Karnataka

Udupi, January 9: Pejavar mutt head Sri Visvesha Thirtha Swamiji on Monday launched a three-day fast protesting the state government's decision to drop two experts appointed to a panel to study the environmental impact on the proposed thermal power plant at Nandikur, which he has been opposing. Putthige Mutt seer Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, Palimaru Mutt seer Vidyadheesha Theertha Swamiji, Kemaru

Mangalore, January 9: As part of the 'Physio week 2012', being organised by South Kanara Physiotherapy Teacher's Association, a fruit distribution programmes was organized for patients on Monday, the third day. The event was inaugurated by Praveen Kumar, Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation. Dr GM Sangameshwara, District Medical Officer, Government Wenlock Hospital was the chief guest. Dr Hansraj

Mangalore, January 9: Warning the BJP led state government against what he called 'anti-secular steps', leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah on Monday said that it was wrong to introduce the Bhagavad Gita in schools. The Congress leader's statement comes a day after Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda's controversial announcement that the government was considering

Mangalore, January 9: 'AMBIT Short Film Competition-2012', scheduled to be held at Canara First Grade College, here on Sunday, January 9, will screen a grand total of twenty one short films. In order to facilitate and promote film making regionally, AMBIT has been organising a short film competition every year. Entries have already come from all over Karnataka and a few from outside the state

Mangalore, January 9: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara has demanded the State Government to bring out a White Paper on the financial status of the State. Addressing media persons here on Monday, he alleged that the State Government had failed on all fronts of administration, and mobilization of revenue too is lagging behind. “Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda himself

Udupi, January 9: A delegation of Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike met the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi here seeking compensation and justice to a 23-year-old labourer who had suffered burns following an explosion in the factory where he was working. Ashfaq, son of Abdul Rehman, a resident of Koteshwar in Kundapur had been working at Cooling Technique Refrigerator and Air Condition factory in BTM Layout

Moodbidri, January 9: The curtains came down on the five-day cultural fiesta, 'Alva's Virasat' at Mijar near here on Sunday with the mesmerizing performance by light music singer M D Pallavi. Making a confident beginning with the title song of the Varakavi D.R. Bendre's Jnanpith Award-winning Naku Thanti , she went on to more popular Amma Naanu Devarane . Both, she said, were composed by her guru

Udupi, January 9: Gopal Kharvi (36), a Limca Book of Records fame swimmer from Kodikanyana, in Udupi district, in an attempt to make a Guinness Book record, swam in the Arabian Sea with his hands cuffed and legs tied, from St Mary's Island to Malpe beach, here on Sunday. He swam the distance of 9 kilometers from the Island to Malpe beach, in a record time of 2.45 hours. Udupi DySP Jayanth Shetty

Udupi, January 9: A host of cultural programmes would be held after the Paryaya festival at Rajangana here from January 18 to 24. Cultural Coordinator of Paryaya Committee Vittal Ramamurthy told presspersons here on Sunday that all the cultural events would be held from 7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. during the week. The cultural programmes would begin with a Carnatic music concert by R.K. Padmanabha on

Bekal, January 9: The proposal for an airstrip that can receive 50-seater aircraft at Bekal in Kasargod, mooted by the Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC) to promote tourism, is likely to turn into a pie in the sky for various reasons. According to top sources in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, an airstrip is not feasible at Bekal due to the proximity of the land, claimed to have been