Karnataka

Bangalore, February 3: Karnataka Government is moving in the direction of banning the "made snana",a ritual of rolling by lower caste people on plantain leaves left by Brahmins after partaking lunch in some temples,Minister for Religious Endowments V S Acharya told the state assembly. "The issues pertain to a belief of people.It is being practised for more than 500 years. It cannot be banned

Mangalore, February 3: A two day National level Fest 'Art Beat' organised by St Aloysius College Faculty of Arts was inaugurated at the Eric Mathias Hall of the College on Friday, February 3. The theme of the fest was 'Greenomania' which was aimed to spread the message of better green world for future. As many as 16 different events such as Ad Making, Photography, Mime, Street play, Graffiti

Mangalore, February 3: 'Supreme Auto Dealers' has opened booking for KTM 200 Duke in Mangalore. Announcing about the booking for the street bike brand Duke at a press meet here on Thursday, Arjun Rao, CEO of Supreme Auto Dealers said that the bike is designed such that the youngsters of today who have the craze of racing can opt for it. KTM 200 Duke can be used for Dirt track racing events also he

Karwar, February 3: The INS?Chapal warship museum docked at the Rabindranath Tagore beach here since November 2006, was closed down on Thursday by the Karwar City Municipal Council (CMC) authorities. The museum, which is one of the main tourist attractions of Karwar, was slowly disintegrating part by part due to lack of proper maintenance. In view of the Naval Base being set up in Karwar, the

Udupi, February 3: The leaders of various Dalit organisations boycotted the Udupi taluk-level Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes grievances redress meeting here on Thursday. “Although officers from 22 departments should have attended the meeting, only six had turned up for the meeting chaired by Udupi Tahsildar V. Prasanna,” DSS leader Ramesh Kotian told The Hindu . “The Udupi City Municipal

Mangalore, February 3: A conclave of all exporters of Karnataka will be organized by the Federation of Indian Exports Organisations (FIEO) in Mangalore on February 13, said its Regional Chairman Walter D'Souza. Addressing a press meet at the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), here on Thursday, he said the Union Ministry for Corporate Affairs will collaborate with it for the meet

Mangalore, February 3: The much awaited air cargo complex at Mangalore Airport is all set to become a reality. Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva has said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) headquarters has approved the civil works design for the proposed complex that would be set up in the old terminal building at Bajpe. He said that the AAI has invited tender for the civil

Mangalore, February 2: Nearly 200 students of University College in Hampankatta here, staged a dharna on Thursday, the second day of ABVP-backed boycott, seeking the fulfillment of their various demands including conducting the Jago Bharath campaign in the College premises by inviting its convener Chakravarti Sulibele as a chief guest for 'Vivekananda Jayanti' scheduled to be held on February 6

Mangalore, February 2: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed a six-month-old single-bench order asking the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the brutal murder of city based human rights advocate Naushad Kashimji. The High Court's division bench comprising of Chief Justice Vikramjit Singh, and Justice B V Nagarathna quashed orders of the single bench which after hearing a plea by

Bangalore, February 2: The Udupi Power Corporation Limited is expected to complete the works related to tackling fly-ash problem within a week, according to Minister for Environment and Ecology J Krishna Palemar. In response to a question posed by Congress member K Pratapchandra Shetty during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, Mr Palemar also made it clear that the State government