Udupi :  On lines with the traffic police in Mangalore, even the traffic police in the temple town of Udupi, have initiated the task of removing the  tinted films from vehicles  which have  fixed tinted glasses beyond the specifications fixed by the Supreme Court. A number of vehicles were stopped by the cops and the [...]

Udupi: Mangalore Bishop Fr Aloysius Paul D’Souza blessed the inaugural of the Capuchin Friary Trinity Vihar and Chapel at Perampalli here on May 18, Friday. The Capuchin residence was inaugurated by Fr Baptist Menezes, Episcopal Vicar of Udupi district. A holy mass was also held to mark the celebrations. Fr Vincent Furtado, Provincial of Capuchins, [...]

Mulki : A second time failure in the SSLC examination drove a student from near Mulki to the extreme step of ending his life on May 18, Friday. The deceased has been identified as Vishwas Poojari (16). It is learnt, Vishwas, a student of KPSK High School of Panjinadka after failing in four subjects last [...]

Mangalore :  Padmanabha Bhandari (58), a PWD contractor hailing from Ullal  was killed and another person suffered grievous injuries  when the Maruti Omni in which they were travelling collided head on with a Kerala Road Transport Corporation Bus at Karoda near Uppala in Kasargod on May 18, Friday. The mishap took place after Bhandari lost [...]

Mangalore : The Udupi district unit of the Janata Dal (S) celebrated the 80th birthday of its National President and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda  on May 18, Friday, in a befitting manner. JD(S) office bearers led by the Udupi  District party president Deviprasad Shetty and  party leader and former MLA UR Sabhapathi distributed [...]

Mangalore :  Students from the Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) at Kuntikan, have made their institution proud. Fourteen students of this centre have  been selected in the IIT-JEE -2012,  the results of which were out on May 18, Friday. A total of 796 students had appeared for the exams from Mangalore Centre,  held at NITK-Suratkal. [...]

Mysore : State BJP President KS Eshwarappa  has said the BJP was strongly opposed to the implementation o the Ranganath Mishra  Commission report by the UPA government. Participating in a Swabhimani Convention of the BJP SC Morcha at the Banni Mantap here on May 18, Friday, Eshwarappa also warned that there would be bloodshed in [...]

Belthangady :  An under construction power transmission tower of the UPCL thermal power plant has collapsed at Neriya on May 18, Friday. The tower is located at a place called Aniyoor  Beete. No casualty has been reported as no one was present around when the tower collapsed. However, this incident has instilled a sense of [...]

Mangalore :  Karnataka Bank Limited, a premier private sector bank headquartered in Mangalore, registered an impressive performance for the financial year 2011-12. The Bank has recorded a net profit of Rs 246.07 crore for the year ended 2011-12 which is an increase by 20.26 per cent as against the net profit of Rs  204.61 crore [...]

Belthangady: In a tragic mishap reported from near Badyar  near Venoor, a young motorcyclist lost his life when his two-wheeler collided with a pick-up truck on May 18, Friday. The deceased has been identified as Asif (27). He is said to be hailing from Sastan in Kundapur taluk. It is said the mishap took place [...]