Karnataka

Bangalore / Mangalore, July 5: Understandably downcast, AC?Ashwini, like her relay team-mates, has stressed her innocence while vowing to fight on. The Udupi athlete had stated last week that her team-mates could have ingested the banned substances through food supplements bought from outside the National camp in Patiala. On Monday, she herself was in the news, with result of her dope test

Mangalore, July 5: A hotel management student in the city has been cheated to the tune of Rs 16.40 lakh in an electronic fraud perpetrated on him by some unidentifed persons who operated using a fake address of Yamunanagar in Haryana. According to a complaint lodged by Francis D'Souza of Surathkal with Surathkal police, his nephew Hubert D'Souza lost the amount after he responded to a message

Mangalore, July 4: Stunned by the dope test failure of golden girl Ashwini Akkunji, her father Chidananda Shetty, said that there must be something wrong somewhere. Two prominent female athletes of the country - Priyanka Panwar and Udupi based Ashwini Akkunji on Monday tested positive for an anabolic steroid. The sad news was conveyed to Mr Shetty, who resides at Jansaale, Siddapur in Udupi, by

Manipal, July 4: “Management students need integrity along with knowledge, hard work and experiences have no other substitutes for attending excellence”, said Dr Rama Mohan, Director of Karnataka bank limited. He was speaking on the occasion of the induction programme of 2011-13 batch of MBA programme of Manipal Institute of Management on Monday, July 4. Further, he suggested that it is the

Udupi, July 4: Udupi Zilla Pathrika Bhavana, built at Nayarkere, here, with a grant of Rs 25 lakh from the Karnataka government, will be inaugurated on July 10. Higher Education and Udupi District in-charge Minister Dr VS Acharya will inaugurate the building on Sunday at 11 am. President of Udupi District Working Journalists' Association Kiran Manjanabailu will preside over the scheme. President

Mangalore, July 4: The doping scandal that has hit Indian sports refuses to die, with two more female athletes now testing positive for an anabolic steroid. The two athletes are Ashwini Akkunji and Priyanka Panwar. Akkunji was a Gold medallist at the 2010 Commomwealth Games and 2010 Asian Games. 'A' or the first samples of both athletes have tested positive. There will be further tests. Last week

Mangalore, July 5: Street-side and foot-path vendors petitioned Mangalore City Police against the excesses committed by the civic-tiger in crack-down against the hawkers around city-bus terminus and Lady Goschen Hospital area and other parts of the city. A delegation comprising the members of 'Beedi Badi Vyaparasthara Horata Samiti' including Vasanth Achary and Sunil Kumar Bajal met Deputy

Mangalore, July 4: Jamiyyatul Falah, the state award winning NGO organised Student Support Scheme (SSS) Scholarship distribution ceremony at JF community center at Kankanady here on Sunday. A sum of Rs 2.5lakh distributed among 120 eligible students selected across twin districts. Speaking on the occasion chief guest Abdul Rauf Puttige, founder of Talent Research Foundation, urged student and

Mangalore, July 4: Karnataka State Government has transferred C Chamegowda, Deputy Director of Public Instructions of Dakshina Kannada, among other officers. Moses Jayashekhar, who was serving as Education Officer in DDPI office, has been appointed as new DDPI of the district. He is expected to take charge formally on Tuesday from his predecessor. Mr Jayashekhar has also served as the Block

Mangalore, July 4: Pilikula Golf Club star player Eugine Rent claimed the prestigious G.B. Golf Open Trophy by outclassing his opponents in all departments by his splendid sporting display, execution of excellent swings, strokes and accurate drives and won convincingly, and claimed the G.B. Trophy of the Open Golf Tournament held on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Pilikula Golf Club Grounds. Jack Chakolo