Karnataka

Mangalore, June 20: Aneeshcharith Bhandary, a student of BRMP School, Bantwal and Reesha Shenoy, a student of Carmel English school, Mangalore, have won the titles in Karnataka State Under 16 Boys and Girls Chess Championship respectively. The two day championship was organised by Karnataka State Chess Association (Affiliated to Chess Association of India) in association with Sri Dhavala College

Mangalore, June 20: Minister for Environment Krishna J Palemar said the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has planned to adopt a 'kugrama' (most backward village) in the State and develop it as a model village. Speaking to media persons at Kokkada, Belthangady taluk, on the sidelines of a function on Sunday, Mr Palemar said that the village was yet to be identified. The KSPCB would

Mangalore, June 20: Have you heard of a machine that makes nothing but pancakes (Dosas)? That too 350 dosas per hour! The final year students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, have come up with the project so as to revolutionize the method of preparation of a famous food item pancake of South India, traditionally known as dosa. For

Mangalore, June 20: Train services which were affected due to heavy rain and retaining wall collapse between Ratnagiri and Nivsvar railway stations on June 17 was restored on Konkan Railway route from 8.30am on Sunday. Railway authorities however cancelled train 10215 Madgoan-Ernakulam Express scheduled for the day, a press release from Southern Railway here on Sunday stated. Train 12998

Mangalore, June 19: Stating that Prime Minister of the country must come under the purview of Lokpal, Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde on Sunday lashed out at the union government for its continued double standard in this issue. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a private programme, here, Mr Hegde, who is also a member of the Lokpal drafting committee, said that keeping PM out of

Udupi, Jun 19: AICC General Secretary and Rajyasabha member Oscar Fernandies accused the BJP led Karnataka Government of weakening the Panchayat Raj system by diverting funds of Gram Panchayats to the MLAs. He was speaking at the Congress Nadige - Janara Balige, programme organized at the residence of Moodumane Sanjiv Sherigar, near Karval in Alevoor village here on Sunday. Oscar said that the

Mangalore, June 19: With the inauguration of a 'Day Care Centre' for physically challenged persons in Kokkada village of Belthangady taluk, one of the promises of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to the endosulfan victims of the region, fulfilled on Sunday. Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje inaugurated the Centre, which came into existence with the joint effort of Karnataka State Government, Dakshina

Mangalore, June 19: “We are ready to sacrifice our lives, but will not allow to divert River Nethravathi, the lifeline of coastal districts of Karnataka,” said Rohitaksha Rai, DK district unit President of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha. Like Mr Rai, a number of local activists, experts and representatives of the people expressed their strong opposition to controversial 'Netravati Diversion Project

Mangalore, June 19: Eighty seven students of MCA and M Sc(Software Technology) section of AIMIT, St Aloysius College, Mangalore spent five days in Mundgod, North Karnataka, starting from 9th to 14th June, 2011. They were sent to remote villages of Mundgod taluk in groups of seven to ten. Most of the students lived with families and had a rich experience of interacting with the village folk and

Mangalore, June 19: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishvesha Thirtha Swamiji clarified his stance on casteism in Hindu religion, stating that it is impossible to impossible to abolish caste system in present political and social scenario. “We should only try to eradicate untouchability and achieve equality realizing the undeniable fact that caste system cannot be abolished in present political and social