Karnataka

Mangalore/ Udupi, February 26: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has hinted that national issues would be prime poll agenda for impending Udupi-Chikmagalur Loksabha seat, instead of local issues or problems. Addressing the BJP workers convention organised at Kaup near Udupi on Sunday evening, the CM said that national concerns like India's internal security, intrusion by foreigners, misusing the

Mangalore, February 26: Ten achievers from different fields were conferred with Sandesha Awards 2012 at a colourful function held in the premises of Sandesha Lalithakala Mahavidyalaya at Bajjody in the City on Sunday. The awards are being given for the past 21 years. Kannada writer Vaidehi, who was the chief guest of the occasion, said that the awards constituted by Sandesha Foundation for Culture

Mangalore, February 26: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on has said that he would ask the Home Minister to look into the alleged 'fixing of cases' by Mangalore police. The CM was replying to the queries of media persons at Mangalore Airport, on his way to Udupi, where he is expected to participate in two programmes. When media persons brought the issue of alleged 'fixing of cases' to his mind

Mangalore, February 26: As many as 135 students from Catholic community were honoured with 'Fudar Pratishthan Puraskar' at a grand felicitation programme organised by Fudar Pratishthan at Milagres Hall in the city on Sunday. The felicitation was organized for the achievers in SSLC, PUC, graduation and post-graduation courses. They were awarded with cash prize, citation and mementos. Inaugurating

Mangalore, February 26: The Bajrang Dal activists with the support of police on Saturday evening raided on a live music event at a bar in PIO Mall on Jail Road in the city. The DJ party was organized by a group of students of St Aloysius College in the city to bid farewell to a batch of outgoing students. Dozens of enthusiastic boys and girls, most of them belonging to middle class and upper

Mangalore, February 26: 'Dominus Litis' a two-day national level moot court competition was held at SDM Law College here on Saturday and Sunday. Inaugurating the two-day event, special judge under Prevention of Corruption Act, Lokayukta Special Court NK Sudhindra Rao urged the youth to fight against corruption in every stage. “No profession is free from the clutches of corruption. Corruption has

Mangalore, February 26: Dakshina Kannada district committees of Democratic Youth Federation of India and Students Federation of India on Saturday evening took out a troch light rally in the city in support February 28 general strike called by the Left trade unions condemning anti-people policies of the UPA government. Inaugurating the protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner DYFI

Mangalore, February 26: The Staff and Students of the Department of Zoology, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore will be organizing a National Seminar on 'Recent Advances in Biological Sciences' on February 28 and 29 under the Star College Scheme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The Seminar aims at providing a

Udupi, February 26: BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha bypoll Sunil Kumar filed his nomination here at DC office on Saturday. He filed his nomination and handed over the nomination papers to DC Dr M T Reju. He was accompanied by his wife. Speaking to media persons, Sunil Kumar informed that he filed the nomination Saturday as he felt it is an auspicious occasion. He strongly believed

Mangalore, February 25: The death of a Mangalorean in Malaysia under mysterious circumstances has made them suspect that it is a murder. It is said that Vinay Ram (29) of Attavar Melinamogaru was working in B Amico Shipping company as Oiler for the last one year. The ship which he was working had reached Malaysia on February 20. However, he went missing on February 21 and the body was retrieved on