Karnataka

Malpe, August 7: Minister for Ports and Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary has said that the work on construction of the first phase of a permanent sea wall to prevent sea erosion would be launched at Ullal in Dakshina Kannada district shortly. He was speaking at a function to mark the inauguration of the MLA's Office at Malpe here. Later, he inaugurated the new road divider constructed on the Citizen

Mangalore, August 6: The Mangalore City Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday launched an awareness campaign as a prelude to its massive dharna scheduled to be held on August 27 against the alleged anti-people policies of Mangalore City Corporation. Local leader of CPI (M) Vasanth Achar formally inaugurated the three-day-long 'Jatha' by handing over the party flag to CPI (M)

Udupi, August 6: A youth was killed on spot and four others sustained injuries when a car in which they were travelling in rammed into a mighty near Uchila in Udupi district in the wee hours of Monday. The victim has been identified as Rakesh (25), a native of Kundapur. Vivek Pai, Arjun Shenoy, Trivikram Pai and Damodar Pai have been hospitalised with severe injuries. The tragedy occurred at

Mangalore, August 6: Around 25 per cent of malaria cases found in the state of Karnataka were reported from its twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, said Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Dr. K.N. Vijayaprakash. Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural session of a workshop for media representatives on 'National Vector-borne Diseases Control Programme

Mangalore, August 6: The city unit of the Hindu Yuva Sene and Nagarika Seva Horata Samithi, Alape, have jointly condemned the 'manhandling' and arrest of Corporator Mohan Padil by the police. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Monday, Vasudev Bhat, Spokesperson, Hindu Yuva Sene, said that Mr. Padil is a respected social worker and has been serving the society by taking

Mangalore, August 6: The coastal areas of Karnataka received good rains in the last four days, throwing normal life out of gear. The movement of vehicles on National Highway-234 linking Mangalore and Kadur was disrupted on Sunday, following a landslide at the Charmadi Ghat. The landslide occurred in the evening at Jappelpade, some two-kilo metres outside the district border of Dakshina Kannada

Mulky, August 6: The Mulky town police have arrested five persons for allegedly engaging in illegal transportation of cattle on Sunday. The arrested have been identified as Ramesh, Rafiq, Joy, ALex, and Antony – all residents of nearby state of Kerala. Acting on tip off, the police inspected a vehicle at police check post near Bappanadu temple, here at around 4:00 a.m. and found 17 buffalos in it

Mangalore, August 6: A Dalit leader has alleged the Dakshina Kannada district police of suppressing the Dalits who file atrocity cases in the police stations seeking justice, by registering counter case against them, a charge denied by Superintend of Police Abhishek Goyal. Raising an issue during the monthly grievance meet of Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe at SP's office here on Sunday, Dalita

Mangalore, August 6: Mangalore City police have arrested two more persons in connection with the assault on Rahim Uchil, president of Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy. The arrested have been identified as Abdul Basheer, 27, son of Late Mohammed from Surathkal and Hameed alias Saddam, 21, son of Aboobakar from Kodikal. Police said that the duo was absconding since many days they were arrested on

Mangalore, August 5: Four fishermen, who set out from fishing harbor, here, in the early hours of Sunday, survived high rising waves after the traditional boat they sailed in, capsized off the South Wharf. Unpredictably, the sea turned rough in the wake of strong wind near the mouth of estuary when fishermen was returning after a successful half-day fishing venture, sources said. Fortunately