Mangaluru : Over 7,000 job aspirants have registered online for Alva’s Pragati, the mega job fair being organised by Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodbidri, near here. Foundation managing trustee Vivek M. Alva told presspersons here that about 350 companies too had confirmed their participation in the two-day event. The annual mass placement drive would be on […]

Mangaluru : Local television channel Coastal Times Managing Director Agnel Rodrigues passed away after a brief illness at a private hospital on Sunday. He was 55. He was running two news bulletins one in English and another in Konkani language every day — through the channel. A resident of Bejai, Rodrigues was also running an […]

Mangaluru : The day care centre for endosulfan victims at Kokkada in Belthangady taluk, which was closed down last month following differences of opinion between a non-government organisation (NGO) managing it and the district administration, has now been re-opened. The issue related to want of drivers for bringing victims to the centre. The centre, which […]

Mangaluru : The students of the Department of Mass Communication, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru organized ‘Sthri Shakti’ a Self Defence Technique workshop and a talk for women y on 31 March 2015. This awareness program was conducted in association with the Mangalore based NGO, Centre for Integrated Learning (CIL) & Institute of Karate & Allied […]

Udupi : Sachin Bhandary, a 32-year-old public relations professional who has been working in Mumbai for eight years, has quit his job to follow his passion. Sachin, who spent his childhood in Udupi, is planning to travel to 12 countries to learn something new or undertake a challenge by staying one month in each country. […]

Mangaluru : Deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim and Superintendent of police Sharanappa inaugurated “Prajna’s step towards women and child empowerment,” a discussion meet at Prajna Counseling Center Kankanady here on Tuesday Nov 11. The discussion meeting held between the district administration and beneficiaries of  Prajna Counseling Center. Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim said that NGOs […]

Mangalore : Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader has said that there is no proposal of banning tobacco before the State government. No such proposals are under consideration, he said in a press conference at Circute house here on Tuesday Nov 4. Speaking to media persons Khader said that NGOs are conducting […]

Mangalore : Minister for health and family welfare U T Khadar said that District Health and Family Welfare Society will launch the ‘National Urban Health Campaign’ along with health booths and mobile units in Mangalore, Bangalore, Mysore and Bagalkot on October 25th. He was speaking to media at the Zilla Panchayat office he said that, […]

Mangalore: Home Minister K.J. George said Maoists have shown interest in the rehabilitation package of the State government and are keen on surrendering and joining the mainstream. Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have taken up their cause and are consulting with the government. Talking to presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr. George said: “They are not speaking […]

Bangalore: Ashwini Angadi, 24, a visually-challenged girl from the City who won the ‘Youth Courage Award,’ now plans to start a special school for the visually-challenged. Angadi won the UN-instituted award last July, as part of the Malala Day celebrations. “After winning the award, I visited various places in the State and interacted with the […]