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Amid the sporadic incidents of violence, elections in 140 LS constituencies for the second phase of polls ended today on April 23, 2009. Few polling stations in Bihar and Jharkhand's Naxal-affected areas more

The Reserve Bank of India said it would conduct a special repo auction for 599.10 billion rupees on Thursday April 22, 2009.The reversal of the auction will be on April 27, it said in a statement.The special repo facility was introduced on Oct. 14, offering 200 billion rupees to  more

Over 28,000 polling booths opened at 7 am across 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka on Thursday in the first of the two-phase elections for the 28 seats in the state. About 20.6 million voters, including 10.3 million women, are eligible to vote to decide the fortunes of 271 candidates. About 100,000 poll officials and 60,000 security personnel are on more

Less than a year after it captured power in Karnataka for the first time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) again faces the electorate in a high stake Lok Sabha poll in the state beginning Thursday. In the two-phase voting for the 28 seats April 23 and 30, the party faces a tough task of winning more than the 18 seats it bagged five years ago to ensure its maiden regime in southern more

Selling pressure intensified in Indian markets as traders exited positions with the negative opening of European markets. All the sectoral indices were in the red led by losses in rate sensitives like realty and auto space. “Nifty has a strong resistance at 3500 while short-term support exists more

Bangalore City Police have geared up to face any law and order problems during the election to be held at 5,905 polling booths on Thursday in the city. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, regarding the police bandobast arrangements in more

Confronted by a formidable challenge from BJP and driven by the mutual interest to increase their respective tallies to firm up their post-poll positions, Congress and JD(S) are working on a tact more

The High Court on Monday directed the Indian Bureau of Mines and Survey of India to survey the alleged encroachment of mining land at Tumti village on the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh border. The court dir more

N. Goplaswami on April 20, 2009 made his final bow from the Election Commission after an eventful tenure wishing "a very bright tenure" for his successor Navin Chawla, whom he had wanted to be removed only not long ago. " The Election Commission gave their boss of three more

The Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency is perhaps one of the few segments in Karnataka the result of which could have a a major impact on the contending parties ,particularly the BJP and Congress, and their candidates. Fighting to retain his seat four time MP from this constituency, Mr Ananth Kumar, 50, of the BJP, is facing stiff competition from Mr Krishna Byre Gowda, 36, of the Congress more

In its recent meeting, the Karnataka Grape and Wine Board (KGWB) has decided to shelve its erstwhile plans to develop two wine parks in the state. According to earlier plans, the board had proposed the development of two wine parks each, in the Krishna Valley (comprising wine-producing areas in Bijapur, Bagalkot and Belgaum) and the more

A spy satellite will be launched on April 20, 2009, The countdown is progressing at India's spaceport Sriharikota for the launch of the Israeli surveillance satellite, which India acquired recently. The top-of-the-line 300 kilogram spy satellite, called RadarSAT-2, is a dedicated, all more

Sports Minister M.S. Gill said Friday that he has issued a circular to all national federations that sportspersons from now on should be present in person to receive Padma awards from the president.  Gill's decision came after cricketers more

Abdul Karim Telgi, prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper case, and seven others were sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by the Central Bureau of Investigation special sessions court in more

The Scheduled Castes (SCs)and Scheduled Tribes (STs) form close to 25% of Karnataka’s population, and could potentially tilt the scale in constituencies where they are in huge numbers. Traditionally, the Dalit vote bank was considered to be a safe Congress bet, but recent elections show that voters are looking at other options too. BJP, more

The world's largest democratic exercise to vote in a new government began in India on Thursday with voters queuing up in 17 states and union territories in the first phase of staggered elections marred by Maoist violence that left at least more

In a conditional reprieve for detained BJP leader Varun Gandhi, the Supreme Court today ordered his release on parole for two weeks after he gave an undertaking to Etah jail authorities that he will not make inflammatory speeches. The apex court imposed a stringent condition that 29-year-old Varun, held under the National Security Act, more

Sonia Gandhi on April 15, 2009, Wednesday blamed the BJP government in Karnataka of "Improper Utilisation" of central funds allotted for development work. "We gave crores of rupees to Karnataka. We really do not know how the funds have been utilised," she said at an election rally in Bidar, Karnataka. Gandhi also lashed out  more

Amir Kasab's lawyer Anjali Waghmare has been removed from the 26/11 attack case. The special court set up in the Arthur Road Jail to try Kasab removed Waghmare citing conflict of interest. She has been removed for professional misconduct as she also represents a witness more

Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab has on Wednesday been physically produced in a special court at the Arthur Road Jail for the first time after being arrested in the 26/11 attacks.Nearly 1,000 security personnel have been given the responsibility of protecting Kasab with Indo-Tibetan Border  more

Jayalalithaa on Monday, Apr 13, rubbished the reports that claimed that AIADMK may be joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the polls."The reports are baseless. The AIADMK is not in talks with any political party for a post  more

Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra, Monday won the bid for India's fourth largest software exporter Satyam Computer. Satyam's new board of directors, which met to select the highest   more

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That is the first indication from Priyanka Gandhi that she's not averse to joining politics. Campaigning for her family, Priyanka was also asked about her brother Rahul Gandhi often referred to as the Prime Minister in waiting, and she gave Rahul a big thumbs for the top job."The next PM is hopefully going to be Manmohan Singh. But I have full faith in my brother. He's hard working and means  more

The resentment between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani is getting bitter. Singh on Friday said he won’t give Advani the “privilege” of being an “alternative Prime Minister”. It was Advani’s turn to hit back on Saturday. Advani, the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, said Singh was “weak” and had “no authority”. He hinted   more

In the press meet on April 2009 in Moti Mahal at 1 pm, Executive Director M. Narendra addressing the press explained about the financial growth of the bank. Bank of India has made rapid growth over the years and blossomed intomore

Chief Minister B.S Yadiyurappa visited Mangalore on April 10, 2009 in the evening. Yadiyurappa in the press meet said that “I am being complained that I have violated the election code, but I am sure that I have not done anything more

L K Advani, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he did not wish to have a television debate with him because he did not want to accord him the privilege of being "an alternative prime minister".Attacking Advani for repeatedly calling him a weak prime minister, Manmohan Singh retorted: "I am not more

An advocate representing underworld don Chota Shakeel's aide Rashid Malbari was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Mangalore on Thursday. The deceased is Naushad Kasim, aged around 35. He was found dead when the police arrived. Additional SP Dileep said the victim had run about 100  more

Kannada film actor and MP Ambareesh have cleared all doubts about his contesting elections  he has agreed to be the Congress party's candidate from Karnataka's Mandya constituency. He says he is confident of winning this time as well. "I am confident of a big win even this time too, more

A week before the Lok Sabha elections start, Congress strategist Jairam Ramesh has conceded it will be a "tough fight" although he is optimistic that his party will win again. Ramesh said his party would contest around 440 seats out of 543 seats as against 417 in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. It won 145 seats the last more

India recorded their first series triumph on New Zealand soil in 41 years though rain denied them a deserving victory in the third Test here on Tuesday.Rain played spoilsport in India's   more.

Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka and its main opponent Congress are involved a bitter war of words over Hindutva. Leaders from both sides made alleged inflammatory statements like cutting off the hands of the ideology's advocates and chopping off the head more

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi owns neither a car nor a house in India but she has an ancestral home in Italy, according to papers she submitted on Monday while filing her Lok Sabha nomination. She submitted an affidavit to the district magistrate, stating the Italian house was valued at Rs18.02 lakh.  Sonia Gandhi's assets, according to more

India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.31 per cent for the week ended March 21, after declining for eight consecutive weeks, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate was 0.27 per cent the week before.The marginal rise was mainly on account of a rise in the official wholesale price index compared to the corresponding week of last year. Between March 14 and 21, the index rose 0.1 per cent, more

The BJP's "Snehamilana" programme organised on Wednesday to entice Telugu speaking people of the city at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Malleswaram turned ugly when 30 Karnataka Rakshana Vedike  more

Janata Dal (S) state unit President H D Kumaraswamy, Opposition Leader in the Karantaka Assembly Mallikarjuna Kharge and Animal Husbandry Minister Revunaik Belamagi among others filed their nominations for Lok Sabha elections, on the last day for filing of papers here on wednesday  more

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disallowed actor Sanjay Dutt to contest elections from the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat and refused to suspend his conviction in a criminal case."We are not inclined to suspend his conviction," said a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan. "It is not a fit case to grant more

Rashid Malabari first met Chhota Shakeel, who worked for the Dawood Ibrahim gang, in 2005. He began looking after the hawala business in order to free gang members who were languishing in jail. His brothers Ismail and Sajid were shot dead in Mumbai in 1996. He committed his first murder when he shot Vilas, an associate of Mohan Kotiyan, in 1996. In more

Corresponding to the wireless segment that has continuously posed an uninterrupted competitive front, the wireline sphere too has upheld its momentum, but with an unvarying fall in its subscription base, year after year. The overall wireline base fell to 37.73 million in the month of February 2009 as compared to 37.75 million subscribers in January 2009, reporting a drop of 0.02 million. The decline is less more

Dakshina Kannada and Udupi express and shuttle bus travel fares will be decreased to around 7.5% from April 1^st. Recently in October the bus fares has been raised to 10% because of the increase in fuel and other commodities. “Since only the diesel prices have dropped and the prices more

The booking of the Nano, the people's car from the Tata stable, will begin on April 9 and remain open till April 23.Announcing this ahead of its launch on Monday, Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said the car, which would have the more

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the Ram temple issue, it was not a construction company involved in building religious structures. "BJP is not a construction company to build a temple, mosque, church and gurudwara. We support the cause that there should be a Ram temple in Ayodhya, but it has to be done with consensus of the religious groups more

Home Minister Ravi Naik today dared Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Mutalik to enter the coastal State, saying locals themselves will send him back. Challenging Naik, who had declared that the right wing group would not be allowed to set up its unit in Goa, Muthalik had on Wednesday that he along with his volunteers would enter the tourist State to protest the pub culture existing in Goa. more

After the widespread criticism following its attack on a Mangalore pub, right wing group Sri Ram Sene has now set its sight on Goa, vowing to agitate against pub culture in that state. Challenging Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik, who had declared that the group would not be allowed to set up its unit, Sene chief Pramod Muthalik on Thursday said he along with his volunteers would enter the coastal state to protest the more

The budget segment brand of Indian Hotels Company opened a hotel in Mangalore. The hotel is situated in Quattara Chowki, Mangalore and has 79 rooms in it. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Prabhat Pani, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Roots Corporation more

Communal violence has reached its height in Mangalore after the emergence of the new DC in Mangalore. On March 17, 2009 at around 10 pm two unidentified miscreants knifed the owner of a fruit shop, Noufal near Srinivas theatre. The two miscreants came to the spot in the bike and after attacking the victim they fled away from the spot. Up to the time of filing this report, there have been no clues as to the more

Reacting strongly to outbursts of his brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav on seat sharing with LJP, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today virtually declared his expulsion from the party. "Whoever revolts in my party and shows disrespect to the party's decision will be removed from the party. You may treat such people as out of the party," Mr. Lalu more

Right wing group Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, whose outfit evoked national outrage by attacking girls and boys at a pub, was banned from entering Mangalore district for one year. The ban, ordered by the District Administrator and Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj following Muthalik owning up responsibility for the attack in January this year, official sources said. The Sri Rame Sene chief was earlier  more

The Hindu Samajotsava organized by the Dharma Raksha Vedike on Sunday March 16, 2009 more than 40,000 people attended to strengthen and protect the Hindu religion and culture. Delivering the keynote address, Surendra Kumar Jain, secretary, central committee of the Vishwa Hindu Parishat, condemned the appeasement policies of political parties more

A company in Mysore, is working overtime, ahead of the general elections, to manufacture the indelible ink used to dye the tip of each voter's finger to prevent repeat voting. The company named Mysore paints and Varnish Limited more

Shivalinga Kondaguli, Chief Officer of the Bantwal Muncipal Council was allegedly assaulted late on March 11, 2009 Wednesday by a suspected Hindutva activist while he was leading a team of officials who were removing banners more

Concerned over the increasing intolerance and attempts to create communal disharmony, intellectuals, writers and artistes, under the guidance of Manavata Vedike, will take out a “Souharda Nadige” (walk for harmony) and hold “Souharda Samavesha” (harmony meet) in Mangalore on April 14. Tele-serial maker B. Suresh said: “In the wake of atrocities in the State [Karnataka] by self-proclaimed saviours of culture, who have been sowing seeds of intolerance and more

The Mangalore University has invited applications from eligible candidates to work as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in the World. Bank-funded research project on `Study of the status and nature of variability in freshwater bivalves in the Western Ghats and identification of species with commercial value'. In a release, university registrar P Prem Kumar said the research activities would be undertaken under the component four (basic and strategic research in the frontier more

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on March 10, 2009 said that it has finalized seat-sharing agreement with the congress on most of the parlimentary constituencies of Maharashtra. NCP spokesperson D.P. Tripathy said his party is part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the Centre as well as in Maharashtra and talks on remaining seats will be finalized soon. "The NCP has proposed to contest on 24 seats out of 48 seats, which the Congress Party is not willing to concede. more

Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of  Prophet Muhammad is celebrated on Tuesday March 10, 2009 with great reverence and enthusiasm all over Mangalore and Ullal. People gathered in Mosques and offered their prayer to Allah. Muslim brothers wished each other by hugging themselves and spreading the message of  more

In a shocking incident, a first year medical student in Kangra was allegedly beaten to death by his seniors. The boy had reportedly complained that he was being ragged.. 19-year-old Aman Kachroo had enrolled at the Dr   more

After Home Minister P Chidambaram went public with his annoyance for not getting time to meet Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, the latter has called the entire thing a political gimmick before elections.He said he was ready to meet with Chidambaram any time but the minister had neglected his state's needs."The Centre has  more

India on Friday successfully conducted the test of an interceptor missile to establish a ballistic missile defence shield as part of the network-centric warfare.The test was carried out from the more

 Pakistan police have arrested four key suspects in connection with the attack on the Sri Lankan players .Four suspects have been arrested from Karachi, Rahim Yar Khan and Lahore just 12 hours after Lahore police released sketches of four suspects in the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers."The investigation is going. We are at the moment in  More

Actress Nagma, a star campaigner for the Congress in the last Lok Sabha polls, wants to make her electoral debut from a Mumbai seat in the coming parliamentary elections, but says a final decision in this regard rests with the party High Command.Nagma, who has acted in Hindi,more

A shocked cricket world has condemned the attack on the Sri Lankan players on Tuesday in Lahore.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup has admitted that convincing teams to travel more

The general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha will be held in five phases, on April 16, 23 and 30, and May 7 and 13. A total of 714 million voters — an increase of 43 million over the 2004 elections — will elect 543 members.  Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami, along with Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S.Y. Quraishi, told a  more

Over 14.5 lakh students are appearing in their class 10th and 12th Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examinations today. The class 10th examinations will be held at 2,714 centres and class 12th at 2,506 centres across the country. About 8,24,438 students including 4,87,475 boys and 3,36,963 girls would take the class 10th examinations, while 6,37,578 including 3,73,330 boys more

Students Islamic Organization of  India organized a protest on February 28, 2009 in front of the DC office at 3.00pm against the criminals of the society. The main aim of the programme was to break the silence and stop the violence. Dr.N.Ismail, Principal of Badriya PU College, Mangalore in his speech said that “We all the citizens of India irrespective of cast and culture should fight and oppose the more

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday, Feb 27 said that information technology has to play a major role in the expansion of agriculture in the country. Addressing the national seminar on Agriculture Extension here, Pawar said information technology is a critical component for revitalizing national more

Renuka Chowdhury on Friday sacked  NCW member Nirmala Venkatesh who probed the pub attack on women in Mangalore, saying her conduct was detrimental to public interest.In a notification issued by the ministry, Chowdhury said Vankatesh was sent to Mangalore to probe the assault on women in a pub by the Hindu outfit Sri Rama Sene, but she went more

A newly constructed wall collapsed at Thurkalike near Tannirpantha in Belthangady taluk on February 26, 2009 in the late evening. According to the police and the fire department sources the wall had collapsed after a  more

IBM today announced on February 26,2009 the launch of 'IBM Blue Battle' in over 25 leading Engineering Colleges across the country. According to a press release here, the first of its kind Gen-next technology more

Global economic crisis 20,000 Indians have returned home after losing their jobs overseas, the government said today. Though the exact number of people who have returned is not available, there are reports which indicate that between 16,000 to 20,000 Indians have more

Mangalore Municipality Second Term Election held on February 25, 2009 in the morning at Municipality Hall. Shankar Bhat, was elected as the new mayor of Mangalore City Corporation while Rajani Dugganna was elected for the more

The revenue collection by Mangalore Central Excise Commissionerate, comprising Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada Districts, has fallen short of the fixed target. The Commissionerate till January 31, collected excise duty to the tune of Rs 3897.20 crore and Service Tax of Rs 204.83 crore as against the target of Rs 4230.66 crore and Rs 216 crore, respectively. Talking to newspersons here today more

DYFI (Democratic Youth Federation of India) and SFI (Students Federation of India) together organized a protest on February 23, 2009 at 5.00pm against the increase in bus fares. Although the Petrol, Diesel, oil prices has come down to the tip the district commissioner has taken any measures for more

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 Mahashivaratri large number thronged to Shiva temples,Mangalore

The Great Night of Shiva, Maha Shivaratri, Is a festival  during which devotees give up Food and sleep, to engage in prayer and Worship of Shiva for spiritual purification. It is a rare occasion for individual soul to Be aware of the Supreme more

Holy water from the Ganga is all set to flow into Karnataka today on the occasion of Maha-Shivaratri. The BJP government in Karnataka is spending lakhs of rupees to take the holy river to 1,500 temples more

Director General of Police P C Pande, transferred  who had come under cloud during post-Godhra riots, replacing him with Shabbir Hussain Shekhadam Khandwawala, the first IPS officer from the minority community for the top police post in the state. O P Mathur  the City Police Commissioner was also shifted and S K Saikia, a man with a clean image, brought in his place, sources in the Chief Minister's office said  more

Karnataka State Government have decided to extend the Farm Loan Interest Subsidy to those farmers who have availed crop loan from Commercial Banks at more than three per cent interest. B S Yeddyurappa, presenting the budget proposals for the year 2009-10 in the Legislative Assembly, announced that the Farm Loan Interest subsidy which was limited to loans availed through co-operative institutions would be  more

The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Development Associations Union organized a programme against the violence that has been recently taking place in Mangalore. Mohd. Kakkinje in his speech said that “Mangalore has now a days has gained its name in Violence, Corruption and Terrorism. The recent pub attack by the Sri Rama Sene organization, which had become a world wide news is really a  more

After all the news of corporate frauds, economic slowdown and recession, finally there is some good news for Indian employees.Salaries would continue to rise and lay-offs are not on employer's mind says the latest survey by Hewitt, an more

A former police constable in Karnataka, dubbed as "Jack the Ripper" after being charged with the rape and murder of 20 women, was Wednesday sentenced to death by the state high court for the rape and murder of a widow in 1998.Umesh Reddy alias B.A. Umesh was charged with rape and murder in around 20 cases in the last 12 years. He has been acquitted in most of the cases. Only seven cases  more

The hugging saint Mata Amrutananda Mayi popularly known as "Amma" on February 18, 2009 hugged more than 50,000 people during the continuous session of 16 hrs on Thursday. The Satsang began in the morning at the Brahmastana Temple. There is something in the air of Mangalore that more

A day after Indian Govt asked the Tamil Tigers to lay down arms, Sri Lanka Thursday conveyed its willingness to accept India's assistance in evacuating civilians caught in the conflict in the island nation. "The plight of the civilians is of more

 Infosys Technologies Chairman N R Narayana Murthy has declined to be the IT advisor to the Sri Lankan government, the IT bellwether said on Wednesday.In a letter to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Murthy said he had decided to withdraw from being the advisor due to personal reasons."I thank you for the courtesy shown to me during my recent visit to Sri Lanka. I have decided to withdraw from being. more

On February 19, 2009 in the morning  Fifteen people, including six women were killed and six injured when the van in which marriage party travelling rammed against a roadside tree at Venipura they here early today. Police sources told UNI all the victims belonged to a marriage party from Nidagundi village in Gadag district.Among the six  more

In a bid to bring in the much-needed efficiency, the Karnataka drugs control department has undertaken a reorganization of operations. The reorganization was carried out by the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare to ensure better working practices including transparency and accountability. Under the strategic reorgani... more

On February 18, 2009 in front of the DC office a  protest against the land owners took place at 10.00am by the Origin Contract Farmers Gaurdian Foundation. The land of the olden days that have been occupied by the land owners must be given to the farmers, this was the main reason for the protest. The organization was formed since a year and had been fighting for the rights of the farmers. The protest more

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Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday said the Mangalore authorities were not doing anything to tackle rising "fascism" and she has not received any court notice on her comment of "Talibanisation" of the Karnataka town after an attack on women in a pub there by right wing more

Judicial Proceedings was conducted on February 16, 2009 in the DC Office Court Hall at 11.30am. Justice B.K. Somashekara, Commission of Enquiry conducted the conference regarding the recent crimes that have taken  more

An all-India test for assistant station masters in the railways was cancelled two hours before it was to begin on Sunday when cops of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan found the exam paper had been leaked. The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh and the more 

Valentine's Day has turned out to be very grim day for lovers in many parts of the country. There have been many instances of young couples being beaten up, humiliated and some of them have even been forcibly married off by the moral police.In one more

J. Krishna Palemar, District-in-charge Minister and Minister of Fisheries and ports inaugurated the Farmers Information Centre on February 13, 2009 at 11.00am in the campus of Veterinary Hospital, Mangalore. The function was presided by more

In the Press club on February 13, 2009 at 10.30am Kateel Dinesh Pai, Social worker said to the media that “The Certificate used by the MSEZ is fake and its has been approved by the Lokayukta. Under Section 9 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, more

Former Karnataka chief minister S Bangarappa and Samajwadi Party MP on Thursday resigned from Lok Sabha as well as the party and announced his plans to join the Congress."I have resigned from my Lok Sabha seat Shimoga as well as from the Samajwadi Party. I submitted my resignation to the Speaker and he has more

Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee president B.A. Mohidin Bava on February 11, 2009 at 11.00am in the press club informed to the media about the Congress Party Workers Conference on 15-02-2009 Sunday in more

Judicial Proceedings was conducted on February 16, 2009 in the DC Office Court Hall at 11.30am. Justice B.K. Somashekara, Commission of Enquiry conducted the conference regarding the recent crimes that have taken  more

Valentine’s Day on Saturday was largely peaceful in Mangalore, barring a minor incident in a Belgaum tech firm. Couples in love across the State may have gazed into each other’s eyes but they also kept an eye on Mangalore, which has been witnessing moral policing by vigilantes, with tragic consequences.In Belgaum, where things were quiet till the evening, a group of miscreants attacked the staff of Katwa  more

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has presented the interim railway budget  While the freight rates have been kept unchanged, fares above Rs 50 in all trains have been cut by 2 per cent. The passenger fares costing up to Rs 50 for non sub-urban mail/express and ordinary passenger trains have been cut by Re 1.He also said that Railways more

In the Press club on February 13, 2009 at 10.30am Kateel Dinesh Pai, Social worker said to the media that “The Certificate used by the MSEZ is fake and its has been approved by the Lokayukta. Under Section 9 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, more

On  Thursday there was some action both by the government and Rashtriya Hindu Sena chief Pramod Mutalik. The government transferred Western Range IGP A M Prasad and deputed deputy inspector general of  Police (DIG) Gopal B Hosur in his more

The budget session of the Kerala assembly will start Friday and is expected to be stormy as the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is hit by factionalism and corruption charges against a top party leader. “The session would end on March 5 and the state budget for 2009-10 would be presented on Feb 20,” Speaker K. Radhakrishnan told reporters here Wednesday. The opposition more

Muggaguttu K. Yellianna Poojary Janma Sathabdi Samiti organized a press club on February 11, 2009 at 10.30am. The organizing committee earnestly appealed to make the centenary celebrations of their esteemed more

Home Affairs Minister P Chidambaram said that he was very disappointed in what he had heard so far from the Pakistani authorities. India is convinced the attacks were organized and financed in Pakistan. Mr. more

The president of Human Rights Commission S.R. Nayak and his team on Monday visited the pub where the attack took place and investigated the authorities of the Amnesia pub.  Then on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 more

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Mangalore: ING Life, part of the ING Group, the world’s largest financial services provider on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 11..45 in a Press conference at Hotel Gold Finch  announced the launch of a Unit-Linked more

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a community radio station at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. more

The RSS on Monday demanded action against Ram Sene, whose acts of moral policing in Mangalore evoked nationwide offenses. The Sangh, which rejected allegation that the Sena was linked to it, said the government more

Ten policemen have been killed in an attack by Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials say. The incident took place in Nawada district, when more than 200 rebels attacked security forces deployed at more

Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy organized an ancient tulunadu celebration “Keddasa”, on February 9, 2009 in Town hall Mangalore at 4.00pm. The programme started with the Bhoomi pooja which was done by more

The RSS on Monday demanded action against Ram Sene, whose acts of moral policing in Mangalore evoked nationwide offenses. The Sangh, which rejected allegation that the Sena was linked to it, said the government more

Panambur beach was gleaming with action on the final day of the three-day Beach Festival on Sunday. There were cycle rally, Skatting, swimming and other competitions in the morning. Thousands of people more

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The Kannada film industry has turned 75 and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce along with the Government of Karnataka and other private organizers has decided to organize the event lavishly from March 1st to 3rd at the Palace  more

Human Rights Union, On February 7, 2009 at 5.30pm gathered in front of the DC office and protested against the act of Sri Rama Sene and Bajranga dala, who in the name of tradition and culture spoil the life of youngsters. The more

State Level Farmer’s Mega Convention was held on February 7, 2009 at 10.00 am in nehru maidan. Farmers all over the state gathered in the maidan and became a part of the occasion. Many well known personalities like Sadananda Gowda, Mohan Muniyappa, DC Ponnuraj, Somnath Nayak, Muniraj Gowda etc were present in the function. They

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Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff became the costliest players in IPL history as the two were each sold for $1.55 million (Rs 7.35 crore) at the IPL auction on Friday. he beleaguered Bangalore Royal more

As an Integral part of Karavali Utsav, Beach Utsav will be held from today..The three-day event will feature sports, kite flying demonstration, religious satsang, food festival, cultural competition and a musical evening by Kunal Ganjawala. Sameer Shukla, more

KPCC head R.V. Deshpande after his inauguration of ‘Vijaya Deeksha’ said that BJP government in the name of secularism have exploited colleges. Congress asked the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his secular recommendations by banning the right wing Sri Rama Sene. Speaking after launching the party's "Vijay Deeksha" more

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Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) president R K Nalluru Prasad informed that the platinum jubilee sammelan would be held between February 4 and 7 at Onake Obbavva Sports Ground in Chitradurga. “Prof L Basavaraju would be the more

Muttiah Muralitharan equalled Wasim Akram's world record of 502 one-day wickets, but there was little else for a garrulous crowd to celebrate as swashbuckling centuries from Yuvraj more

Terming Valentine’s Day as ‘Anti-Indian Culture’ Sri Rama Sene has now turned its rage on Valentine’s Day. At this charge, It’ll take all the fun out of Feb. 14. It has warned Educational institutions, Restaurants and other organizations not to more

India's Australian Open Grand Slam winners - Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi and Yuki Bhambri - returned to India on Monday morning.Sania and Mahesh arrived in Mumbai to a rousing welcome a day after winning the Australian Open Mixed doubles title.With their trophies in hand, the more

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 Platinum Jubliee of Kannada Film Industry

The Kannada film industry has turned 75 and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce along with the Government of Karnataka and other private organizers has decided to organize the event lavishly from March 1st to 3rd at the Palace  more

Human Rights Union, On February 7, 2009 at 5.30pm gathered in front of the DC office and protested against the act of Sri Rama Sene and Bajranga dala, who in the name of tradition and culture spoil the life of youngsters. The more

State Level Farmer’s Mega Convention was held on February 7, 2009 at 10.00 am in nehru maidan. Farmers all over the state gathered in the maidan and became a part of the occasion. Many well known personalities like Sadananda Gowda, Mohan Muniyappa, DC Ponnuraj, Somnath Nayak, Muniraj Gowda etc were present in the function. They

Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff became the costliest players in IPL history as the two were each sold for $1.55 million (Rs 7.35 crore) at the IPL auction on Friday. he beleaguered Bangalore Royal more

Malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan stepped to her married life with Nishal Chandra, an engineer and actor  on Thursday February 5, 2009 at 10.10 am. The wedding took place at the famous Mookambika temple, Kollur, followed by more

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‘Beach Utsav from Feb 6.

As an Integral part of Karavali Utsav, Beach Utsav will be held from today..The three-day event will feature sports, kite flying demonstration, religious satsang, food festival, cultural competition and a musical evening by Kunal Ganjawala. Sameer Shukla, more

Muthalik warns all couples on Valentine's Day get ready to tie Rakhi

Sri Rama Sena chief Pramod Muthalik has warned all couples planning to celebrate St. Valentine's Day in Karnataka, that they would be married off with all rituals and traditions or get ready to tie Rakhi (become brother  more

KPCC head R.V. Deshpande after his inauguration of ‘Vijaya Deeksha’ said that BJP government in the name of secularism have exploited colleges. Congress asked the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his secular recommendations by banning the right wing Sri Rama Sene. Speaking after launching the party's "Vijay Deeksha" for the coming Lok Sabha polls at Mudipu. more

Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) president R K Nalluru Prasad informed that the platinum jubilee sammelan would be held between February 4 and 7 at Onake Obbavva Sports Ground in Chitradurga. “Prof L Basavaraju would be the more

Muttiah Muralitharan equalled Wasim Akram's world record of 502 one-day wickets, but there was little else for a garrulous crowd to celebrate as swashbuckling centuries from Yuvraj more

Terming Valentine’s Day as ‘Anti-Indian Culture’ Sri Rama Sene has now turned its rage on Valentine’s Day. At this charge, It’ll take all the fun out of Feb. 14. It has warned Educational institutions, Restaurants and other organizations not to more

India's Australian Open Grand Slam winners - Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi and Yuki Bhambri - returned to India on Monday morning.Sania and Mahesh arrived in Mumbai to a rousing welcome a day after winning the Australian Open Mixed doubles title.With their trophies in hand, the more

On February 2, 2009 at 10am. Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) in order to fulfill certain conditions of the poor farmers conducted Satyagraha in front of the DC office. Sheeni Alva during his speech said that “ Exploitation against the poor farmers must be stopped  and better facilities must be provided to them. The loan sanctioned to the more

After National Issue of the Mangalore pub attack where girls were beaten up by a fringe group called Ram Sene, a local court granted bail to Pramod Mutalik, Prasad Attavar and  all the 27 accused arrested in the case. There was another shocker by the National Commission of Women more

Akila Bharathiya Vidyarthi Parishat on January 31, 2009 organised a protest against the pub tradition. The secretaries of the ABVP in their speech said that “ Girls should live like good sisters and mothers and not dance in Bars and Pubs abusing our rich traditional culture. We should strictly oppose the Pub system and all such facilities should be strictly banned by more

On 24^th January Saturday, a 40 members of the Shri Rama Sena attacked a pub on Balmatta Road in Mangalore and assaulted some girls. A protest on January 31st in front of the DC office was organised and conducted by the students and faculty more

One person was killed and two others escaped in a police encounter near Gurupura, on the outskirts of the city, under Bajpe Police Station Limits in the wee hours of today. According to police, three  more

The Lokayukta Police in Karnataka has arrested the BJP MLA from Kolar Gold Field, Y Sampangi for taking Rs. 5 lakh bribe from a criminal to cover up a case relating to a land dispute. BJP suspended him from the party on Thursday. The MLA was caught red-handed by the police. Mr. Sampangi was booked under the Anti-corruption Act. While the Congress has condemned the incident more

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has ruled out banning the Sri Ram Sene. Not only that, while condemning the pub attack on one hand he also said he too believes pub culture should not be allowed to grow. “Banning such organisations will not serve any purpose. We will wait and see and then action will be taken. more

The founder-president of Sri Rama Sena Pramod Muthalik apologized on Tuesday apologized for the attack on the girls allegedly by members of the organization on Saturday. He also added that what happened at the Mangalore pub was unfortunate and condemnable. A group of 40 activists of the Sri Rama Sena barged into the pub Amnesia - The Lounge in Mangalore more

Scientica ’09  is the university level intercollegiate  science fest organized by  the students of Basic Sciences and Computer Science in Canara college  to acquire more knowledge and share their thoughts ,  more

Larsen & Toubro Ltd was likely to present a revival plan to the board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd, media reports said on Thursday. Larsen was a front-runner for acquiring the Hyderabad-based outsourcing firm, the Business Standard said. Institutional investors in Satyam such as Life more

Barack Obama was poised to make history on Tuesday as the first black U.S. president, buoyed by surging public confidence for dealing with the biggest economic headaches in 70 years, two wars and a web of other international problems.Obama, 47, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas, was to take the oath of more

India has termed Pakistan's assurances that it will deliver on the investigations into the November 2008 terror attack on Mumbai in ten days as an eyewash. "What they are doing right now is not enough. It looks like an eye more

Making his political debut as the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Lucknow Parliamentary constituency, Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt today virtually launched his election campaign with a roadshow here amidst much fanfare  more

Raoul Menon is packing his bags to leave for Washington. The young Bangalorean, who completed his education in the US, is going to attend the swearing-in ceremony of US president-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday.“I would like to congrat.. more

A rally was organized by the Akhila Bharata Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) to unite all the people of the locality and fight against terrorism. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar guruji inaugurated the ‘Anti-terrorism awareness campaign for students’. Guruji said Pakistan once domesticated terrorism to bite India but today, it is suffering due to the same t more

In the midst of former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat raking up the issue of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, the party said on Saturday that L K Advani would occupy the top post if NDA regains power at the Centre."The NDA would win the Lok Sabha more

Employees of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and members of Oil India Ltd Officers Association have called off their strike. The PSU oil major on Friday said that the strike by its officers has partially ended with many of them resuming work. It also said that fuel supplies to affected pumps have already started. The news was more

Petrol pumps are running out of stock due to LPG tankers strike. It may miserably effect the daily life life of people. The strike has continued for the fourth day seriously effecting the transportation needs. Petrol, diesel and LPG supplies may run dry in the next two days, as an indefinite nationwide strike by oil PSU officers. Aviation-refueling services  more

The celebration of the annual feast of Infant Jesus was held on Thursday in Infant Jesus shrine Bikarnakatte, Mangalore. Devotees gathered in a large number irrespective of caste, creed and religion. Annual feast of Infant Jesus has the importance in restoring the more

During the investigation headed by general manager Sunil kumar on Thursday, lots of defraud has been fdiscovered in Satyam Computers Ltd. in Hyderbad. The chairman of India’s Satyam Computer Services Ltd. quit Wednesday after admitting the company’s profits had been doctored for several years, more

'Alva's Virasat' is being held in Moodbidri for four days from January 4.This type of national- level festival had first been held 10 years ago. Mr. Hussain performed a "Jugalbandi" performance, with Sultan more

Karavali ale editor B.V. Seetaram was arrested on Sunday in connection with an old case by the Mulky police and produced before judicial magistrate. He was granted bail on condition but refused the bail apprehending threat to his life by Bajpe police.While speaking to the reporters he said that more

Including Karnataka all over India from sunday midnight under the influence Lorry Owners' Association started their strike. Several lorry owners on Thursday said they would continue the strike, until their demands are met by the state government. more