Karnataka

Udupi, December 7: Udupi Zilla Panchayath President Katapady Shankar Poojary on Tuesday inaugurated the Ambedkar Parinirvana programme, organised jointly by District Administration, Zilla Panchayath, Department of Social Welfare, Department of Kannada and Social Welfare and district level Dalith organisations at Ambedkar Bhavan, Adi Udupi. “By social justice Ambedakr meant a blend of independence

Mysore, December 7: MP Adagur H Vishwanath on Tuesday came down heavily on Karnataka government for not banning the casteist ritual of 'Made-Made-Snana' at government-run Kukke Subrahmanya Temple in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. “The government is a fascist government,” he said. He also criticised chief pontiff of Pejawat mutt Vishwesha Thirtha Swamji and Muzrai Minister V S Acharya

Mangalore, December 7: Renowned cricket commentator and former captain Ravi Shastri on Tuesday visited his family Nagabana in Karval of Yerlapdy at Karkala taluk and offered poojas. The much celebrated former all-rounder had paid a visit to Karval nearly five years ago along with his wife and offered special pooja to serpent god. A few months later the couple, had got their first daughter Alaika

Mangalore, December 7: Mangalore Christian Council, Karnataka Christian Educational Society, Mangalore Diocesan E Cumenical Council and Karnataka Christian Forum for Human Rights on Tuesday jointly organised a 'Souharda Christmas 2011', a celebration filled with song, dance and music. Father Rev. Aloyius Paul D Souza, Bishop of Mangalore, Rt Rev. Dr John S Sadananda , Bishop , CSI Karnataka

Bantwal, December 7: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said that the result of Bellary bypoll was expected. There is no threat to the BJP government with the Independent candidate Sriramulu winning the election. Speaking to mediapersons after taking part in Vajapeya Somayaga, at Nandagokula Goshale on Narahari hillock on Kalladka-Melkar highway on Tuesday, he said “Sriramulu is independent to

Bangalore, December 6: BJP Government in Karnataka is mulling a ban on "made snana", an annual religious ritual in which people roll on leftover food consumed by Brahmins to fulfill vow at a famous temple in the state, in view of protests by various Dalit outfits against the practice. Announcing this, Social Welfare Minister A Narayanaswamy told reporters here that he had directed the department

Mangalore, December 6: Demanding to set right the disparity in wages paid to the PU College teachers, on a par with those of degree college lecturers, Karnataka State PU College Lecturers' Association and Coordination Committee will resort to indefinite classroom boycott from December 8. Addressing the media persons at Press Club here on Tuesday, Jayaram Shetty, President of Government Lectures'

Mangalore, December 6: Popular Front of India organised public programmes in the national capital and various parts of the country on the 19th anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition demanding its reconstruction of the mosque on the same site. In New Delhi, the dharna held at Jantar Mantar was attended by hundreds of people. PFI chairman E M Abdul Rahiman inaugurated the programme. Adv Bahar U

Mangalore, December 6: Andria D'Souza of St'Agnes Girls High School, has won the title in the invitational Rapid Chess Tournament, organised by Derik's Chess School in its premises. Andria scored 6.5 Points in 7 rounds. 57 invited participants including many international (FIDE) and National (CAI) rated players had participated in this 7 round Swiss league Fischer mode Rapid chess tournament

Mangalore, December 6: Three local youth including two brothers met watery graves near Panemangalore when the water level in the river Netravati swelled all of a sudden. The victims have been identified as Jitesh his brother Lakshmeesha and Yashodhar. All of them were students of three different colleges in Dakshina Kannada district and aged between 17 and 21. The trio swept away when they were