Karnataka

Mangalore, March 6: Nine fishermen were rescued from a fishing boat that caught fire at least four nautical miles off the coast of Mangalore on Saturday evening.The 57 feet-long fishing vessel, St Anthony, bearing registration No. 91 KA-01 PF-0056, was ablaze for more than an hour before the fire was brought under control.Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Joseph D'Souza, the husband of Saritha D

Mangalore, March 6: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangalore MP, will convene a meeting here on March 21 to discuss the issue of providing employment to families displaced by the Mangalore Special Economic Zone project. He met members of the displaced families who are on dharna in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner here on Saturday.Kateel told them that the March 21 meeting would be attended by

Mangalore, March 6: The Panambur police on Saturday arrested one more person in connection with the murder of Kabir Gurupura on February 25. The arrested has been identified as Manoj (29), resident of Jokatte Shediguri in Thokoor village. The police said Manoj was behind the planning and execution of the murder. He was arrested at Moodbidri police station on Saturday at 10 am. Police have

Mangalore March 6: The annual meeting of Akhil Bharateeya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), the highest body for policy formulation and decision making of Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), will be held at Vivekananda Education Institute in Puttur between March 11 and March 13. According to a press release, representatives elected from RSS-Shakhas of all regions of the country, State-level office-bearers

Mangalore, March 5: The grandeur of Vijayanagara empire set up by Sri Krishnadevaraya came alive in the coastal city of Mangalore, five centuries after he ruled the empire of south India with the inauguration of two-day sound and light show at Nehru Maidan on Saturday. The programme has been jointly organized by the Karnataka State Tourism Department, Karnataka State Tourism Development

Mangalore, March 5: The state government must take initiative in completing various schemes proposed for the development of the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi by the central government, said P V Mohan, Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC).Addressing media persons at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Saturday, March 5, Mohan said that a delegation of Daksina Kannada

Mangalore: The Mangalore City Corporation will introduce a new concept “Own your road and park” to repair, restore and beautify the roads and parks by private firms in the city limits, said MCC Commissioner Dr KN Vijayaprakash. He told the media on Saturday that in all 22 roads and five parks will be taken up in the project. To facilitate this concept the MCC is planning to sign a MoU with the

Mangalore, March 5: Bejai ward corporator Lancelot Pinto assumed charge as new Opposition leader of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) here on Saturday at 11 am. He formally took the charge from the outgoing Opposition leader DK Ashok Kumar. Lyansloto has served as Deputy Mayor in the MCC. He had also contested in the last Assembly election for Mangalore Constituency from the Congress. Harinath

Mangalore, March 5: As part of Vishwa Kannada Sammelana scheduled to be held in Belgaum, the district 'Nudi Theru' will start its journey from March 7 at Kadri Park here.The 'Theru' (chariot), depicting the essence of Dakshina Kannada culture will leave the district with the intention to create awareness among the people about the event. P Shivashankar, CEO of Zilla Panchayat told media persons at

Mangalore, March 5: Krishna J Palemar, District in-charge Minister met the job seekers of Project Displaced Families (PDFs) of Mangalore Special Economic Zone who are holding indefinite hunger strike in front of the Deputy Commissioner's Office on Saturday here. Palemar promised that he would solve the problem after discussing the matter in front of officials concerned by March 22. He also