Karnataka

Udupi, August 12: Udupi branch of Indian Red Cross Society on Friday organized a march by students on the streets of Udupi to observe Geneva Convention Day. District Judge Narendra Kumar Gunaki flagged off the mark infront of Big Bazar, at Jodukatte, Udupi. Students from Government First Grade College, Ajjarkadu, Board High School Udupi and Poorna Prajna College Udupi participated in the march. On

Udupi, August 12: Installation ceremony of Rotaract Club of Poornaprajna Evening College held here on Friday. President of Rotary Club Udupi BG Varambally installed the new team of office bearers headed by Sharath Nayak. Varamballi, in his address said that participating in social and youth clubs would enable the people identify their hidden talent and nurture their personality accordingly and

Manipal, August 12: Chief Sports Co-ordinator of Manipal University (Sports council and Manipal Indoor Sports Complex), Dr Kemparaj H.B. will be the Association of Indian Universities (Inter University Sports Board of India) nominee to the meetings of the Athletics Federation of India, including the AGM during the year 2011-12. This decision was taken at the meeting of the Association of Indian

Mangalore, August 12: Air India on Friday filed appeal against Kerala High Court order that has directed the airlines to pay compensation of Rs 75 lakh each to the victims of last year's (2010) Mangalore crash. The issue has been the bone of contention between Air India legal counsel and the Mangalore Air Crash Victims' Families Association, set up to fight the cause of victims of IX812 crash. The

Mangalore, August 12: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda will be visiting his home-district Dakshina Kannada on Saturday, for the first time after assuming the new office. Mr Gowda will arrive at Bajpe airport on 8.15 am to receive a rousing welcome from the district BJP. He is expected to be taken on a grand vehicle rally to Sangh Niketan, the local Headquarters of RSS. After holding a meeting

Mangalore, August 12: Four special children from the twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, who made the region proud clinching six medals, including four gold medals, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Athens recently will be felicitated on August 15 at Vamanur Junction near here. Roshan M Kamath, a member of the felicitation committee told reporters here on Friday

Mangalore, August 12: A south India level children's art fest is underway at Hotel Deepa Comforts in the city. Former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary inaugurated the 'Makkala Kala Mela-2011' organised by Sri Chakrapani Fine Arts and Educational Trust (SCFAET). Over one hundred students from different parts of India including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry and

Mangalore, August 12: Mangalore diocese Bishop Most Rev Aloysius Paul D' Souza has expressed hope that the new Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda would take appropriate measures to withdraw cases filed against Christians in connection with the attacks on Churches in 2008. The Bishop called on Mr Sadananda Gowda at his official residence in Bangalore on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum to him

Mangalore, August 12: A Commercial Tax officer has been caught red handed by the Lokayukta police on charges of graft in the city on Wednesday. Acting on a complaint by one Mohammed, who was being victimised by the tax officials, the Lokayukta raided the Assistant Commercial Tax Officer Beeranna Naik's residence at Karangalpady and caught him along with a an accountant Narasimha Rao and seized Rs

Mangalore, August 12: The close relatives of Raziya (34) and Fathima Zuva (8) have demanded high-level investigation into their brutal killing on June 28 in Panjimogaru on the outskirts of Mangalore as the local police are still clueless about the perpetrators of the ghastly act. It has been more than 45 days since the housewife and her daughter were stabbed to death at their tw0-storeyed villa