Bhatkal, July 9: A tiger prawn (Chatli) weighing two kilograms was caught by a fisherman in Murudeshwar. Tiger prawn, also known as giant, jumbo prawn, are one of the larger members of the shrimp family, and are native to the Indian, Japan and Australia oceans, said a biologist. The Penaeus monodon is the scientific name of this prawn.
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Mangalore, July 9: Amid drizzling rains, uniform clad special children at 'Sanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged' near here on Friday celebrated Vanamahotsava by planting 48 saplings. The saplings provided by the Forest Department included May flower, mango, basavana Pada and other fruit and flower-bearing trees. The children, who hailed from various places
Mangalore, July 9: Unequal access to assets such as land, water and forest, poor conditions of work and payment, lack of public shame and fear of law, lack of role models and humanity, lack of vigilance in the society are the root causes for the corruption said, Prof. Rita Noronha, a Member of Constitutional Movement. She was speaking in a function organized by 'Constitutional Movement' to discuss
Kundapur, July 9: ''Youth power is a ray of hope to cut short the unrestricted growth of corruption. Youths should have zero tolerance towards corruption. Mass banning the corrupt people is the only solution to curb corruption,'' opined Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde. Addressing students here at an interaction programme on “National Lokpal Bill and Controlling the Corruption” organised by the
Mangalore, July 9: Life is on a tailspin for Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji, who was the toast of the nation after her golden run in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. A day after Olympic Gold Quest, founded by sports icons Prakash Padukone and Geet Sethi, provisionally suspended funding to drug-tainted Ashwini, comes the news of her employer city-based Corporation Bank temporarily yanking her
Mangalore, July 9: Two motorcyclists who were using their vehicles for "wheelies were taken into custody along with their vehicles, by the city police at Lalbagh on Thursday night. The two were imposed maximum fine and let off with a warning. Police have requested public to inform the nearest police station or control room in case they come across such riders
Mangalore, July 8: An effective response in an emergency, whether it is a bomb blast or a serious road accident, can sometimes save lives. And 540 students belonging to NCC wing on Friday, learnt how, by witnessing a mock drill that was conducted by National Disaster Management Authority of India in association with District Administration at Karnataka Polytechnic, Kadri here. The Cadets were
Mangalore, July 8: The chief executive officer of DK zilla panchayat suspended the headmaster and second division assistant of Government High School, Bangady, in Belthangady taluk on Thursday. The CEO initiated disciplinary action against headmaster K G Lakshmana Shetty, assistant B Raju for fraudulently issuing fake receipts and collecting Rs 28,071 as fee from the students, more than what was
Mangalore, July 8: A two day state level “Dasa Sahithya Sammelana” will be organized on July 14 and 15 by the Dakshina Kannada district Kannada Sahithya Parishath at Town Hall here. Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, District President of Parishath told media persons here on Friday that a large number of litterateurs, scholars, researchers and artistes would participate in the Sammelana. Renowned poet
Mangalore, July 8: The youngsters with special abilities, who have made the twin-district of coastal Karnataka proud by winning four gold medals and two bronze medals in the just-concluded Special Olympics in Athens, were given a grand welcome on Friday in the city. Master Royston Pinto (20), country's fastest skater among special persons, who works in a private bank, Dhanya Rao (14), who has won