Karnataka

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

Mangalore, March 28: Fire broke out at a house in Mochigalli area near Kandatpalli early on Wednesday during the heating of bitumen barrel at the shed. According to a resident of the area, the fire was brought to control by the locals, who gathered in large number after seeing the smoke billowing from the roof. “People flocked to the place immediately with buckets and pots filled with water and

Mangalore, March 28: The Coast Guard on Tuesday carried out an exercise to check the preparedness of various stakeholders in tackling a possible oil spill in the sea. The exercise was conducted by involving the New Mangalore Port Trust, the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd., and

Mangalore, March 27: The Karnataka Tulu Sahitya academy celebrated 'World theatre day' and organized 'Chavadi Koota' at their office in Mangalore City Corporation. On this occasion two theatre personalities R K Mangalore and Vijay Kumar Kodialbail were felicitated for their contribution to the Tulu dramas. Other dignitaries present were Manu Idya, K V Shetty Kadri, Rohini Jagaram and Kishore D

Bajpe, March 27: A major house burglary case has been reported from Sunkadakatte of Bajpe near here on Tuesday. Thieves have reportedly decamped with about 50 pavans of gold from the house worth Rs. 10 lakhs, Bajpe police told Coastaldigest.com. The incident took place at about 11:30 am, the police said. The house belongs to a certain Saroja Salian. Ms. Salian was not present in the house at the