Karnataka

Mangalore, March 11: Karnataka misses P Lankesh badly today, for it has been subjected to unfair and unjust rule of the BJP government, said Devanoor Mahadeva, noted Kannada litterateur and social activist. He was speaking at 'Lankesh-77' organized by the Gowri Lankesh Patrike in Mangalore on Sunday, as part of Lankesh's 77th birth anniversary. Lankesh, Mr. Mahadeva said, strived to address the

Mangalore, March 11: The Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union and Mangalore Press Club jointly celebrated 'Press Club Day' on Saturday. All the working media persons from the electronic and print media actively took part in the function. DK Co-operative Bank President Rajendra Kumar, who was the chief guest, said, those who work in the media are mostly middle class. “I have close association

Mangalore, March 11: A youth from Dakshina Kannada was killed in a freak road accident in Kuwait on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Abdurrazzak, 32-year-old son of Saadmonu from Pandavarakallu village in Belthangady taluk. He was working as a driver in a private firm in the oil rich state. Family sources said that the incident occurred around 7: 30 pm, when a trailer hit

Mangalore, March 11: A double-track kambala was held on Saturday in Jeppinamogaru on the banks of the Netravathi for the second consecutive year. The event was organized by Jaya-Vijaya Jodukere Kambala committee in memory of the late Jayagangadhara Shetty. Inaugurated the event, Brahma Shri Vedamurty Vittaldas Tantri, Derebail, said that Jayagangadhar was very popular for his social service and

Udupi, March 11: Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary H N Ananth Kumar said on Saturday that the Congress was in a pathetic situation after the results of the five State Assembly elections were announced. He told presspersons here that it would be no surprise if the UPA government collapses by the end of the budget session. New political realignments will take place at the Centre, he said. He

Mangalore, March 10: A constable was on Saturday injured during an exchange of fire with suspected Naxalites in Mittabagilu near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district, police said. The injured constable of Anti Naxal Force has been identified as Sadashiv Choudhury. He was rushed to the hospital after he suffered a bullet injury in the melee. According to police sources, the incident occurred

Mangalore, March 10: The biggest quality of poets like Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi is that although their poems presented an ideology, they did not compromise with the aesthetic sense of classical Urdu poetry said K Phaniraj, activist. He was speaking at a programme on Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poetry organized by the Journalists' Study Centre, Mangalore, in the city on Saturday. Rating Faiz Ahmed

Mangalore, March 10: The Kalikamba Vinayaka Temple Trust which is celebrating its 'Yugadi Mahotsava' felicitated a sports hero of the nation. The recipient of this honour was Sunil Acharya, member of the Indian National Hockey team. He was felicitated with a shawl, citation and fruits in the presence of Shree Kalahasthendra Saraswathi Mahaswamiji and Aremadanahalli Shiva Sujnana Murthy Swami and

Mangalore, March 10: With an objective of relieving Pradeep Kumar Kalkura from his position as the president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat district unit, which he had held for 10 years, a splinter group made public their decision to back some other candidate in the election for the post of the president. Parishat former chief Harikrishna Punaroor, heading the splinter group, told reporters here on

Mangalore, March 10: The Karnataka State Political Science Teachers' Association in collaboration with Mangalore University Political Science Teachers' Association will organize XII Karnataka State Political Science Teachers' Annual Conference on March 13 and 14 at the Senate Hall, Mangalore University. The theme of the Conference will be 'Contemporary Issues and Concerns in Indian Politics'