Udupi: Jayaprakash Hegde, the newly elected MP from the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, drew the attention of the Parliament towards the pathetic condition of two very backward communities from his home district, the Koragas and the Kudubis. Participating in a debate on a bill concerning scheduled tribes placed before the House, Hegde demanded primitive tribe […]
Karkala: Indians have in no way lagged behind advanced nations as far as research related activities are concerned, said Dr. Nilesh J Vasa, Professor and Head, Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai. Inaugurating a two-day international conference on “Emerging Trends in Engineering” (ICETE-’12) on May 15, Tuesday at NMAM Institute […]
Mangalore: Nearly 45 students from schools in Mangalore and around are enthusiastically taking part in a three day science camp organised by the Centre for Advanced Learning for students of class IX and X. The main objective of the camp has been to develop a scientific temperament among the students and create awareness on science […]
Mangalore : Power supply will be disrupted in various places of Dakshina Kannada district on May 18, 19 and 20 from 7 am to 6pm on the 220 kv double circuit Kemar-Kavoor and 110 KV single circuit Kemar-Moodbidri-Gurupur lines in view of the 400 kv transmission line drawing works from Nandikur to Shanti village in […]
Bangalore : Two more children’s films in the state will be entitled to a special grant of Rs 25 lakh each from this year itself, as against the existing policy of awarding grants to only two children’s films every year, said Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda. Speaking at the State film awards presentation ceremony for […]
Bangalore : Close on the heels of CBI raids on the residences of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, reports say the former CM might be arrested any moment on May 16, Wednesday. It has been leant that the raiding team found that several vital documents and files have been missing and in this backdrop the […]
Mangalore : A street show intended at creating awareness against the practice of child labour, was held near the KSRTC Bus stand in Mangalore on May 15. Children from Vanashri Residential School, Sagar presented the programme with the co-operation of the Department of Public Instructions, Labour Department and Women and Child Welfare Department. Children presented […]
Mangalore: There is some disappointing news for Vittal Malekudiya, a post graduate student of Mangalore University who has been arrested on charges of Naxal links. The Mangalore University has denied him permission to write his second semester examination scheduled to begin on May 21 on the grounds of lack of 75 per cent attendance. According […]
Mumbai: The 634 km long distance between Tiruvananthapuram and Udupi can be covered by train within three to four hours as against the present 15 hours once the ambitious high speed corridor project of Kerala government is complete. According to Kerala Chief Minister Ooman Chandy, the Rs 1.20 lakh crore project which will have 80% […]
Mangalore: Traffic police in Mangalore are on a sun film removal spree from the glasses of vehicles, in the backdrop of a Supreme Court directive which ruled that having laminated or sun films on the windscreens and windows of vehicles, was illegal under the provisions of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act 1988 and Central Motor […]
