Karnataka

Mangalore, April 17: The father of a girl student at PA College of Engineering, who allegedly committed suicide last week, has decided not to rest until he gets justice for his deceased daughter. Mehnaaz, the eldest daughter of Kulai based Mohammed Ali and Mumtaz couple, had committed suicide by hanging herself at the college hostel on April 10. She was a second year student engineering student

Mangalore, April 17: Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by DK district unit of BJP challenging election of Gulzaar Banu of the Congress as Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation. In its ruling, the court directed the petitioners, if they so wish, to approach the district and sessions court and file an election petition within two weeks. It also directed the lower court to

Udupi, April 17: With the death of two more heads of cattle in Paduvari Gram Panchayat limits near Byndoor in Udupi district on Monday, the death of cattle in the last five days has touched 76. Deputy Commissioner M.T. Reju, who paid a visit to the affected area on Monday said that the report of post mortem viscera samples may be delayed by two more days. “Scientists from Bangalore have visited

Mangalore, April 17: Upset over the absence of some senior officials at the monthly meeting of the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) review committee here on Monday, president of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat K.T. Shailaja Bhat said that she would inform the Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda if officials do the same next month onwards. The KDP meeting pertained to reviewing progress of

Udupi, April 16: Majur villagers, who blocked the movement of a huge crushing machine Sunday night, continued their confrontation with the contractor of the crusher on Monday morning. The crusher was being transported to be installed at the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reservoir Ltd (ISPRL) project at Padur. The mobile crusher was being carried in a mega truck from Mumbai, via Kaup-Majur road to

Mangalore, April 16: The Belthangady JMFC Court has upheld Vittal Malekudiya's right to education by directing Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof T C Shivashankara Murthy to permit Vittal, a first year Mass Communication and Journalism student, to appear for internal assessment examinations. The decision of the Court comes four days after the fast track court in Puttur had rejected the bail

Mangalore, April 16: Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji, the chief pontiff of Pejawar Mutt, has expressed his support to the struggle of residents of Melakoppala and Athrebailu areas near Kuloor, who were demanding the Mangalore Special Economic Zone Limited to stop dumping mud into Phalguni river. “The problem of these residents cannot be ignored. I will discuss the issue with Chief Minister D V

Mangalore, April 17: The state-wide anti-dowry campaign by National Women's Front has received good response from the people of all the communities, especially from the women, according to the organisers. The campaign was launched on April 15 in the city of Mysore by NWF national president Shahida Tasneem. Hundreds of women took out a rally from the Meelad Bagh on Ashoka Road in N.R. Mohalla to

Mangalore, April 16: Central Areca-nut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative (CAMPCO) Limited will be inking a pact with MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation to market their chocolates at 398 milk parlours of the Federation in Madhya Pradesh. Addressing a press meet here on Monday, CAMPCO President Konkodi Padmanabha said that the MoU will be signed in the presence of Karnataka Chief

Mangalore, April 16: The residents of Kairangala and Pajeer gram panchayats staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Monday demanding a ban on the sale of water in these areas since the water table in the region has gone down triggering a water scarcity in the region. The residents, under the banner of Kairangala Pajeer Gramagala Sarvajanika Hitharakshana Vedike