Karnataka

Mangalore, December 29: The 1987 batch of B Com students of Canara College came together recently, in the portals of their college in a get together organised by them for the first time in 25 years after they had graduated from the college. It was momentous and joyous occasion for a batch of 80 students out of whom 66 attended the get together and recalled the good old memories of their student

Mangalore, December 29: The 50th programme on 'Kathe kelona, haadu hadona, Kannada ulisona, Kannada belesona'— a singing, acting and story-telling session by Dakshina Kannada district Makkala Sahithya Sangama will be held at Sharada Vidyalaya at Kodialbail in Mangalore on December 31 at 10 am. Addressing a press meet, resource person Savithri S Rao said the campaign which is the brainchild of

Mangalore, December 29: In yet another act of vandalism, a group of miscreants pelted stones, broke the window panes and damaged a prayer hall belonging to a group of Christians at Haleyangadi on the outskirts of city on Wednesday night. According to the police, a group of about 15-20 people barged into the Hebron Assembly- Pentecostal Church managed by New Life, when Pastor Prasanna was leading a

Mangalore, December 29: State Bank of India on Wednesday honoured six policemen of Mangalore rural police station, who successfully nabbed four persons who robbed Rs 25 lakh from the van of security agency while their personnel were loading cash to an ATM in the city on December 15. The bank handed over cheque of Rs 25,000 to police team that includes PSI K Somaiah, head constables KV Mohan, CH

Udupi, December 28: The dead body of Sadashiva Gowda (46), who was kidnapped by suspected naxalites, somewhere around Dec 20, has been found in a decomposed state in the deep forests of Thondalkatte, in Nadpalu village, Karkala taluk. The spot is around 8 kilometers away from Nadpalu town. The body was found under the tree, in a sitting position, with hands tied. He was shot dead, it is learnt. A

Mangalore, December 28: The Dakshina Kannada District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has asked a burqa showroom in the city to pay a compensation of Rs 6,000 including litigation costs, to a customer for replacing a costly burqu material given for stitching with a substandard one. Ayisha Gulzar (23) of Someshwar, Ullal, had lodged a complaint against the Paradise Burqa House located at Kunil

Mangalore, December 28: Mangalore MLA U T Khader has said that upcoming 'Abbakka Utsava' should be an inspiration for the people of coastal Karnataka to strengthen the spirit of freedom and harmony in the society. Mr Khader, who is the honorary president of the celebration committee of 'Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava-2012' was speaking at a preparatory meet organised at Click Marriage Hall at Thokkottu

Mangalore, December 28: A city based surgeon has successfully performed complex gastrointestinal surgery for an elderly woman who was having a colostomy and many complications. Lily Madtha, a 75 year old lady, hailing from Madanthyar, was presented to Dr Vijay Ramachandran, a Surgical Gastroenterologist and Colorectal Surgeon three weeks earlier with complications following diverticulitis. She had

Mangalore, December 28: The All India Inter-University Women's Ball Badminton Championship got underway at Alva's College campus at Vidyagiri in Moodbidri on Tuesday, when star of India Award winner in Ball Badminton B N Meera released three sets of tri-colour balloons. The tournament, hosted by Mangalore University in association with Alva's College, witnessed a grand march past with the

Mangalore, December 28: Omega Hospital has invited applications for the seventh batch of post graduate diploma in clinical cardiology. In a press release issued here, Dr K Mukund, Chairman, Omega Study Centre has stated that Hospital has been conducting post-graduate diploma course in clinical cardiology in affiliation with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). According to Dr Mukund