Karnataka

Pilikula, January 23: The four-day national-level Bal Bharat Srujanotsav got off to a colourful start as thousands of children from various parts of the country and state thronged Pilikula Nisargadhama near here on Sunday. This is the first ever Srujanotsav to be held outside Delhi. Nearly 4,000 children, including 1,430 from 20 states and union territories, descended in droves at the Pilukula

Mangalore, January 22: Tense atmosphere prevailed in Uppinangady following a provocative speech by Rashtriya Swayamsevak sangh leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, who threatened to attack and shoot down the Muslim youths. Mr Bhat was addressing hundreds of people who took part in Hindu Samajotsava at Chatrapati Shivaji Maidan. When the police allowed Mr Bhat to continue his speech, dozens of Muslim

Mangalore, January 22: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy exhorted the youth of coastal Karnataka to shed their penchant for 'communal BJP' and give his party an opportunity to govern the in next Assembly elections. He was speaking after inaugurating a JD(S) convention at Kuppepadavu near here on Sunday afternoon. "Elect our party candidates as MLAs from this region in the next election and see the

Mangalore, January 22: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy president-designate, Rahim Uchil, on Sunday declared that he would not allow politics to come in the way of the cultural body's primary responsibility of promoting Beary culture and literature. Speaking at the “Byari academyge mooru varsha: sambhrama” held at the auditorium of Hotel Srinivas here, he during his three-year tenure, which

Karwar, January 22: In a rare gesture of humanity and solidarity, the owners and workers of purse-seine boats, here, have decided not to resume the fishing activity until the recovery of the body of a drowned fisherman. The joint operation by coastal security police, Indian navy and coast guard personnel to recover the body of fishermen Nityanand Harikantra, who had accidentally drowned in Arabian

Mangalore, January 22: More than a dozen talented Beary men and women were felictiated here on Sunday on the occasion of "Beary Academy: Muru varsha Sambhrama" a programme held to mark completion of three years of the Academy. They were honoured in recognition of their contribution in divers fields such as Beary literature, language, art and culture. Those honoured included Ahmed Anwar, the

Hebri, January 22: A teen age student drowned while taking bath in a river at Chara Karadi near here on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Shobith (13) from Bangalore. He had come along with his parents to Karadi to watch Yakshagana in his maternal grandparent's home. The incident occurred when the boy along with friends had been to river Seetha to take bath. A case has been

Mangalore, January 22: The two-day national level seminar 'Media Manthan 2012' organized at St, Aloysius College Mangalore, with the theme 'Media and Environment- Leveraging Media Power to protect our Environment' was concluded on Saturday. The valedictory function started with the invocation song followed by the welcome address by Rev. Dr. Richard Rego, Head of the Department of Mass

Karwar/Udupi, January 22: Four people from coastal Karnataka, who were among the 200 Indian survivors in the Italian cruise ship tragedy, have returned home safely. Tony Fernandes, Xavier D'costa, and Wilson Fernandis, crew members of “Costa Concordia” that ran aground off the coast of Italy last week, have returned to Karwar. While Ajay Quadros (29), a native of Shirva had returned home on Friday

Udupi, January 22: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has said that it was for Governor H R Bhardwaj to decide on the appointment of the Lokayukta. Addressing presspersons at Adiudupi helipad here, Mr. Gowda said that the issue of appointing the Lokayukta was left to the Governor. Mr. Bhardwaj had sought certain clarifications, the government had given them. “The ball is now in the court of the