Karnataka

Mangalore, March 23: AJ Hospital and Research Centre will be conducting a 'free kidney check-up camp' from March 26 to April 7, 2012. The check will be conducted between 9 am and 1 pm every day. The patients with the ailments like kidney stone, prostate related problems, malfunctioning of kidneys and other kidney related ailments can make use of the camp. Experienced doctors and specialists will

Mangalore, March 23: The Department of Pre-university Education has declared the new dates for the II PU exams. The timings of the exam remain the same, from 9 am till 12.15 pm. Kannada Optional, Statistics, Home Science will be on Saturday, March 24. No exams will be held on March 25 and 26. Physics, Logic and Education subjects will be on March 27. Chemistry and Business Studies will be on March

Mangalore, March 23: The Democratic Youth Federation of India activists on Thursday took out a procession in memory of Bhagat Singh, whose birth anniversary falls on Friday. The DYFI activists wore masks of Bhagat Singh and marched holding candles. The activist leading the march held a torchlight procession. They marched from the office of the Deputy Commissioner to the Clock Tower Junction. The

Mangalore, March 22: Mangalore city police have arrested a person in connection with the recent murder attempt on Beary Sahithya Academy president Rahim Uchil. The arrested has been identified as Umar Farooq from Ullal. Sleuths attached to Pandeshwar Police Station had taken a few youths into their custody for questioning in connection with the case a couple of days ago. Farooq was one among them

Mangalore, March 23: Cruise vessel M V Seven Seas Voyager with 656 cruise passengers on board called at New Mangalore Port on Thursday. This is the 15h cruise vessel calling at the Port during the current financial year 2011-12. The vessel came to NMPT from Cochin and sailed to Goa in the evening. Majority of the passengers were from United States. As many as 600 passengers opted for ground tour

Mangalore, March 22: Around 90 alumni of city based St Aloysius College (Autonomous) which celebrated its 132nd annual college day on March 16, participated in a rare get-together at St. Joseph's Boys High School in Bangalore recently. Fr. Denzil Lobo SJ, Director AIMIT, Fr. Francis D' Almeida SJ, Vice-Principal, St. Aloysius College, Mr Arthur D' Souza, President SACAA, Mr. Michael D' Souza, Vice

Mangalore, March 22: In a novel protest on high seas off the coast of Mukka, near Suratkal traditional fishermen laid siege to a dredger and a tug used to tow it on Thursday. The protest was held under the banner of Coastal Traditional Fishermen's Union to oppose a move by Mangalore Special Economic Zone authorities to lay an effluent discharge pipeline near Mukka. Around 100 angry fishermen

Mangalore, March 22: A boat repairer crushed to death under a fishing boat, which accidentally fell on him after repair on Thursday evening at Thota Bengre, here. The deceased has been identified as Ashraf, a resident of Bengre. His colleague Aslam sustained severe injuries on his hand in the incident. The tragedy occurred at around 3:00pm, when the fishermen and workers were preparing to pull the

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