Mangaluru : The body of a 42-year-old security guard of a stranded dredger was found in the sea off Guddekopala near Surathkal on Monday. The deceased Shankar is of north Karnataka origin. He joined work only a few days back, the sources said. The company, which owned the vessel, had deployed private securitymen to guard […]
Kalaburagi : The North Karnataka bandh call given by Uttara Karnataka Raitha Sangha elicited a poor response in Kalaburagi as well as in Hyderabad-Karnataka region which comprises of six districts. The normal life remained unaffected as schools, colleges, offices and commercial establishments remained open. Buses and rickshaws along with other private vehicles plied on the […]
Mangaluru: District AAP committee staged protest against the negligence of MP’MLA’s in Mahadayi river dispute, on Wednesday in front of DC Office. Addressing the gathering Udupi and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Shanthala Damle said that it is a matter of great regret that the Police have brutally beaten up the old, infirm, elderly and pregnant […]
Mangaluru: “The long standing and eagerly awaited project of Mahadayi River has been a ray of hope for the people of North Karnataka but is on the verge of becoming a mirage due to irresponsibility of 224 MLAs and 28 MPs of the state. It is shameful that even after a year has passed since […]
Bengaluru: Tension gripped most parts of northern Karnataka like Gadag, Hubballi, Dharwad, Haveri, Belagavi where police have made tight security arrangements to prevent any untoward incident. Shops, commercial establishments and educational institutions at most places remained shut, officials said. Protests by several organisations and farmers are also being held across the state, including Bengaluru. Pro-Kannada […]
Mangalore : Four boys of Baikampady government school drowned in the water at Koorkatta in Baikampady on May 16. The deceased were identified as Girish (7), Naveen (8), Nilesh and Chidanand (9). Another boy identified as Manjunath who was along with them survived. Their parents were migrant workers from North Karnataka. The five students who […]
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 […]
Hubli: Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar got a rousing reception at his hometown Hubli where he arrived on Sunday for the first time after taking over as Chief Minister. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said he would strive his level best to work towards the development of north Karnataka region which is backward in educational, […]
Hubli: While ex-CM Yeddyurappa took CM DVS Gowda’s government to task, and Gowda issued a proclamation of “strict Vigilance” over draught conditions for the next 60 days until monsoon turned up, on Wednesday April 4 it rained hailstones and balls of ice in 4 districts, lashed by heavy rains on Wednesday as a God-send. Whereas […]
