Karnataka

Mangalore, April 13: Mangalore University will have its own yakshagana mela (troupe) if everything goes as per the plan. Vice-chancellor T C Shivashankara Murthy on Thursday said that school and college students in the region, who are interested in yakshagana, would be trained at the Dr P Dayananda Pai and Sri P Sathish Pai Yakshagana Study Centre of the university. Delivering the presidential

Mangalore, April 12: The Congregation of Ursuline Franciscan Sisters (UFS), which originated in Mangalore at Rosario Cathedral in 1887, celebrated its post-centenary silver jubilee on Thursday. The congregation which started as a pious association has grown to pontifical height. Today there are more than 128 Convents with 1,100 members. They take up pastoral ministry and run educational, social

Mangalore, April 12: Vittala Malekudiya, the MCJ student of Mangalore University who was arrested by Anti-Naxal Forces on charges of alleged naxal links has not been taken into custody without evidences indicating his involvement in naxal activities said A R Infant, Director General of Police (DGP), Karnataka. Speaking to mediapersons at a press meet at the Police Commissioner's office in

Mangalore, April 12: M V brilliance of the seas called at the New Mangalore Port on Thursday with 1938 passengers and 863 crew members on board. This is her repeated call to the Port after the first call on April 1. This giant luxury cruise vessel with a length (LOA) of 294 metres has been handled at Berth No.14 . Around 1650 passengers, who came on board the vessel, toured around Mangalore in

Mangalore, April 12: The birth centenary celebrations of Barrister Attavar Yellappa will be organised on May 5 at Nehru Maidan, Mangalore. Addressing a press meet here, birth centenary committee General Secretary Suresh Kateel said Barrister Attavar Yellappa was the close associate of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose and was a forerunner in the creation of Azad Hind Bank, which was collecting donations

Mangalore, April 12: Utter chaos in traffic reigned on Thursday morning due to a truck break down on Netravati Bridge on National Highway-66 near Thokkottu on the city's fringes. Hundreds of vehicles and thousands of commuters were stranded for more than three hours alongside the long bridge from 8:30 am. The truck carrying heavy goods came to a stop in the middle of the bridge when its rear tyres

Mangalore, April 13: Dakshina Kannada unit of the Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi (Bhimavada) has urged the district administration to begin work on construction of Ambedkar Bhavan immediately. State Committee Member of the samithi P. Keshav told presspersons here on Thursday that the foundation stone was laid for a Rs. 1.2-crore Abmedkar Bhavan in Kodialbail. The district administration

Mangalore, April 13: Tulu Nataka Kalavidara Okkuta (Tulu Theatre Artistes' Federation), which is embarking on generating a Rs. 20-lakh corpus to assist members who were in distress, has started contributing to the lives of its members. In the last three years, the corpus has reached Rs. 3 lakh with Tulu play lovers contributing their mite in some measure. It has given an assistance of Rs. 75,000

Mangalore, April 12: It is every citizen's right to be provided with 135 litres of 'lifeline water'. Authorities must ensure that every citizen is given this minimum amount of water per day said Dr. M Annayya Kulal Ulthur, Honourary President, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, DK, Mangalore. Speaking at a protest held outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore, Mr. Kulal said that water as a

Mangalore, April 12: The newly formed forum of political and social organisations, Praja Pragathi Ranga, will be an alternative to the BJP, Congress and the JD(S) in the state, said Praja Pragathi Ranga State Convener Lolaksha. Speaking to press on Wednesday, he said that the Forum will play a decisive role in the forthcoming Assembly elections. “According to our preliminary calculations, we will