Karnataka

Mangalore, April 28: The All India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament organized by United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA) under the aegis of All India Chess Federation was inaugurated in Mangalore on Saturday. Speaking at the formal inaugural ceremony, M R Vasudeva, Honourary President, UKCA, said that the beauty of the game of chess is that even a child cannot be considered inferior. “It is the

Bangalore, April 28: Sitaram Jindal Foundation has invited nominations till May 16, 2012 for S R Jindal Prize 2012. The S R Jindal Prize 2012 will be announced for 7 categories in 2012 with awardees in each category to receive Rs 1 Crore. The award has been instituted last year to accolade exceptional service of current significance rendered by individuals or organisations for the welfare of

Mangalore, April 28: With less than a month left for settling the payment of compensation to Mangalore air crash victims as per the Montreal Convention, a solicitor involved in the compensation negotiation has said that claims of 147 out of 158 victims families have been settled. Mulla and Mulla and Craigie Blunt and Caroe Advocate and Solicitor Hoshang D Nanavati said that out of 147 cases, 116

Bhatkal, April 27: At least four persons were killed on the spot and over 30 others were seriously injured when a private bus rammed into a tempo trax at Bhatkal cross on Friday night. Sources said that the VRL bus on its way to Gulbarga from Mangalore rammed into the trax on its way to Dhrarmasthala on Bhatkal bypass around 8:30 pm. The deceased include a child, a woman and two men, confirmed

Mangalore, April 27: The election to the post of president of district Kannada Sahitya Parishat and state Kannada Sahitya Parishat will be held on April 29 from 8 am to 4 pm. There are five polling booths in Dakshina Kannada district. They are Mangalore taluk office meeting hall in Mangalore taluk, Bantwal taluk offce, Puttur taluk office, Belthangady taluk offce and Sullia taluk office, informed

Kasargod, April 28: Thieves took away nearly 34 sovereigns of gold ornaments, worth over Rs.7.2 lakh, and Rs.8,000 in cash from a woman on a train from Mumbai, the Railway police here said. The theft was noticed early on Friday as Prathima, 36, wife of Sainath Padiyar, along with her son and daughter, was travelling to Kanhangad here on 16345 Lokmanya Tilak terminus-Thiruvananthapuram Netravati

Mangalore, April 27: The district unit of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike has condemned the act of smearing of cow dung on Lecturer-activist Pattabhirama Somayaji's face by a miscreant as an attack on progressive thinking and constitutional values of the country. Addressing media persons at a press meet on Friday, Suresh Bhat Bakrabail, President, Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike, DK, said that the

Mangalore, April 27: Residents of Melukoppalu and Athrebail along with the activists of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, SFI and various other organisations staged a stir outside Deputy Commissioner's office, on Friday, opposing the move of Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) of reclaiming river bank to lay corridor road. Addressing the protesters DYFI District President Muneer

Mangalore, April 27: The much-awaited Tulu entertainment film 'Bangarda Kural' on Friday hit the screens in twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. In Mangalore the film was screened in Jyothi Cinema, where its director and producer Ram Shetty and hero Shivadhwaj themselves welcomed the audience in the morning. This is the 42nd Tulu movie and third by veteran stunt master Ram Shetty, who has

Mangalore, April 27: A district level swimming competition for boys and girls will be held on May 1 at Mangalore City Corporation Swimming Pool, Lady hill, here. The event is being organized by city based Jai Hind swimming club, an affiliate of Karnataka Swimming Association. In a press release issued here, the Club stated that the competition would he held between 7:30 am and 5:40 pm. Swimmers