Karnataka

Mangalore, March 25: Protesting against the doubling of tax on gold jewellery by the state government, Dakshina Kannada district unit of Jewellers' Association on Friday staged a demonstration in front of Town Hall here. The protest is a part of state-wide bundh of gold ornament dealers called by the Association. A press release issued by the Association states that although the central government

Mangalore, March 25: Laptops and desktops are obsolete and the new technology is mobile technology of iPhones and iPads, said Jayaram Bhat, CEO, Zenprise, Silicon Valley, California. Bhat's company has been writing security software for the Blackberry. He was addressing IT students at AIMIT, St Aloysius College, Mangalore on Thursday, March 24. Speaking further about recent developments in the

Mangalore, March 25: Three poor couples entered into wedlock on Friday at a model marriage ceremony arranged by Hayathul Islam Association, a city based philanthropic organisation. The association has spent Rs 50,000 for each couple. With this the total number of the marriages arranged by the association since past few years has reached 270. Soon after the Jum'a prayers at Zeenath Baksh Masjid

Mangalore, March 25: Despite bearing a tag of 'the district of educated, awakened and intellectual people', Dakshina Kannada is competing with backward districts of Karnataka in the violation of children's rights, said Dr Nina Nayak, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR). Speaking at an interaction organised by the Journalists' Study Centre here

Mangalore, March 25: The DMC of Karkala tuberculosis unit Shanthi has bagged the state level RNICP best lab technician award 2011. She received the prestigious award at a programme organised by the Bangalore City Corporation at Rajkumar Glass House on Thursday. RNICP award is conferred every year on the World Aids Day, i.e March 24, to those who contribute in the field of fight against

Udupi, March 25: Nearly 10,000 Muslims from seven villages coming under the Zonal Muslim Jamaat Federation (Valaya Muslim Jamaat Okkoota) will go on a one-day fast against the alleged pollution caused by the coal-based thermal power plant of Udupi Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) on March 28. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, president of the federation M.P. Moideenabba said that

Udupi, March 25: Higher Education Minister V.S. Acharya said on Thursday that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa would complete his five-year term and there was no question of any replacement. He told presspersons here that the reports that his (Dr. Acharya's) name was in the list of likely replacements in case Mr. Yeddyurappa stepped down, were irrelevant. The State had seen a lot of progress after

Mangalore, March 25: Child trafficking is rampant in Dakshina Kannada district and illegal adoptions through children's homes are high, child rights activist Renni D'Souza said here on Thursday. Speaking during an interaction programme with Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Nina Nayak, Mr. D'Souza said that the child trafficking prevention committee

Mangalore, Mar 24: A day after publicising his resignation to the Congress party, MG Hegde on Thursday formally joined Janata Dal (Secular) along with over a dozen disgruntled Congress workers. At a simple ceremony organised by the district unit of JD(S), former Chief Minister of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy wholeheartedly welcomed the incoming political stars of Dakshina Kannada to the party

Mangalore, March 24: Continuing his tirade against Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy said that Karnataka has never witnessed throughout its history a more arrogant Chief Minister as him. The former Chief Minister was addressing the media persons at an interaction programme organized by Journalists' Study Centre at Mangalore Business School here, on Thursday. He said