Karnataka

Mangalore, December 26: The Karnataka government declared a holiday on Monday and a three-day mourning as a mark of respect to former chief minister S Bangarappa, who breathed his last early Monday. Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, who paid a visit to the house of former Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat president Santhosh Kumar Bhandary at Rayi village in Bantwal taluk to console the grieving

Mangalore, December 26: “It was a shock for me and entire Karnataka”, said veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary reacting to the death of former Karnataka chief minister S Bangarappa. “Bangarappa was a humanist, a socialist and a forthright person”, Poojary described. Addressing the media persons, Mr Poojary, who enjoyed four decades of friendship with Late Bangarappa, went down memory lane

Mangalore, December 26: A day after four students of a prestigious engineering college, drowned in river Netravati at Jalakada Katte near Boliar village in Bantwal talkuk, their bodies were fished out on Monday. The first body was recovered at around 9:00 am, when the fire service personnel resumed the search operation with the help of localites. The remaining three bodies were also found in the

Mangalore, December 26: Nitte Education Trust in association with 'Life is Calling Sports' and 'Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project' will be organising a half marathon and 10 km walk on January 29 in Mangalore. In a press release issued by trust here, stated that the marathon is to promote a healthy lifestyle along with celebrating the rich culture of the Dakshina Kannada district. The top

Mangalore, December 26: Mangalore University has decided to confer honorary doctorate on only three persons, following Varsity's stand to identify and recognize genuine achievers and contributors. The Syndicate has decided to be very careful while conferring the honorary doctorate because in the past the University had given this honour to some social activists, politicians and businessmen, which

Manipal, December 25: Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Sunday inaugurated the District Offices Complex here, which brings 43 government departments and the zilla panchayat under a single building. The complex has been constructed on 12 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 30 crore. Speaking after inaugurating the complex, he said the BJP government was committed to providing services to people

Mangalore, December 25: A picnic to the river Netravati on the outskirts of the city proved fatal for four students of a residential engineering college, who drowned in its waters on Sunday. The mishap took place near Boliar village in Bantwal talkuk of Dakshina Kannada district, when the students ventured into the river for a bath. The victims have been identified as Mohammed Safwan, son of Usman

Mangalore, December 25: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said that the contribution of undivided Dakshina Kannada district towards the education, health and banking sector of the country is remarkably immense. He was speaking after inaugurating Srinivas Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre and Srinivas Hospital built under the aegis of A Sharma Rao Foundation at Suratkal, on the

Mangalore, December 25: Asserting himself on much discussed leadership issue, Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda on Sunday said that there is no question of leadership change for the next one-and-a-half years, when the BJP Government's term ends. He was responding to the media persons after landing at NITK helipad at Suratkal on the outskirts of the city, before participating in the inaugural

Mangalore, December 25: Mangalore University will support the activities carried out by Rani Abbakka Tulu Study Centre at Sanchayagiri in B C Road, said Vice Chancellor Prof T C Shivashankara Murthy. He was speaking after inaugurating 'Drishti-Srishti'- the national-level art camp on the life of Rani Abbakka organised by Rani Abbakka Tulu Study Centre at Sanchayagiri on Saturday. Appreciating the