Karnataka

Mangalore, August 10: Fisherman from various organisations have demanded to remove the norm of providing three per cent diesel subsidy only to those belonging to the below poverty line families at a meeting held here on Tuesday. “If this norm is not removed we have to launch an agitation. We are incurring heavy losses due to this norm”, said Naveen Karkera from Purse Seine Boat Union. Vasudev

Mangalore, August 9, 2011: The first annual Total Mobile Golden Insignia Awards 2011 of the Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies (MCMS), St. Aloysius College, Mangalore will be held on August 11, 2011. Mr. Tharanath Shetty of Janashri Channel will be the chief guest of the awards ceremony. Prominent media personalities including Govind Belguamkar of The Hindu, Ronald Fernandes of

Mangalore, August 10: United Mangaloreans Kuwait Group will be organising a "Fun Filled Evening 2011", on October 7, 2011, at American International School Auditorium, Maidan Hawalli, Kuwait at 5.30p.m., in aid of 'White Doves”, a shelter for homeless destitutes in Mangalore. In a press release, the UMK has stated that the motto of the programme is to introduce the hidden talents of Mangaloreans

Mangalore, August 10: Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal petitioned the Mangalore City Police on Tuesday demanding initiatives to curb the rampant drug mafia in Dakshina Kannada district. Led by VHP leader Jagadish Shenava the delegation urged the Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh to probe into the allegation that Mangalore's former Mayor Ashraf's son Arif and his friends

Mangalore, August 10: A delegation of corporators of the ruling BJP in the Mangalore city corporation, led by mayor Praveen, called on chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda at the Vidhana Soudha in Bangalore on Monday and congratulated him on his elevation to the post. The delegation comprised of former mayor Ganesh Hosabettu, chief whip in the council Sudhir Shetty Kannur, Tilak Raj, Ashwin

Mangalore, August 9: Expressing anger over pointing fingers at his son in a recently reported college girl's drug addiction and attempted elopement case, former Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation K Ashraf alleged that certain Congress leaders in the region have been trying to tarnish his image using this issue. He said that there was no truth in the allegation that his son Arif was responsible

Mangalore, August 9: The Mangalore leg of the annual Rickshaw Challenge-Mumbai Xpress-2011 was flagged off from Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Government School, Mallikatte here on Tuesday. The 2,000 km-challenge will run for 14 days, taking its teams of international rickshaw racers on a journey across the length and breadth of the country. It began on July 30 in Mumbai. The journey from Mumbai to

Mangalore, August 9: As part of nationwide protest against Union Government's corruption, student activists of the city unit of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat on Tuesday formed human chain and staged road block at Bunts Hostel Circle here. The angry students raised slogans against United Progressive Alliance regime and held Congress led Government responsible for unbridled corruption across

Manjeshwar, August 9: Hindu Janjagrati Samiti staged a protest at Hosangadi here, opposing Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill proposed by the Union Government. Addressing the protesters, Mohan Gowda, Coordinator of HJS said that the union government has proposed the Bill with the interest of the minority community in mind and to punish the majority of Hindus. “Sonia Gandhi is the

Mangalore, August 9: Dakshina Kannada district Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Organisations' Federation has strongly demanded a ministerial berth for four-time MLA from Sullia constituency S Angara in the D V Sadananda Gowda led cabinet. Addressing the media persons here on Tuesday Federation's President Nirmal Kumar said that Mr Angara has all qualification to become a minister and his