Karnataka

Mangalore, December 22: As a prelude to this year's Christmas festival, the city based St Agnes College showcased a variety entertainment through 'Navidad 2011', an annual Xmas tiding programme. Noted social activist and former president of Maand Sobhann Loius Pinto and his wife Patricia Pinto were the chief guests of the evening. The celebrations began with a prayer song by the St Agnes Special

Mangalore, December 22: The Srinivas Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre and Srinivas Hospital, built under the auspices of A Shama Rao Foundation, are all set for inauguration at Srinivas Nagar, Mukka near Suratkal on the outskirts of the city. Karnataka chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda is expected to inaugurate the Research Centre and Hospital on Friday, December 25, in the

Kasargod, December 22: The Kerala state government has taken all necessary measures to fulfill its promise of establishing a medical college in Ukkinadka near Badiadka in Kasargod district, according to Health Minister Adoor Prakash. The minister revealed that 50 acres of land has been identified for the purpose. Dr K G R Pillai has been appointed as special officer of the medical college, he said

Kasargod, December 22: K.P. Satheesh Chandran, who had represented Trikaripur Assembly constituency for two consecutive terms, will continue as the district unit secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for the second term in a row. The unanimous decision was taken at the three-day party district committee meeting held at Kalikadavu here. Mr. Satheesh Chandran has served as the district

Mangalore, December 22: Well-known body builder Vincent Prakash Carlo, who bagged top honours at the Commonwealth Unequipped Power-lifting and Bench-press Championship-2011, held in London recently, returned home on Thursday to a rousing reception from fans at Mangalore Central Railway Station. He was one among the three achievers from Dakshina Kannada, who won medals at the event. While Vincent

Mangalore, December 22: The Mangalore chapter of Youth Against Corruption (YAC) inaugurated at the Dr Shivaram Karanth Hall of University College here on Wednesday, December 21. The organization aimed to create awareness against the corruption in the country. Main demands of YAC are, the arrest of Union Home Minister P Chidambara in the 2G Spectrum scam, repatriation of black money stashed in tax

Udupi, December 22: Count down has begun for the inauguration of DC office complex 'Rajathadri' situated at Manipal. The complex was built at the cost of Rs 30 crore. The complex will start functioning from December 26. More than 35 government departments will be shifted to the new building. The complex was constructed by Karnataka Housing Board. The complex has three blocks—A, B and C. 'A' block

Mangalore, December 21: Sahitya Akademi has chosen Mangalore based Konkani poet Melvyn Rodrigues, for its prestigious literary award for 2010 for his poetry collection `Prikriticho Paas'. The award consists of Rs 1 lakh in cash, a shawl and a copper plaque and will be given in New Delhi during the Festival of Letters on February 14, 2012. The annual award by the Sahitya Akademi, is one of the

Moodbidri, December 21: The 72nd All India Inter University Athletic Championship which was organised for the first time in Dakshina Kannada, concluded with a magnificent valedictory ceremony at Swarajya Maidan in Moodbidri on Wednesday evening. Punjabi University, Patiala have emerged overall champions of the five day event organized by by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore in

Nitte, December 21: In America the research in biofuel has already in progress and people started using some percentage of ethanol mixed in diesel in their vehicles, said Dr. Sairam Rudrabhatla, Professor of Environmental Engineering, PennState University, Harrisburg, USA. He was inaugurating international seminar on 'Current Scenario in Bio fuels Technology' at NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE