Karnataka

Mangalore, April 14: The first ever international T20 Cricket match will be held in the coastal city of Mangalore on April 29, between 'Zimbabwe Africans' and 'Karnataka Indians'. Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, Joseph Rego, head, Heath Streak Foundation said that preparations are underway at the NMPT cricket stadium for the historical match. He said, the 'Heath Streak -

Mangalore, April 14: Hira Media, a city based nonprofit Islamic media organisation on Saturday launched its new project of constructing own studio. Abdullah Javed, Karnataka state unit president of Jama'ath-e-Islami Hind, symbolically launched the project in the presence of office bearers of the organization at Hidayath Centre, here. Speaking on the occasion, he said owning electronic media is the

Mangalore, April 14: Foreign tourists were fascinated about the rich heritage and artisan environment of Pilikula Nisargadhama. A group of foreign tourists visited Pilikula Nisargadhama on Thursday. The groups consisted of more than 325 members from Arab Countries, USA, Canada, Mexico, Africa had hands on experience of different crafts at Artisan Village of Pilikula Nisargadhama. The tourists

Mangalore, April 14: The meeting between the Mangalore Traditional Country Boat Fishermen's Association and the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) authorities in connection with laying of pipeline to release effluents in Mukka beach, went in vain as both the parties disagreed with each other's demand. The meeting was convened by the district administration and was chaired by Deputy

Mangalore, April 14: Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr K N Vijayaprakash said that there is a need for Rs 197 lakh to take up immediate work to mitigate drinking water woes in the rural areas of the district. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel makes a point at a meeting held to discuss on shortage of water while ZP CEO Dr K N Vijayprakash, Karnataka Legislative Assembly?Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat D C Dr N?S Channappa

Mangalore, April 14: The New Mangalore Port Trust celebrated the 121st birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. B R Ambedkar in a unique way on Saturday. The dignitaries garlanded paid floral tributes to the statue of Dr Ambedkar, near Panambur Circle and thereafter planted the saplings. This was followed by a stage function at the NMPT Auditorium, Panambur. The chief guest Dr P Kannan, Associate

Mangalore, April 14: The Dakshina Kannada district administration celebrated the 121st birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, at Town Hall, here on Saturday. The function was attended by MLA Yogish Bhat, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, chairman of Coastal Development Authority -B Nagaraj Shetty, Dhanalaxmi Janardhan- Vice president Zilla Panchayath, Vijayalakshmi

Mangalore, April 14: A youth was killed and another seriously injured when they were hit by a train at Central Railway Station in city on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Pofesar M P (25) from Hassan, who was a postal employee in Railways. His colleague Santosh Devadiga, a resident of Kadri Kambala, escaped with severe injuries. The tragedy occurred around 4:30 am, when the

Ullal, April 14: Two youths from Mangalore have died at a fishing harbor in Rathnagiri of Maharashtra when they fell into a fish tank on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Shakir (22), a resident of Margathale, near Alekal in Ullal, and Nawaz (25), a resident of Adyar Padavu. Two others, Rashid, from Kuttar, and Ravuf from Malar, also sustained severe injuries and are currently

Mangalore, April 14: The Left organisations staged a 24-hour-long hunger strike demanding the release of Vittala Malekudiya, a student of mass communication and journalism in Mangalore University and his father Lingappa Malekudiya, who were arrested on charges of abetting naxals, in front of Belthangady taluk office on Friday. The protest was organized under the joint auspices of Democratic Youth