Karnataka

Udupi, June 16: Three houses and a school were damaged in heavy rainsin Udupi district on Wednesday. Sources in the Kundapur Taluk Office said the house of Manjunath Das was damaged when a tree fell on it at Haklady village. The loss had been estimated at Rs. 50,000. The house of Veronica Dais was damaged at Gujjady and the loss was estimated at Rs. 5,000. In the same village the cement roof

Udupi, June 16: Artist Purushotham Adve has questioned the statement of T. Murgeshi, Lecturer in the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology at MSRS College, Shirva, and folklore expert S.A. Krishnayya about an idol of mythical unicorn found at Kalya near Nitte in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. The story about the idol had appeared in the media a couple of days ago. Mr. Adve told

Mangalore, Jun 15: Various organisations and political parities sans BJP on Thursday joined the victims of so called 'civic tigers', who are staging a 24-hour dharna against the aggressive policy of Mangalore City Corporation on street vendors. The main demands of the protesters are alternative arrangement for roadside vendors, putting an end to the operation civic tiger and compensation for the

Mangalore, June 15: As per the directions of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, the District Congress Committee launched 'Congress Nadige-Janara Balige' on Thursday, June 15, at Bengre Kasba, here. Prior to launching the two-month long campaign, District Congress Committee President Ramanath Rai said a team has been constituted in each block with one district-level leader and two observors

Mangalore, June 15: A fishing boat was damaged on Wednesday morning at Thota Bengre here as gusty winds battered the area. The boat owned by Shailesh was anchored in the Phalguni (or Gurupur) river, where the water was shallow. Unable to withstand the wind, the boat swept on to the banks of the river at around 3 am, it is learnt. The boat was smashed to pieces by the wind. In his complaint to

Mangalore, June 15: Even though number of farmers have lost their life due to Endosulphan, the Congress led UPA government is unwilling to ban the complete use of it which clearly shows that the government is in favour of Multi National Companies and is not bothered about the health hazards caused due to use of such insecticides said Franklin Monteiro, Member, Rajya Alpasankhya Morcha. He was

Mangalore, June 15: The annual deep-sea fishing ban along the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi came into effect from Wednesday, June 15, forcing boat owners and the fishing community to allow themselves a break of nearly two months. Those who visited Old Mangalore Port early on Wednesday morning witnessed a different scene as a large number of fishing trawlers and boats were docked

Mangalore, June 15: There are weapons hidden in Mangalore jail, said Rashid Malbari, an associate of underworld don Chotta Shakeel, who was produced before a court here on Wednesday under tight security. Malbari, who was arrested in 2008 allegedly for having nexus with the underworld and for allegedly collecting hafta has already spent several months at Hindalga central jail in Belgaum. He was

Manipal, June 15: Two motorcycle-borne youths allegedly snatched Karimanisara (Mangalasoothra) from a woman in Ananth Nagar here on Monday at around 8 pm. According to police, Manjula Shenoy, wife of Vijayanath Shenoy was walking near Manipal Syndicate Circle with her friend Shankari, when the suspects who followed them on a two-wheeler snatched her chain and escaped. The chain cost was estimated

Mangalore, June 15: The Dakshina Kannada Working Journalist' Union has condemned the murder of Mumbai based senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The police should take steps immediately to apprehend the culprits, said the President PB Harish Rai and Vice President Srinivas Nayak Indaje in a joint press release.