Karnataka

Mangalore, March 21: KIOCL Limited, a Govt of India Enterprise, has under its Corporate Social Responsibility, donated a 10 KVA Generator set, solar water heater, drinking water facility and medical equipments worth Rs.3,71,500 to the Govt. T.B. and Chest Diseases Hospital, Vamanjoor, near here. K Ranganath, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, KIOCL Limited, today dedicated the above facilities in the

Mangalore, March 21: Responding to a state-wide agitation call by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishat, a large number of students belonging to various schools and colleges took to the streets in city on Wednesday seeking 'Indianisation' of education. The ABVP activists formed a human chain at Basaveshwara Circle along NH 66 at Kadri Hills around 11:00 am. Addressing the agitators, ABVP state vice

Mangalore, March 21: Congress workers and leaders have been out in city streets on Wednesday, as former minister Jayaprakash Hegde emerged victorious in the adjacent Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency bypoll. As soon as the results were announced, dozens of Congress workers gathered outside the District Congress Office in the city shouting slogans in support of Hegde. They distributed sweets

Mangalore, March 21: The newly elected MP of Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency Jayaprakash Hegde has described his poll victory against BJP candidate Sunil Kumar as the “victory for honesty” Speaking to 'Coastaldigest.com' after the announcement of bypoll results, Mr Hegde said that the results have proved that there was scope for good people too in politics. “This is just a beginning. A wave of

Udupi, March 21: Congress candidate K. Jayaprakash Hegde has won the Udupi-Chikmagalur Loksabha byelection by 45,724 votes against BJP's V. Sunil Kumar on Wednesday. Mr. Hegde who maintained lead over his rival throughout the various rounds of counting finally won over his nearest BJP rival by a massive margin. As per the latest details available Mr. Hegde has secured 3,98,723 votes and triumphs

Mangalore, March 21: Kannada scholars at a seminar here on Tuesday said that there was a need to throw light on people who helped foreign scholars in their contribution for Kannada in 19th century. The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore, and the Karnataka Theological Research Institute, Balmatta, had organised the seminar on “Kannada as a classical language in 19th century and

Mangalore March 21: A miscreant pretending himself to be a surgeon hired a taxi from Ankola and robbed the driver of the taxi after taking him to Manipal. The imposter, introducing himself as Dr. Rahul from the district hospital at Karwar, called taxi owner cum driver Nagaraj Naik, who hails from Shirkuli in Ankola, on Sunday night and told him that he had to rush to Manipal for an emergency

Bangalore, March 21: Counting for the March 18 bypolls to Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat has begun on Tuesday morning. With BJP government in Karnataka facing turmoil, there is intense anticipation and anxiety in ruling and Opposition Congress circles over the outcome of the bypolls. Tight security arrangements have been made for the counting. About 66 per cent of 12.53 lakh electorate had cast

Mangalore, March 20: 13 year old boy unable to cope with the pressure of appearing for the annual examination, allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Manjo, a class VII student. He ended his life by hanging himself at his residence near near Kukkikatte railway bridge in Udupi. He was supposed to appear for examination on Tuesday. It is said that he was

Mangalore, Mar 20: Two college girls sustained severe injuries after they were hit by a speeding lorry while standing outside their institution near at Addyar on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday evening. The injured have been identified as and Jenifer and Nagalakshmi Bhandary, both students of second year BE at Sahyadri College. According to the sources the girls were waiting for bus after to