Karnataka

Mangalore, April 9: City-based hobby group of kite flyers 'Team Mangalore' has been officially invited to Art Evento International Kite Festival being held at Cervia, Italy, from April 21 to May 2. This is one of the most prestigious kite festivals in the world and is organised by Claudio Capelli, renowned Italian artist. Sarvesh Rao, Nitin Shetty, Dinesh Holla and Prashanth Upadhyaya will

Mangalore, April 9: A father and his two sons were hospitalised after an acid attack by unknown miscreants at Sampya under Puttur Rural Police Station limits. The injured have been identified as Seetharam (62) and his two sons Amruthesh (35) and Rajkumar (28), The incident occurred when they were returning home to Sullia late on Saturday. The miscreants who came in an auto stopped the trio on the

Mangalore, April 8: 'Nammavara' felicitation programme was held under the auspices of Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi District Backward Classes Federation in Mangalore on Sunday. S Ramesh and Sadashiva Shettigar of Udupi fire station were felicitated on the occasion. Speeaking on the occasion, S Ramesh , Chairman, Mangalore Urban Development Corporation (MUDA) said that representatives and leaders of

Mangalore, April 8: Twelve groups of foreign tourists visited Pilikula Nisargadhama recently. The groups consisting of more than 250 members from USA, Australia, Canada, Poland, Germany, Mexico had hands on experience of different crafts like pottery making, stone carving, cane works, traditional beaten rice, handloom, carpentry, traditional oil extraction with bullock driven gana, blacksmith

Mangalore, April 8: Chrysalis Children's Library, a lending library entirely dedicated to boys and girls between ages zero to 17 was inaugurated on Sunday in Mangalore.Prof M B Puranik, President, Tulunadu Educational Trust, inaugurated the library while Gopikrishnan Konnanath, Associate Vice President and Head, Mangalore Development Centre, Infosys, launched the website of Chrysalis Children's

Mangalore, April 8: The special students of Saanidhya Residential School and training centre exhibited their talent at 'Vision 2012' that kicked off on Saturday at Kadri Park in the city. Wide range of products designed by students were kept for sale and display at the art and craft expo. The students had artistically prepared Yakshagana mementos, which cost Rs 400 a piece, pillow covers, cushions

Mangalore, April 8: Social Welfare Minister A Narayanaswamy has reiterated that the Karnataka government is firm on banning 'made snana' across the state. Addressing media persons in Bangalore on Saturday, he said that it was only a matter of time before the ban was enforced in temples. He said Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda had announced the ban in the recently concluded Legislature session

Mangalore, April 8: The bodies of a 14-year-old girl and his 20-year-old boy friend were retrieved from a well in Kundapur in Udupi district on Saturday. The lovers are believed to have committed suicide after their parents allegedly opposed their relationship. According to the Kundapur police, Swati (14), daughter of Shekhar, resident of Vaderhobli, was in love with her neighbour Vinay (20) for

Mangalore, April 8: Following the assurance by Bharathi Shipyard Limited fulfill the demands of local fisherman community, the latter decided to withdraw their planned protest against the company on Saturday. In a letter submitted to the Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda, the company promised that it would take up the work on dredging, from Old Port to Gurpura river at an estimated cost

Mangalore, April 8: Deepa and Amitha from Mangalore will represent India in the under-17 category Asian Powerlifting Championships 2012 to be held in Udaipur from May 1. Both are from Shree Gokarnanatheshwara College here. They will attend the training camp later this month . Both were selected at the trials held in Himachal Pradesh in March. Ms. Amitha is the first from her Kudumbur village near