Karnataka

Mangalore, August 4: Newly elected member of Karnataka Legislative Council Monappa Bhandary, was given a warm felicitation by Mangalore Bar Association on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion Association president S P Changappa said that several members of Association had emerged as influential politicians in the region. He said that prominent politicians of coastal Karnataka like former chief

Mangalore, August 4: The minority Cell of Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee on Saturday organised a condolence meet to mourn the demise of former district Youth Congress president Bondala Jagannatha Shetty. Around three dozens of JD(S) workers had taken part in the meet held at the party office in the city to pay their tributes to the mass leader, who had been a secular face of the

Kasargod, August 4: With police contingents taking full control of Kasargod and surrounding areas in a round-the- clock drill, the law and order situation here appeared limping back to normal on Saturday, after a two-day long hartal, which had crippled normal life and put people to hardship across the district. Isolated incidents of violence and attacks on police personnel were reported during the

Puttur, August 4: The inaugural programme of MSc course in Physics was held on recently at SJM Hall of St. Philomena College Puttur. The programme began with the prayer. Rev. Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro, Chairperson, PG Studies in Physics, Professor Leo Noronha, Principal of St. Philomena college and Dr AP Radhakrishna, Head of the Department, Physics escorted the dignitaries on to the dais. The

Mangalore, August 4: Terming the Coastal Karnataka as disaster-prone region, Dr. Kumar V.L.S of National Disaster Response Team, said that the possibilities of reoccurrence calamities like the devastating tsunami of 2004 could not be ruled out in this region. Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural session of the two-day workshop on 'District Disaster Response Team Training' organised by

Mangalore, August 4: Had stricter action been taken against the perpetrators of the 2009 pub attacks, the homestay attack would not have taken place said Oscar Fernandes, MP. Speaking to media persons in Padil on Saturday, where he paid a visit to the homestay site where young boys and girls were assaulted by Hindutva activists, Mr. Fernandes said that the incident is a black spot for the city of

Udupi, August 4: Karkala MLA H Gopal Bhandary has accused former MLA V Sunil Kumar of infusing fear in the minds of innocent people by giving false information that the Kudremukh National Park (KNP) would be declared as a tiger reserve. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Bhandary said that former MLA was playing with the sentiments of innocent tribal people, by launching agitation

Mangalore, August 4: In the backdrop of homestay attack by Hindu Jagarana Vedike activists, Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj to take necessary steps to probe into the alleged nexus between the media and the hooligans. In a memorandum to the Governor, KCCI President Mohammed Ameen, stated that all the associations and organisations who are so

Karwar, August 4: Demanding the ban on Hindu Jagarana Vedike and handing over of the Mangalore homestay attack case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), members of Block Congress members of Karwar taluk on Friday took out a protest march here. The activists who reached the office of Deputy Commissioner entered the compound of the office by pushing the policemen who tried to block their

Udupi, August 4: A young lineman was electrocuted to death when he was repairing an electricity line at Chitpady here on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Bailappa (23). Hailed from from Bagalkot, he was working for a private contractor Dinesh Shettigar. He climbed an electric pole to replace a transformer when he was electrocuted. According to the police, Bailappa was working with eight