Karnataka

Udupi, December 31: The opening of gates installed to prohibit the entry of vehicles into Ratha Beedi of Srikrishna Temple in Udupi was strongly demanded at the monthly general meeting of the Udupi City Municipal Council held on Saturday. BJP councilor Shyamprasad Kudwa said that the gates installed in Tenkapet were being widened. CMC Commissioner Gokuldas Nayak said that a lakhs of people gather

Udupi, December 31: The last rites of army personnel Upendra Kumar (23), who was brutally murdered in Meerut, UP, were carried out with all official and military respects, at his native place in Tenkanidiyoor, near here on Saturday. Upendra, son of late Shankar Nayak and late Leela, had joined the army by choice, three-and-a-half-years ago. He was serving in the 22nd Infantry Division Signal

Mangalore, December 31: Thai Kannada Balaga, the Kannada Association in Thailand in association with 'Hrudaya Vahini' Kannada Monthly Magazine will be organising an international cultural fest at Thai-Indo Chambers of Commerce auditorium in Bangkok on January 14, 2012. Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, Vincent Pinto, President of Balaga, said Mukhyamantri Chandru, Chairman of

Karwar, December 31: Many candidates who applied for the post of teachers in residential schools such as Morarji Desai School and Kitturu Channamma School have expressed their dissatisfaction over the selection procedure. Chandrasekhar Naik of Bhatkal, who applied for the post, said that the postgraduates were not given preference at the time of selection. Because of this, thousands of candidates

Mangalore, December 31: NA Sulaiman, the coordinator of Mangalore Air Crash Victims' Families Association breathed his last following a massive heart attack on Friday in Kasaragod. A businessman by profession, he was a well-known personality in Kasargod for his social, cultural and political activities. According to family sources, Sulaiman, 56, developed severe chest pain late on Thursday night

Mangalore, December 31: Women's team of Mangalore University bagged the All India Inter-University Ball Badminton Championship 2011-12 in Moodbidri on the final day of the four-day tournament on Friday. The team from Anna University, Chennai, emerged runner up. SRM University's team from Chennai secured third position. M.K. Savitha, captain of the host Mangalore University's team, bagged the Best

Mangalore, December 31: Rahath Welfare Society, Ganjimat organised an education awareness programme at DK Urdu Higher Primary School, Ganjimutt recently. More than 400 students and their parents participated in the event. Speaking after inaugurating the programme Khaleel Ahmed, President of Jamiyyatul Falah urged that Muslims should send their children for higher education, so that community can

Dharmasthala, December 31: Opposition leader in Assembly Siddaramaiah said that he is one among the aspirants for the post of Chief Minister, as the tenure of Bharatiya Janata Party in State is coming to a permanent end. Speaking to presspersons here on Friday, he said Congress would come out with thumping majority, if the election is announced in the State. “As there are many aspirants for the

Mangalore, December 31: CPI Karnataka State Committee Secretary Dr Siddhanagowda Patil came down heavily on the BJP led State government and the Congress led Central government, calling the former as the corrupt and the latter as the capitalist. Criticising the BJP government for involving in misappropriations and bringing a bad name to State, he said that the BJP only helped the industries and

Udupi, December 31: Education is no more confined to the four walls of a classroom, and should not be confined to increasing the memorizing abilities of the children through reading and writing. It should help to bring out the talent and the creativity of the child, said Lalaji. R. Mendon, MLA of Kapu. He was the chief guest at the annual day function of the Millath Education Trust Public School