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Shashi Tharoor declares Kasargod as nation’s 2nd Total Primary Education District
Shashi Tharoor declares Kasargod as nation’s 2nd Total Primary Education District

Education to the girl child will go a long way in the overall development of the society, said Shashi Tharoor, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development.

Udupi: Hi-drama as drunken man climbs electric pole
Udupi: Hi-drama as drunken man climbs electric pole

There was panic for some time  near the Geetanjali Theatre in the town on October 6, Sunday when a man in a drunken stupor climbed an electric pole and began hanging on the wires.

Mangalore: Drugs mafia rampant in district : HJV leader Jagadish Karanth
Mangalore: Drugs mafia rampant in district : HJV leader Jagadish Karanth

The drugs and sex mafia was more rampant in the district at present and it is the school and college students, particularly those residing in hostels who fall prey to this racket, observed Jagadish Karanth

Mangalore: Gold biscuits worth Rs 5.45 lakhs seized from passenger at Mangalore airport
Mangalore: Gold biscuits worth Rs 5.45 lakhs seized from passenger at Mangalore airport

Customs officials have recovered  two gold biscuits weighing 200 grams from a person who arrived by a flight from Damam at the Mangalore International Airport on October 6.

Mangalore: Protection of bio-diversity-biggest challenge before society: Ramanatha Rai
Mangalore: Protection of bio-diversity-biggest challenge before society: Ramanatha Rai

DK District in-charge Minister Ramanatha Rai said the biggest challenge facing the society is conservation of the rich flora and fauna and the bio-diversity of the region.

Mangalore: 5 drown in Gurupur river at Baddodi Kudru near Tannirbavi; 4 bodies recovered
Mangalore: 5 drown in Gurupur river at Baddodi Kudru near Tannirbavi; 4 bodies recovered

In a shocking incident reported  from Baddodi Kudru near Tannirbavi on October 6, Sunday evening, five of  the eight boys who had gone for a bath in the river met a watery grave.

Mangalore: Sri Gokarnanatha Temple creates history; two widow priests perform pooja
Mangalore: Sri Gokarnanatha Temple creates history; two widow priests perform pooja

A new chapter was opened in the history of the Sri Gokarnanatha Temple at Kudroli on October 6, Sunday when  for the first ever time, two widow priests performed pooja to Lord Sri Gokarnanatha

Mangalore: Protestant community celebrates Harvest Festival
Mangalore: Protestant community celebrates Harvest Festival

The protestant  community of the region celebrated Harvest  Festival with religious fervour on October 6, Sunday.

Chandragowda Bhimagowda Patil is new DySP of Kundapur
Chandragowda Bhimagowda Patil is new DySP of Kundapur

Chandragowda Bhimagowda Patil has taken charge as DySP of Kundapur on October 5, Saturday. Hailing from Hanagal taluk in Haveri district

Karkala cops nab drugs peddler
Karkala cops nab drugs peddler

Karkala police  led by ASP Annamalai arrested drugs peddler near the Swaraj Maidan and seized nearly 500 grams of  ganja from him on October 5, Saturday.

Land dispute drives couple to suicide ; neighbour arrested
Land dispute drives couple to suicide ; neighbour arrested

In a tragic incident reported from  Mura near Kabaka in the taluk, a couple  have ended their lives by consuming poison, allegedly frustrated by the  harassment of a neighbour over a land dispute.

Student rape case: Convict gets 8 yrs RI
Student rape case: Convict gets 8 yrs RI

A youth who has been convicted in the case of the rape of a 17 year old girl at Muchur  in Mangalore taluk,  has been   sentenced to eight years of rigorous imprisonment

Capt Karnik exhorts BJP men to fight against Netravathi diversion, Niddodi projects
Capt Karnik exhorts BJP men to fight against Netravathi diversion, Niddodi projects

Capt Ganesh Karnik, MLC has stressed the need for a strong movement to fight against the establishment of the  Niddodi thermal power project as well as the Netravathi diversion project

DRI officials arrests eight passengers for smuggling 1035 packets of cigarettes
DRI officials arrests eight passengers for smuggling 1035 packets of cigarettes

The Mangalore branch officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested eight passengers for illegally carrying 1035 packets of cigarettes worth lakhs at Mangalore International Airport on October 5, Saturday.

S R Bansal takes charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Corporation Bank
S R Bansal takes charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Corporation Bank

S R Bansal has taken charge as the Chairman & Managing Director of Corporation Bank on October 5, 2013.Prior to this position, he was Executive Director of Punjab National Bank.