Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present his budget for 2013-14, two months after the Congress returned to power, and the focus is likely to be on welfare measures in view of Lok Sabha election due next year. Siddaramaiah, who folds the finance portfolio, has a tough balancing act as he also has to raise […]
Mangalore : Dance, drama, spot games among other activities along with adopting saplings marked the Vanamahotsava celebrations in a unique manner at Ladyhill Victoria Girls High School in Mangalore on Thursday (July 11). The programme was also a platform for the school to take part in the Centre for Integrated Learning (CIL’s) year-long `Adopt-a-Tree’ Project. […]
Mangalore : Senior Congress leader and former Union minister B Janardhana Poojary criticized BJP leaders for opposing Karnataka Panchayatiraj Act amendment with no knowledge. Addressing the press meet held at Press Club on Thursday, July 11 Poojary said as per the Indian Constitution, gram panchayats are self-governments and act will give more power to people […]
Bantwal : A leopard which had devoured cattle and calves in Chennaithodi village and was giving sleepless nights to villagers has finally been trapped. On July 11, Wednesday morning, the leopard was caught in the cage placed as a trap for it. The leopard had come to eat a dog but was caught. Several people […]
Mangalore : A new born baby boy was found dead in a river at Talapady on Thursday morning. Locals suspect that the mother of the baby abandoned it soon after birth. Local residents who noticed the body of the baby floating in the river informed the panchayat members who passed on information to the police. […]
Bantwal : A woman has jumped into the well after pushing her six year old daughter into the well at Melkarugudde in Bantwal on July 10, Wednesday night. The deceased is Pratima (33) wife of Naveen Kumar, a former army man and their daughter Diya(6). According to reports Pratima had left home with her daughter […]
Mangalore : World Population Day was observed at the Regional Advanced Pediatric Care Centre of Wenlock Hospital on July 11, Thursday under the aegis of District Administration, District Health and Family Welfare Department and National Service Scheme of Mangalore University. B Ramanatha Rai, State Minister for Forest and District Minister said a greater awareness on […]
Mangalore : The Mangalore Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) felicitated three outstanding doctors on the occasion of Doctor’s Day celebrated at Dr. A.V. Rao Conference Hall, IMA House, Mangalore recently. Speaking as a chief guest of the occasion, State Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader said the state government has banned Gutka to […]
Mangalore : The Ullal police have taken into their custody as many as seven cattle which were found tied in an open space at Millathnagar in Ullal. The police arrived at the spot after being tipped off by some Hindu outfits following suspicion that the cattle were meant for trafficking. Police found that two of […]