Karnataka

Mangalore, May 13: The pre-monsoon showers coupled with thunder and lightning lashed most part of Dakshina Kannada district causing loss of life and property. A young lineman was electrocuted to death while being engaged in the repair work on an electric pole in front of a Church at Vamanjoor on the outskirts of the city. Local sources said that Jerald Vegas, a resident of Kavoor, was killed when

Mangalore, May 13: Society should create new breeds of medical scientists, who would set new standards of medical ethics in this new era of medical advances, said Seyed E Hasnain, member of Scientific Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister, Delivering the convocation address of the Manipal University here on Saturday, he said that the curriculum required to be reinvented to achieve this goal

Belthangady, May 13: Stating that violent reactions will kill innocents, Pejawar Mutt chief pontiff Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji said that Naxal movement could be checked only through non-violence. Interacting with the forest dwellers of Kudremukh National Park, at Malige mane in Sulkerimogru in Belthangady taluk on Saturday, he said that he will try to solve the problems related to Naxal movement

Mangalore, May 12: A two-day job fair — Alva's Pragathi 2012 — got under way in Moodbidri on Saturday. It was inaugurated at Alva's College by Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M. Veerappa Moily. This is the third consecutive year that Alva's Foundation has organised the job fair. The foundation said more than 14,000 job aspirants had registered for the mela, including about 2,000 registrations

Mangalore, May 12: South Canara District Central Co-operative (SCDCC) Bank has achieved Rs 12.77 crores of profit in the year 2011-12, for the first time in its 99 years of history. With this, the Bank has surpassed the Belgaum District Cooperative Bank record and rose to number one position with highest profit. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, SCDCC Bank President M N Rajendra Kumar

Mangalore, May 12: The government has put a break on establishment of new institutions this year with an intention to focus on the development of existing engineering colleges and educational institutions in the state, said D V Sadananda Gowda, Chief Minister. He was speaking after inaugurating 'Srishti 2012', state level project exhibition and competition for engineering students organized by

Mangalore, May 12: Team Mangalore, a city-based hobby group of kite flyers, have returned home after conquering the skies in Italy. As representatives of India, the four-member team successfully showcased cultural heritage of India to the Italians at 32nd Art Evento International Kite Festival held at Cervia, Italy, from April 21 to May 2. This is one of the most prestigious kite festivals in the

Mangalore, May 12: Competition in medical sector will breed efficiency and better services said Dr.M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs. Speaking after inaugurating Indiana Hospital in the city on Saturday, Dr. Moily said that Mangalore has been a hub for banking, education and health care. With the introduction of Indiana Hospital, another institution had set foot in the city's

Mangalore, May 12: It seems troubles for Katari Veera Surasundarangi are never ending, as the one-day-old film has now invited a fresh trouble in the sensitive coastal city. Dozens of aggressive protesters belonging to Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini on Saturday morning staged demonstrations in front of Suchithra theatre and Big Cinemas, here. Burning the posters of the film and shouting slogans

Kasargod, May 12: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala has asked the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) to take necessary steps to check the activities of miscreants in the guise of so called 'moral policing' so as to prevent recurring communal violence in certain parts of the State. The KPCC views with all seriousness the danger posed by those indulging in