Karnataka

Mangalore, March 29: The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgement on the Mayoral election procedure at MCC for April 3. The BJP had approached the High Court challenging the procedure followed by MV Jayanti, the returning officer during the Mangalore Mayoral elections, who had rejected the nomination of BJP's Roopa D Bangera resulting in Congress candidate Gulzar Banu winning the Mayor's

Mangalore, March 29: Around Rs. 3.5 lakhs were stolen from a parked car in Valencia area of the city on Wednesday. The cash belonged to Kamaruddin of Medicity Medicals. He had parked his car near the SBI Bank in Valencia, where he dropped in for some work. By the time he returned, he found the cash he had kept in a cover on the seat of the car missing. “It happened around 12 noon. I had gone out

Mangalore, March 29: Corporation Bank, in association with Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Co-operative Fish Marketing Federation Ltd., launched a subsidised loan scheme for fisherwomen through joint liability groups (JLGs) in the city on Wednesday. The bank has identified 72 groups consisting of 700 fisherwomen in Mangalore through the federation and about Rs. 3.50 crore credit will be extended to

Mangalore, March 28: Renowned Tulu actor Devdas Kapikad will come up with a film based on his popular play 'Gantethand?' with the title 'Telikeda Bolli'. The shooting for the film got under way on Wednesday. Interestingly Telikeda Bolli is a title that has been given to him by his fans. Speaking to reporters in the city on Wednesday, Mr. Kapikad said said his two-hour long movie will be different

Mangalore, March 28: The Horticulture Fepartment , DK, Zilla Panchayath, and Mangalore City Corporation are jointly organizing a fruit and vegetable exhibition as part of the 'Horticulture Year' 2011-12. The exhibition will be held at Kadri Park from March 30 till April 1 for three days. The inauguration will take place on Friday at 4.30 pm. With contributions from the department, government

Mangalore, March 28: Magnum 2012, a two-day national-level Commerce and Management Fest will be held by the Department of Studies in Commerce, Mangalore University from Thursday. PG students pursuing M Com and MBA all over India are expected to participate in the festival to be held at Yakshagana Kala Mandir ,Mangalagangothri, Konaje. A number of events will be held during the festival. A few of

Mangalore, March 28: The Brahmakalashotsava and Ashta Pavitra Nagabrahmandalotsava of Boloor Ashwathakatte Shree Nagabrahma Sthana will take place on April 1, Sunday. On this occasion Brahma Kalashabhishekha Mahapooja, Nagadarshana, MahaAnnasantharpane and religious meeting will be held. Under the leadership of Sathya Narayana Bhat at 9 a.m. AshtaPavithra Naga Brahma Mandalothsava will take place

Mangalore, March 28: Members and workers of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad on Wednesday took out a protest march here before holding a meeting to demand expulsion of Visvesvaraya Technical University Vice-chancellor H. Mahesappa, who allegedly making a false claim to get the coveted post. The protesters demanded Governor H.R. Bharadwaj to immediately dismiss him since he had falsely claimed

Mangalore, March 28: A showdown for the post of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishat appears imminent with Pradeep Kumar Kalkura and Sarvotham Anchan filing nominations on Wednesday, the last day to file nomination for the election to be held on April 29. Kalkura, who has been the unanimous choice in the last two terms, appears to be facing a stiff contest from Mr. Anchan, the former

Mangalore, March 28: Communalism is rampant not just in India but in other South Asian countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh too. While condemning communalism, one must condemn the idea of communalism itself and not a particular type of communalism perpetrated by a particular group or religious ideology, said Irfan Engineer, advocate and Director, Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict, Mumbai