Karnataka

Udupi, March 10: Activists of Udupi district unit of Raitha Sangha and Nagarjuna Virodhi Horata Samithi on Wednesday burnt the effigy of Higher Education Minister and Udupi District Incharge Minister Dr VS Acharya, protesting against his pro UPCL (erstwhile Nagarjuna) statement. It is to be noted here that in-spite of the on going people's agitation against the coal based power plant creating

New Delhi, March 10: As he piloted an Air India Express flight from Dubai into Mangalore on May 22 last year, Captain Zlatko Glusica carried in his bags a golden Seiko watch — gifted to him by his two children on his 55th birthday. Merima, 31, and younger brother Alexander never found out whether Glusica liked the watch. It is just one of the many questions that continue to haunt the family one

Kasargod, March 10: Police seized about 30 roosters from the premises of a temple which were brought for cock fight in connection with the annual festival. Seven persons were arrested in connection with the incident. Cock fight, regarded as gambling sport in the Tulu region, was banned under the Kerala Police Act. Two roosters with knife tied to their legs fight it out till the other one dies. The

Kasaragod, March 10: Police have registered a case of molestation of minor girls aged between 10 and 12. The police are on the lookout for a man who sexually exploited the girls at a gambling den in Kumbla.The incident came to light when the teachers of the school found hundred rupee notes with them. They informed the matter to the activists of the Child Line. A girl complained to the Child Line

Mangalore, March 10: Mangalore University will issue only one answer book with a fixed number of pages during examinations for its postgraduate and undergraduate students from the next semester examinations commencing in May. The university will not provide additional answer sheets to students as has been the practice all along. The measure is aimed at curbing malpractice. Vice-Chancellor T.C

Uppinangady, March 9: Students of Government First Grade College here on Wednesday conducted a cleanliness programme to create awareness among the citizens on the ill effects of the plastics. Over a hundred enthusiastic students, both boys and girls, initiated their cleanliness drive from government bus stand and traversed through the main roads and places of the town picking the scattered rubbish

Udupi, Mar 9: Executive President of Jana Jagruthi Samithi, Nandikooru, Balakrishna Shetty accused the Yediyurappa Government of purchasing power from Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) without fixing the unit price and without an approved Power Purchase Agreement ratified by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, as per the applicable laws. In a press release, Shetty said that

Mangalore, March 9: The best of Nawabi cuisine will be available for food buffs at the 'Lucknowi Food Fest' which commences at Coral, the multi-cuisine fine dine restaurant of the premier hospitality establishment in the city, the Ocean Pearl, from March 11 onwards. Disclosing this to media persons here on Wednesday, Nagarajan J Udupa, Vice President, Sagar Ratna Hotels Pvt Ltd, said delicious non

Mangalore, March 9: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), the women's wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday joined the nationwide agitation by staging a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here to exert pressure on the union government to fulfill their various demands. The agitation, which aims at demanding the

Mangalore, March 9: Dr. Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alva's Education Foundation, on Wednesday announced that his institution is going to host 'Alva's Pragati-2011, the largest campus placement drive on April 9, 10 and 11 at Moodbidri. Addressing media persons here, he said Alva's Pragati-2011 targets more than 150 companies which would open their doors for 15,000 students who would participate in this