Karnataka

Mangalore, December 11: As many as 1,700 boys and girls from across coastal Karnataka benefitted from the unprecedented educational scholarship distribution programme organised by the Karnataka Zakath and Charitable Trust, an affiliate of Hyderabad Zakat and Charitable Trust, at Loyala Hall in St. Aloysius College here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Ghiasuddin Babukhan, pioneer and Chairman

Mangalore, December 11: Union Minister for Corporate Affairs, M. Veerappa Moily on Sunday, kicked up a possible row by announcing at a public forum that he had not been invited for the 78th Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, currently under way in Gangavathi. The three-day event in the North Karnataka town had seen a galaxy of political leaders including chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and a host of

Mangalore, December 11: Union minister for Corporate Affairs, M. Veerappa Moily on Sunday cautioned against the ploy to divide the society by hoisting 'one nation- one language- one religion' theory and insisted India becomes stronger only if pluralism is allowed to flourish. Inaugurating the 'Sahithigalondige Mukhamukhi' programme on the second day of the Beary Sammelan here at Townhall, Mr

New Delhi, December 11: The Mukul Mudgal committee, appointed by the sports ministry in the wake of doping scandal that hit Indian athletics in July this year, has given a clean chit to the eight athletes involved, according to reports. The report added, the one-man committee concluded that this was 'accidental and not a deliberate act of doping. Eight Indian athletes including Mandeep Kaur

Mangalore, December 11: Police in Udupi have arrested three persons in connection with the alleged murder conspiracy against Mangalore based industrialist and Congress leader Rakesh Malli. The accused have been identified as Balakrishna Sherighar, Deekshit Poojary from Maroli in Mangalore and Shreyas, a resident of Kambala Cross Road in Kudroli. The trio said to be the accomplices of underworld

Mangalore, December 11: A yearlong series of programmes was kick started on Sunday at Shanthi Cathedral, Balmatta, here, as part of its post centenary golden jubilee celebration. Rt Rev Dr J S Sadananda, Bishop, KSD formally inaugurated the programme. A special inaugural worship service and a special revival meeting were arranged to set the tone of thanksgiving. The Pastorate committee and the

Mangalore, December 11: The 17th National Yuvajanothsava will be held in Mangalore from January 12 to 16. President of India Prathibha Patil will inaugurate the Yuvajanothsava at Mangala Stadium in Mangalore at 5 pm. Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar said that around 6,000 youth will participate in the Yuvajanothsava. The State government has

Mangalore, December 11: Star-gazers across the coastal Karnataka turned their eyes skyward overnight for the spectacular sight of a total lunar eclipse on Saturday evening. The year's second and last total lunar eclipse started at 6.15 pm and lasted till around 9.50 pm. For 51 minutes starting at IST 7.36 pm to 8.27 pm the Earth's shadow completely blocked the moon. It was an awe-inspiring sight

Bangalore, December 11: Krithi K Karanth, a conservation biologist and daughter of noted wildlife biologist Ullas Karanth, has received National Geographic's 10,000th grant. Krithi Karanth works on human dimensions of conservation, such as human-wildlife conflicts, land use change and people-park relationships. With the National Geographic grant, she will assess human-wildlife conflicts in five

Mangalore, December 10: The religious sentiments and introspection marked the Beary poets' meet organised as part of 'Beary Sammelana-2011' at Town Hall in the city on Saturday. Even though Beary Sahitya Academy president M B Abdul Rahman maintained that Beary Sammelana will not focus on any particular religion, all the nine Beary poets participated in the session not only appeared to be strictly