Karnataka

Mangalore, November 10: The Abu Dhabi unit of Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC) distributed fruits among patients at Government Lady Goschen Hospital on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. Nearly 300 patients benefitted from the fruit distribution programme, according to the organisers. Abdul Salam Deralakatte, representative of ICC, Abu Dhabi, Ameer Kudroli, present, Social Service Unit, Jama'at-e-Islami

Mangalore, November 10: The United Friends Bejai in association with Dakshina Kannada Zilla Volleyball Association will organise a State-level flood light volleyball tournament at Lourdes Central School Grounds in Bejai on November 12 at 6.30 pm. Addressing media persons here on Wednesday, United Friends Bejai President John Fernandes said that the tourney, being held as a part of their 22nd

Mangalore, November 9: A 19-year-old son of a policeman ended his life at his house in the police quarters located at the police lane in the city on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Sandeep son of Somashekhar, a personnel at Pandeshwar police station. It is assumed that Sandeep took this extreme step when there was no one at the house. He was found hanging when the family members

Mangalore, November 9: The Mangalore chapter of Youth against Corruption (YAC) in association with ABVP and Madhusudhan Kushe College on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner demanding the transparency in district administration, which according to them was full of corruption. A number of students from various colleges of the city took part in the protest

Mangalore, November 9: The valedictory programme of the vigilance week was held recently at New Mangalore Port Trust premises here. Seemanth Kumar Singh, Commissioner of Police, Mangalore was the chief guest of the function. In his address he requested the public servants to maintain integrity and honesty while discharging official duties. T S N Murthy, Deputy Chairman, NMPT, presided over the

Mangalore, November 10: No government department in the district has fully indexed its records, Right to Information Activist Prakash Bhat said here on Wednesday. He was delivering a talk on the Right to Information Act 2005 during a programme organised by Lions Club Cauvery, Mangalore, the District Coordinator of RTI and Issues and Concerns magazine. Mr. Bhat said that he had been fighting

Mangalore, Nov 9: A middle aged man was stabbed to death at his house in Meenakariya near Panambur on the outskirts of the city in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. The victim is Jayakumar (40), a known civil contractor. Hailing from neighbouring state of Kerala, he was also a member of a sports club in Panambur. Within a few hours after the crime, police succeeded in nabbing the

Mangalore, November 9: Mangalore Chess Academy (MCA) in association with Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan under the auspices of South Kanara District Chess Association will be conducting an inter-district chess tournament on November 13 at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Pandeshwar here. Players from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are eligible to participate in the tournament, stated a press release issued

Mangalore, November 9: Mangalore will witness a surge of literary personalities from across the west coast of India on Thursday, November 10. World Konkani Centre, the Mangalore based nerve center of the 25 lakh global Konkani Community will be organizing a series of events on November 10 and 11, in connection with inauguration of the Sri TV Raman Pai and Smt. T Vimala V Pai Hostel at the World

Mangalore, November 9: Every person should be responsible for environment protection, said N. S. Channappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district. He was inaugurating the air pollution control month function organised jointly by the Dakshina Kannada Regional Transport Office and other regional transport offices, here on Tuesday. Mr. Gowda said that according to the World Health