Karnataka

Mangalore, March 22: Students are under pressure following the following postponement of the II pre-university physics examination due to the leakage of question paper. The physics exam was to be held on Thursday. The Department of Pre-University Education is expected to announce the date of the re-examination shortly. The development came two days after the II?PUC mathematics examination was put

Mangalore, March 22: Build the fundamental strong and concentrate more on articulation along with communication, said Chakravarthy E S, Central Head, TCS, Bangalore. He was inaugurating two-day South India level Inter Collegiate Tech Fest 'Semaphore' in NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte campus, organised by the Department of MCA. He advised the students to expand their knowledge in academics and

Mangalore, March 22: Honnamma, mother of Vittal, the first year student of Mass Communication and Journalism of Mangalore University, who was arrested by ANF for alleged naxal links, has decided to obtain permission from the court for her son to write his internal as well as semester examinations. Ms. Honnamma approached Shiv Shankar Murthy, the Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University on Wednesday

Mangalore, March 22: President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil has presented 'Nirmal Gram Puraskar 2011 to Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchaya. Zilla Panchayat President K Shailaja Bhat received the award from Ms Patil on Wednesday at a grand function in New Delhi. Zilla Panchayat CEO K N Vijayaprakash, presidents of Mangalore and Sullia Taluk Panchayats, CEOs, and ZP sanitation officer Manjula also

Kasargod, March 22: Bahrain Airways has announced four more flights to Thiruvananthapuram, underlining that Kerala is an important destination for the airline as a large number of Indians living in the Gulf are from this State. The airline has plans to take the number of flights to the Kerala capital to seven a week by the summer. With the milestone of seven flights a week to Thiruvananthapuram

Mangalore, March 22: The budget presented by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday evoked mixed reaction here. While some appreciated setting up of helpline for health-related information and making one year service in rural areas compulsory for MBBS graduates and postgraduates, there were apprehensions over supply of 24 hours water in the city and improvement of roads. Anantasatya

Udupi, March 21: BJP candidate V Sunil Kumar and JD(S) candidate S L Bhoje Gowda have accepted their defeat in the Udupi-Chikmagalur bypolls to the Lok Sabha. Addressing the party workers at district BJP office in the city Mr Kumar said that the bypoll results were shocking and unexpected. Thanking the party workers for campaigning him for nearly three weeks, he said that he considered the bypoll

Mangalore, March 21: The call by Jaago Mangalore Association for Protest Against Bad Roads on Friday, 23rd March 2012 at 6:00 P.M. in the form of mass honking has been steadily gaining momentum with several voluntary organizations and professional bodies such as DK Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union, DK Bus Operators Association, Kanara Bus Owners Association, City Bus Owners Association, Quarry & Stone

Mangalore, March 21: Congress veteran B Jandardhan Poojary has described the victory of Congress candidate Jayapraksh Hegde in Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency bypoll as the defeat of casteist politics of Bharatiya Janata Party. Addressing a press meet in the city on Wednesday he said that people of the two districts have together taught an unforgettable lesson to the ruling state

Mangalore, March 22: Cruise vessel M V Aid Diva with 1869 cruise passengers and 607 crew members on board called at New Mangalore Port on Wednesday. This is the 14th cruise vessel calling at the Port during the current financial year 2011-12. The vessel came to Port from Cochin and sailed to Goa in the evening. Majority of the passengers were from Germany. As many as 1700 passengers have opted for