Karnataka

Mangalore, February 20: 'Al Tu Art of Jewellery' a new addition to the coastal city's jewellery business was inaugurated on Sunday. Bantwal MLA B Ramanath Rai inaugurated the Al Tu located besides City Bazar at City Centre, here. Mangalore MLA U T Khader, former Mayor K Ashraf and KPCC Secretary Ivan D'Souza were present among others.

Mangalore, February 20: Passengers of Kingfisher Airlines from the city faced hardship as the cash-strapped airlines on Monday cancelled all flights from Mangalore Airport. On Sunday, the beleaguered airlines had operated just one flight to the city from Bangalore instead of three. Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva Rao said that on Sunday instead of two ATR flights in the morning and noon

Mangalore, February 20: The Mangalore North MLA Krishna J Palemar, who was forced to resign from his ministerial berth two weeks ago, has pleaded not guilty during his first visit to home constituency following the Assembly porngate. Mr Palemar, who was one of the most influential politicians of Karnataka till February 7, when he faced the charge of providing porn clips to his two cabinet

Mangalore, February 20: Senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary participated in 'Urulu seve' along with hundreds of devotees to mark Shivarathri in Kudroli Shri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple on Sunday. Mr. Poojary told the reporters that devotees irrespective of caste took part in the urulu seve, a ritual that involves rolling on the ground around the temple Mr. Poojary, however, sought to make a

Mangalore, February 20: A rally was held in the city as a prelude to the 85th annual meeting of the Samasta Kerala Jamiyyatul Ulema under the banner Samasta Sandesha Rally. The rally on Sunday was also a part of the Ilal Habeeb Milad celebrations. It was inaugurated by U.T. Khader, Mangalore MLA, at the Zeenath Baksh Jumma Masjid. The procession culminated at Idgah Jumma Masjid, Light House Hill

Mangalore, February 20: The Unity Academy of Education conducted its graduation day and award ceremony for Diploma graduates at the Loyola Hall in St Aloysius College on Saturday Dr Brig. Zele Singh, HOD of Department of community medicine, Pondicherry University was the chief guest of the evening. In his address Dr Singh said that youngsters are the future of the nation. “Nursing and medicine are

Mangalore, February 20: Tension prevailed in Bunder area on Sunday evening after angry mob protested outside the police station against picking up former Mayor and Congress Mangalore Block President K. Ashraf to seek information about the two suspects being hunted by the police in connection with the rape of a minor girl. Police had to resort to mild lathicharge to control the mob, which vented

Kasargod, February 19: In a major crackdown on illegal explosive being smuggled into Kerala, police has seized huge cache of explosive substances from a parked car at Perla under the Badiaduka police station limits in the district. The seizure of nearly 200 Kg Ammonium Nitrate kept in four plastic bags, 500 aluminium detonators kept in five packets and six roles of wicks were seized by the

Mangalore, February 19: The coastal Karnataka has miserably failed to produce its recent adverse developments in the form of literature, opined journalist and writer Kodibettu Rajalakshmi. She was speaking after receiving the Sara Aboobakar literary award conferred by 'Karavali Lekhakiyara Vachakiyara Sangha' as part of its silver jubilee celebration, at Sahithya Sadana, here, on Sunday. Ms

Mangalore, February 19: Former union minister B Janardhan Poojary on Sunday lambasted former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa for his 'irresponsible' remarks on Assembly porngate. Addressing media persons on the sidelines of Urulu Seve ritual organized to mark the Shivaratri at Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Kudroli, here, the Congress veteran said that the statement by Mr Yeddyurappa