Karnataka

Mangalore, August 3: Bahrain is all set to host the two-day 8th World Kannada Cultural Convention 2011 for the second time from September 29. Organized by Kannada Sangha Bahrain and city-based Hrudayavahini monthly, the convention aims to bring children of Non-Resident Indian Kannadigas outside India closer to their language, literature and culture and provide platform for local artists to mingle

Udupi, August 3: The failure of district administration in reaching out to the naxal prone areas and people in remote areas was evident in the 'Janasamparka Sabhe' (public contact programme) jointly organised by District Police Department, District Administration and Forest Department here at Sri Kodamanitthaya Temple Auditorium on Andaru-Ajekaru road on Tuesday. The programme threw light on

Bangalore, August 3: The explosive report by the Lokayukta on illegal mining in the State has gradually started tightening noose around the high and mighty in Karnataka even as the involvement of Dakshina Kannada-based encounter specialist Daya Nayak has come to light. Nayak, an officer with the Mumbai police, has been accused of exerting pressure on a senior officer of the Karnataka government at

Mangalore, Aug 3: Make a Difference (MAD), a youth volunteer network that works with underprivileged children will undertake 'Tour de difference' where five volunteers will cycle to 12 Indian cities, and cover 4240 kilometers in the months of August and September. The cycling expedition which will kick off at City Centre on August 7 will visit Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chennai, Vellore

Mangalore, August 2: TeamLease Services, India's largest staffing Company and Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT), India's fastest growing vocational education company is organizing an awareness seminar on Career in Financial Planning on August 6, 2011 at Hotel Deepa Comforts, opposite Canara College, MG Road, Mangalore at 10.45 am. The seminar jointly organized by IIJT and Financial Planning

Mangalore, August 2: The eighth 'All India Kannada Cultural Convention-2011' will be held on August 6 and 7 in Mumbai under the presidentship of well-known Kannada film director Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. The two day convention will be held under the joint auspices of Mumbai based 'Mumbai Kannada Sangha' and 'Hridayavahini' Kannada newspaper in association with Government of Karnataka

Mangalore, August 2: Bejai Parish dedicated to St Francis Xavier is on the threshold of 100 years of its existence. The parish had its origin in August 1912. The year-long celebrations will be inaugurated on Sunday, August 7 at 9:00 am by Rev Vincent Furtado, Provincial Superior of the Capuchin Fathers. Bejai was a part of Rosario Parish for long. It was in 1912, it became independent wit Fr

Mangalore, August 2: Heavy rains which started lashing Dakshina Kannada since Monday evening continued on Tuesday too, inundating low-lying areas and throwing life out of gear. Strong winds damaged houses and destroyed agricultural fields in many parts of the district. A portion of the house belonging to one Pramod at Kandak area of Mangalore city collapsed in the wee hours of Tuesday, causing

Mangalore August 2: St. Philomena's college, St. Aloysius College “A” Tippu Sultan, and Rosario College “A” team has been qualified for the semifinal in the degree college division of the 15th Independence Cup Football tournament. The Semifinal matches will be held on August 13. The tournament is being organised under aegis of Dakshina Kannada District Football Association. Results St. Philomena

Mangalore, August 2: Mangalore Airport may look spick and span with the 'Mechanised Environmental Support Services (MESS)', sophisticated equipment employed for cleaning the airport. “Airport is the first point of contact, to any international passenger or anybody visiting Mangalore via air route. Hence the airport is the mirror of the City. The new technology to clean the airport has been adopted