Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday informed the state assembly that he would take steps to speed up the disbursal of compensation to families of the victims of the 2010 Mangalore air crash. The chief minister said this in response to a submission by CPI-M legislator K. Kunhiraman, who pointed out that the counsel for Air India was trying to reach an out-of

Mangalore, March 6: Junior chamber International, Mangalore, in association with Mangalore Paint Dealers Association conducted a free medical camp on Sunday at SDM Mangaljyothi Integrated School, Vamanjoor, near here. MSW Dept. of St. Aloysius College, Child Fund Project, Mangaljyothi Integrated School and KMC Hospital Mangalore also extended their support for the camp. Corporator of the area

Mangalore, March 6: Applications are invited from poor youths from across Karnataka belonging to Muslim community for a free training programme sponsored by the government of Karnataka. A press release issued here stated that both male and female candidates aged between 21 and 35 years are eligible for this training programme. Food and accommodation will be provided free of cost during the

Mangalore, March 6: More than 3,500 fish boxes were found gutted at port grounds in Bunder area of the city on Tuesday, March 6. An estimated loss of Rs. 20,00,000 has been caused following the burning of about 90 percent of the boxes belonging to 20 different fisheries companies. The gutting reportedly took place last night. It is being speculated that the act has been carried out by someone with

Mangalore, March 6: Denzil Karkada, the owner of Willies Garage in Balmatta, died at a private hospital in the city on Monday after a brief illness. He was 72. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the last one week. Born to William Karkada and Lalitha Karkada couple in 1939, he was the music director of the Balmatta Musical Association since 1963. He shot to fame through a series

Udupi, March 6: In a daring robbery, three youths barged into a house at Doddanagudde here in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and made away with valuables worth around Rs. 14.5 lakh, including ornaments and a car. Police said that the incident occurred at the house of Kanaka R Amin, located near Dr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Hospital, when Kanaka's brother Vasudeva Poojary and two relatives

Karkala, March 6: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has warned Maoists that government would not tolerate their activities at any cost. Speaking at a public rally here at Hosmaru, the CM said that the government is determined to curb Maoists menace in the state by taking stringent measures. “Naxals have a wrong notion of achieving success using gun. They are ignorant of the fact that they can

Mangalore, March 6: Over two dozens of people including fire personnel fell sick following chlorine leakage in two chlorine cylinders kept inside the municipal water purification unit at Jakkirabettu in Bantwal taluk on Monday night. According to police, the pump house of the Bantwal TMC had two chlorine cylinders for treating the water during monsoon. However, at around 8.30 pm, it started

Udupi, March 5: BJP government in the state did not perform up to the expectations of the women folk in general and mothers in the state, said former MP and Congress leader Tejaswini Ramesh. Speaking at a press meet Tejaswini said that BJP failed to fulfill the promises of keeping up the social and religious values, which they claimed to champion. “A government, which failed to keep up respect for

Mangalore, March 5: Mangalore City Corporation teams on Monday raided on several plastic carry bag dealers under the instructions of Commissioner. The raid was conducted by two separate teams. The team headed by Manjunath R Shetty, Environmental Engineer, MCC comprised of Sanitation Inspectors Santhosh, Karunakar and sanitation supervisor Raja. It covered Central Market, Bunder, Bibi Alibi road