near city bus stand, the renovated building consists of three floors which can facilitate around 3,000 people to offer Namaz at a time. The ground floor has an expanse of 5,200

Mangalore, August 7: Mangalore Airport is among four others to which the Air India Express (AIE) would operate additional international flights during the upcoming festival season. The airline decided to introduce over 50 flights in the Middle East sector to meet the rush of passengers during Eid-ul-Fitr and Onam. Most services -to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha and Dammam- would be from

Mangalore, August 7: Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy and Sadbhavana, Kundapur, will be jointly organising a 'Ramadan Literary Evening and Multi-lingual Poets Meet' on August 12 at 4.00 p.m. at Namma Bhoomi Study Center at Hattiyangadi in Kundapur taluk. Academy Registrar Umarabba stated in a press release that Udupi-Chikmagalur MP K. Jayaprakash Hegde would inaugurate the programme. Kirimanjeshwar