Karnataka

Dharmasthala, July 10: Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala D Veerendra Heggade has sanctioned Rs 20 lakh for the purchase of agricultural implements by members of Pragati Bandhu groups in Belgaum district. "The group consists of small farmers and the financial aid is to encourage them to take up agricultural activities. In all, 2010 Pragati Bandhu groups have been formed in 10 taluks of

Mangalore, July 10: Shareholders of a city-based Corporation Bank at its 14th annual general meeting here on Saturday approved an all time high dividend of Rs 20 per share, on a paid up equity share of Rs 10. Ramnath Pradeep, chairman and managing director of the bank, in his address to the shareholders, said, "It was yet another successful year for the bank and our last fiscal recorded a

Manipal, July 09: The Dental Council of India has initiated steps to reintroduce internship and also to make three months of rural posting compulsory, according to the DCI president Dr Dibyendu Mazumdar. At the inaugural function of the XI National Post Graduate Convention of Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists at Fortune Inn Valley View on Saturday, Dr Mazumdar said that the

Mangalore, July 9: 'Thrinethra', a six day art exhibition of Paunduranga Rao, a former mechanical engineer of the Steel Authority of India, was inaugurated under the auspices of 'The Artists Combine', a city based forum on Saturday at Prasad Art Gallery here. The expo was inaugurated by MRPL DGM (Corporate Communications) Lekshmi Kumaran. Mr Paduranga Rao's amazing art called “Batik” which

Mangalore, July 9: As the repeated requests to regularise the services of 126 daily wagers working in health section of Mangalore City Corporation fell on deaf ears of concerned authorities, the DK Zilla Pourakarmikara Hagu Nalkkane Darje Naukarara Sangha has decided to take out a semi-nude procession on July 20. Revealing this to media persons here Honorary President of Sangha Shivappa said that

Mangalore, July 9: Prof N Sridhar Shetty, Founder Principal of A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences has left an indelible impression in the field of Dental Education by way of his invaluable contributions and toiled for the all-round progress of the Institution by his record tenure of 21 years, said Dr. Vinaya Hegde, Chancellor of Nitte University in his inaugural address of “Prof N

Mangalore, July 9: Dozens of Janata Dal (Secular) workers from across Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday staged a silent protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here extending support their leader H D Kumaraswamy's indefinite fast. The ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka, accompanied by thousands of JD(S) wrokers has launched an indefinite hunger strike, in Bangalore pressing for a CBI

Mangalore, July 9: Manipal Arogya Card has completed 10 years of its services to the community, this is the 11th year. The annual scheme is Manipal University's social initiative to provide quality health care at affordable cost to large section of society. The membership is open from June 11 to July 31, 2011. Manipal Arogya Card enables a member to avail large benefits by way of discounts on in

Bhatkal, July 9: A tiger prawn (Chatli) weighing two kilograms was caught by a fisherman in Murudeshwar. Tiger prawn, also known as giant, jumbo prawn, are one of the larger members of the shrimp family, and are native to the Indian, Japan and Australia oceans, said a biologist. The Penaeus monodon is the scientific name of this prawn.

Mangalore, July 9: Amid drizzling rains, uniform clad special children at 'Sanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged' near here on Friday celebrated Vanamahotsava by planting 48 saplings. The saplings provided by the Forest Department included May flower, mango, basavana Pada and other fruit and flower-bearing trees. The children, who hailed from various places