Karnataka

Mangalore, December 15: 'Planet SKS', the tallest skyscraper of Mangalore, which is expected to be ready by 2014 on 4.25 acres of plot across the lush green landscape of Kadri Park, was launched at a colourful event on Wednesday evening. Mrs Susheela Shetty, Mrs Leelavathi Hegde and Mrs Vimala Shetty, mothers of three directors of SKS Netgate Pvt Ltd, the promoters, symbolically launched the

Mangalore, December 11: Dakshina Kannada police said that the interrogation of Madoor Isubu (36), who is allegedly a close associate of notorious underworld kingpin, Chota Shakil, has revealed many previously unrevealed information about underworld link to coastal Karnataka. Superintendent of Police A Subrahmanyeshwara Rao told 'Coastaldigest.com' that Isubu, who was brought to Bantwal and later

Mangalore, December 11: BJP's top most leader and former deputy prime minister LK Advani on Saturday sought to stay away from the controversy that erupted following uncharitable remarks by some state-level party leaders against Lokayuka Santhosh Hegde. Mr Advani, who arrived here at Bajpe Airport in the morning on his way to Udupi to attend the 80th birthday celebrations of Pejawar

Mangalore, December 7: K Ashraf, Former Mayor of MCC has been selected as President of newly formed Mangalore City Congress Committee.The installation will be held in a grand ceremony on Thursday, December 9 at Bharathiya Scouts and Guides Bhavana, Lalbagh here. Speaking to media persons in Mangalore on Tuesday, K Suresh Ballal, President of Mangalore North Congress Committee said that with the

Mangalore, December 6: Irregularity, sluggishness and lack of preparation marked the 54th death anniversary of the architect of Indian constitution Dr BR Ambedkar organised under the joint auspices of Department of Kannada and Culture, DK and Bolpu Kala Tanda, Bantwal at Town Hall here on Monday. Unfortunately, the invitation cards distributed by the organisers states that it is 64th death

Mangalore: A group of 220 Haj pilgrims returning to Mangalore were stranded at King Abdul Azeez International Airport at Jeddah on Sunday for more than 10 hours without food. According to information reaching here, the group comprising many old pilgrims were stranded following revision of the flight schedule. “From 8 a.m. till about 6 p.m., we did not get any food. Appeals to the Indian Embassy

Mangalore, November 17: Mangalore celebrated Eid-ul-Azha with traditional gaiety and fervor as thousands gathered at various masjids in the city for early-morning Eid prayers and participate in the sermons, where Qateebs urged the believers to follow the supreme sacrifice of Hazrath Ibrahim. At Eidgah on Light House hill thousands of Muslims took part in the Eid Namaz offered under the leadership

Mangalore, November 17: It is now final : it was pilot error which resulted in the horrific crash of flight IX 812 on May 22 this year, killing 158 passengers arriving from Dubai while landing at the table top airport in Mangalore. Sources in the DGCA, privy to the final report on the investigation into the crash, said the pilot of the ill-fated flight, Zlatko Glusica, had been groggy from his 90

Mangalore, November 13: A Mangalorean youth, who had met with a fatal road accident near Riyadh, the Capital City of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday evening, succumbed to the injuries in the wee hours of Saturday at a hospital. The victim Isma'eel, aged 38, was driving a Diana car on a highway nearly 150 kms away from Riyadh, when a speeding truck collided with it at around 4:30pm Saudi time

Tumkur, November 13: In the guise of Prani Daya Sangha members, a group of saffron activists attacked a few Muslims who reportedly bought cows from farmers for the purpose of sacrifice during Eid-ul-Adha on Friday evening at Huliyurdurga of Kunigal taluk. According to a media report, Nataraj, a Bajarang Dal activist, Prasanna, VHP activist and Shankara Linge Gowda have attacked Muslims and