Karnataka

Bhatkal, May 7: The students of Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management on Sunday had arranged a beach cleaning programme in Murudeshwar. The sources from the Anjuman said the objective of the programme was to make students realise their social responsibility. Every day thousands of tourists visited Murudeshwar and threw plastics and bottles on the beaches. This polluted the beach. There

Bangalore, May 7: Eating beef is the undeniable right of Dalits, minorities and backward classes, who comprise the majority of the population of India, said Prof Kancha Ilaiah, Director, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusion, Maulana Azad Urdu National University, Hyderabad. Delivering a lecture on “Are OBCs Ready for a Social Revolution?” after inaugurating the Vaddarse Raghurama

Mangalore, May 7: The private institutions play crucial role in the development of education sector in this area of Karnataka, opined Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda. He was addressing the gathering at the inauguration of decennial celebrations of A J Institute of Medical Sciences and A J Institute of Dental Sciences at Kuntikan in City on Sunday. “The work of private institutions in

Mangalore, May 6: The state government is prepared to fulfill the demands of endosulfan affected people said DV Sadananda Gowda, Chief Minister of Karnataka. Speaking after inaugurating the annual convention of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Zilla Angavikalara Sangha in Mangalore on Sunday, the Chief Minister said that he will direct the Deputy Commissioner to visit the rehabilitation areas and meet

Mangalore, May 6: The birth centenary of freedom fighter Barrister Attavara Yellappa was celebrated at a grand function in Mangalore on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs, said that the nation needs to remember people like Yellappa today so as to inculcate patriotic values. “Today we do not have British to fight against but there are

Mangalore, May 6: If the slow pace of work at Thumbay vented dam continues, the government will even consider terminating the contract said Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda. Chairing a review meet of the developmental works in the district at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Sunday, the Chief Minister, who has been troubled by the problem of drought in the state, expressed his

Mangalore, May 6: As many as 22 couples entered wedded bliss on Sunday at the annual 'Community Celebration of Weddings' which was organised at the Rosario Cathedral, Mangalore under the auspices of St Vincent de Paul Society, Rosario. Dr Aloysius Paul D Souza, the Bishop of Mangalore was the main celebrant for the nuptial ceremony. According to the organisers, the objective of the ceremony is to

Mangalore, May 6: At least eight people were killed and several others sustained severe injuries when an open-pickup van fell into a gorge at Jokatte on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The ghastly accident occurred around 2 pm when the labourers belonging to Mangalore Special Economic Zone were being taken to worksite. Five labourers and the driver died on spot when the ill-fated vehicle

Mangalore, May 6: A few miscreants made an abortive attempt to loot money from an ATM in the city in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. According to the police, the miscreants tried to break the lock of Canara Bank's ATM at HP Petrol Bunk at Balmatta. However, the ATM of Dhanalaxmi Bank situated near the above ATM remained untouched. Sources at the Petrol Bunk said that a security guard

Mangalore, May 6: Hindutva leaders in the city accorded a warm welcome to Vishwa Hindu Parishad International General Secretary near Kulur Bridge on the fringes of the city on Sunday afternoon. The firebrand Hindutva leader was on his way to Kanhangad in Kasargod district to participate in Shakthi Sangamam being organised under the auspices of Hindu Aikya Vedi. Togadia came in a bullet proof car