Karnataka

Mangalore, July 19: The Sacred Heart and Morning Star teams on Tuesday emerged champions of champions of 15th Independence Cup Football tournament under High School Girls and Higher Primary Girls categories. Sacred Heart team beat Joyland team in tie breaker 5-4, while Morning Star team defeated Lourds Central School 2-0 in their respective final matches. The tournament is being organised under

Udupi, July 19: The rainstorm claimed the life of another woman in Udupi district late on Monday night. Sheshi Marathi (60), wife of Thimma Marathi, a resident of Ganganadu, in Baindore was washed away in a rivulet, while she was attempting to cross the rivulet. On Sunday, the dead body of one Jayalaxmi (20), who was missing for two days was found in the river Souparnika.

Udupi, July 19: Deputy Commissioner of Udupi MT Reju on Tuesday inaugurated the issuing of Unique ID Card of the Aadhar Unique Identification Authoirty of India, at Udupi Head Post Office. He handed over the first Unique ID Card in the district to Lions District Governor Jayakar Shetty Indrali. In his inaugural address Reju said that the card helps in inter departmental portability and data share

Mangalore, July 19: Senior Yakshagana artist Bajpe Deranna, who served in the field of Yakshagana for more than five decade in Thenkuthittu Bayalata Mela was honoured with “Bolur Dogra Pujary Award-2011” on July 19. The award was presented to him in the presence of Yakshagana legend Kumble Sundar Rao and District President of Kannada Sahithya Parishat Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Working President of

Mangalore, July 19: Dakshina Kannada district unit of Students Islamic Organisation of India on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the Office of Deputy Commissioner here demanding the resignation of Minister for Primary and Higher Education Minister Vishveshwara Hegade Kageri for his recent 'provocative statement'. Mr Kageri had stated that those who oppose the Bhagvad Gita Campaign should get

Mangalore, July 19: A newly built girls' hostel for Karnataka Polytechnic was inaugurated on Tuesday at Kadri here by the District-in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar. The two story-building with 14 rooms was built with the cost of Rs 60 lakh, said Mr Palemar. He said a sum of Rs 2.90 crore would be spent to construct Industrial Training Institutes in the district. Mr palemar said government has

Mangalore, July 19: A team of candidates has been formed under the leadership of Dr G K Ramachandrappa to contest in the forthcoming Karnataka Medical Council Elections 2011, said Dr Mohandas Bhandary K, Founder President of Family Doctors Association, Mangalore. Addressing media persons here on Tuesday, he said the objective of this team is to chart a new path of growth for the apex professional

Mangalore, July 19: A married Muslim woman, who was allegedly forced to convert to Hinduism recently, approached Inspector General of Police (Western Range) on Tuesday and sought protection from Bajrang Dal and demanded action against the culprits. The conversion of Bushra and her husband Jaffar along with their four little children at Saralebettu Shivapadi Sri Umamaheshwari Temple near Manipal of

Udupi, July 19: Chikballapur district and sessions judge H.B. PrabhakarShastry has been appointed as the registrar of the Supreme Court. MrShastry is a native of Kadengodi village in Udupi and the son of BhujangarayaShastry and Laksmidevamma. He has studied B.Sc. in a Davanagere College and subsequently secured his LLB and LLM degrees in Bangalore. He is also the younger brother of Udupi-based

Udupi, July 19: The loss caused to the crop and property in Udupi district, in the rain havoc, during the last two days has been estimated at Rs 17,60,500 and a woman was washed away in the flood. Speaking to press persons Udupi District in-charge Minister Dr VS Acharya said that in Udupi taluk a total of 39 houses, including 17 kaccha houses and 22 pakka houses were collapsed, 25 areca trees and