Karnataka

Mangalore, November 16: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner to exert pressure on the government to strictly implement the ban on manual scavenging across the state and also to implement the recommendations of the I P D Salappa Committee report on improvement of living and working

Mangalore, November 16: Chief Trustee of the Christian Reforms Foundation P B D'Sa announced in a press conference the celebration of Reformation Sunday on December 11, 2011. Treating it like a follow up measure, he said, the Foundation will hold a simple awareness group meeting in front of the churches like Milagres, Kulshekar, Puttur, Sastan, Udupi and Kudapur. Mr D'Sa highlighted the importance

Mangalore, November 16: Allegations of arresting and harassing innocent people including women are coming from Ullal, Bajpe, Suratkal and Kavoor jurisdictional police limits, following the recent untoward incidents under the limits of Mangalore City Police Commissionerate. According to a media report, police, who have interrogated more than two dozens of people in the past four days, kept a few

Mangalore, November 16: St. Aloysius High School team lifted the Coca-Cola Cup Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy-2011 after winning a nail-biting final match on Tuesday evening. The football tournament was organised by DK district football Association for 12 - 15 year age group boys. In the finals St. Aloysius High School beat Islahi High School, Ullal in tie-breaker by 4-2 points. In the semi-finals St

Mangalore, November 16: Mangalore police on Tuesday arrested four more persons in connection with the double murder at Moodushedde on the outskirts of the city. The arrested were identified as Nawaz alias Thanha (21), Sujit alias Gowri alias Gowrish Kumar (21) of Kuntagudde at Bajal, Hariprasad alias Hari (23) of Moodushedde and Prashant (21) of Kudkorigudde Bajal. Police sources said that all

Mangalore: Price of petrol sold at IOC outlets in Mangalore will be cheaper by Rs 2.43 from midnight on Wednesday to touch Rs 73.28 per litre against earlier rate of Rs 75.71. In Udupi, petrol will now cost Rs 73.38 as against Rs 75.80 earlier, lesser by Rs 2.42. The price of auto LPG in Mangalore will now be Rs 41.21 per litre (earlier rate Rs 42.66), cheaper by Rs 1.45. Price of Xtra premium

Udupi, November 16: The Magsaysay award winner Harish Hande said that there is a need to have decentralised approach rather than sitting in Delhi and deciding what the rural India needs without having the pinch of reality. Speaking at an interaction programme with journalists organised by the District Working Journalists' Association, he said that he wants to break the barriers in Delhi mafia

Mangalore, November 15: Department of Public Instruction, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat and Sacred Heart's High School, Kulshekar, will be jointly organising a two-day state level netball tournament for high school students at the Kulshekar high school ground from November 19. In all, 1,344 students from 25 teams representing various educational districts of the state will vie for top honours

Mangalore, November 15: Former president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Harikrishna Punaroor, was on Tuesday conferred with 'Pingara Rajyotsava Award-2011' in a ceremonious function organised at Town Hall in the city. Accepting the award Mr Punaroor expressed his gratitude to the Pingara publication and jury. “I am happy that I am recognised for my service and got this award without any lobby. I am

Mangalore, November 15: The prize distribution programme of 'Vijaya Karnataka-Ideal Muddu Kanda-2011' was held on children's day at Karnataka bank premises in the city. Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who was the chief guest of the function, distributed prizes. Vivek Snennoy of Ideal presided over the function. Dr. Prem Alva, AJ Hospital, Mangalore, Veena Srinivas, Artist, Mangalore, CA Salyan