24.06.10 Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday termed the sudden resignation of Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) Santosh Hegde Wednesday as unfortunate and unexpected. “The ombudsman’s resignation is not only unexpected but an unfortunate event. It pains me to know that he (Hegde) has resigned,” Yeddyurappa told reporters here, on the occasion of his Bharatiya […]
24.06.10 Mangalore : The Kumble Gram Panchayat had passed resolution to name Badiadka Telephone Exchange Road after Anil Kumble which will be inaugurated on the day by the icon himself on, Sunday June 27, said K Prashanth of organizing team. Speaking at the press meet held at press club on June 24, Thursday, he said […]
23.06.10 : The USA scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner in Pretoria to secure a 1-0 victory that sees them qualify for the Round of 16 as winners of Group C. It looked as if the chance had escaped them as they missed a number of openings and found goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi in stubborn form. Then […]
The two-day children’s film festival began here on Wednesday in Bangalore. Over 50 children’s films, including one scripted, directed and edited by 20 Bangalore teenagers, promoting environmental issues will be shown during With ‘Action for Green’ as the theme, the festival aims to educate children on the green cause, organizers of the festival said. Feature […]
Bangalore 23.06.10 : Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde Wednesday resigned from the constitutional post, 14 months before his five-year term was to end. “I have tendered my resignation letter to Governor H.R. Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan,” Hegde told reporters here. The resignation will be effective from Aug 31. “The main reason for my resignation is the […]
The Karnataka State Association for Special Association Educators and Supportive Staff organized a State-level conference ‘Spandana-2010,’ for the teachers and supportive staff for specially abled children at Town Hall on June 22, Tuesday. Delivering the Inaugural address on the occasion, Capt Ganesh Karnik, member of Vidhan Parishat said that during his meet with Chief Minister […]
It is for the first time ever in Fifa history that an African nation has been allowed to organize World Cup Finals (of 32 teams) tournament in half a dozen cities in South Africa, a nation rich in gold and copper, besides cricket. Even the football team, Bafana Bafana as they call it, of this […]
If there is a13 hour day and the longest one at that, it is today, on Monday 21st June, 2010 for this year. Several students have rushed to the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and Jaipur to make a study of the geological phenomenon of light and night, and also to make several experiments, as […]
The award ‘Pro Ecclesia et Pontifiec’ was conferred to Meena Rebimbus on behalf of her husband late singer Wilfy Rebimbus at Jeppu parish after the morning mass on June 20, Sunday. Fr Dennis Moras, Vicar General of Mangalore Diocese, presented the award with the highest honour from the Pope of the Vatican for lay people […]
20.06.10 Mangalore : The Police officials have succeeded in arresting Diwakar Alva alias Diwakar B A of Vishwachetana Concepts in Mysore on June 18, said Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh. Speaking at the press meet held at his office Singh said that, Diwakar was disappearing from post of cheating case relating to his company in […]
