Rithesh D’Souza (22) died this morning when his bike was first hit by an auto rickshaw and then by a lorry. The tragic incident happened near Haleangady on NH66 on the evening of Dec 14 Wednesday.
Petrol prices may be hiked by Rs 0.65 per litre this week if state-owned oil firms manage to get political approval for the move.
The outgoing IGP Alok Mohan was given a fond farewell at a special ceremony held in Karnataka Bank Hall in Kodialbail on Dec 14. SP Labhu Ram delivered the welcome address.
A number of Dalit organizations have urged the deputy commissioner to ban Made Snana and the caste discrimination practiced while serving food to devotees in various temples.
A car was damaged and a motorcyclist sustained a fracture when a container trailer truck transporting motorcycles on a road that prevents entry to such heavy vehicles dashed into the above-mentioned vehicles
A dead body was discovered in a well belonging to the railway department, near the Mangalore Junction Railway Station on Dec 14 Wednesday.
City lad Prasad Shetty who won one gold and two bronze medals at the Asian International Power Lifting Championship held at Kobe city in Japan from December 5 to 9 was accorded a hero’s welcome along with his team mates Vijay Kanchan, Neha H., M. Vinutha and coach Sathish Kumar Kudroli.
Pratap Reddy, the new inspector general of police (IGP) for Western Range, took over from the previous IGP Alok Mohan on Dec 14 Wednesday. Mr. Reddy was previously the IGP in fire services. He hails from Guntur in AP.
Nanavathi, the legal representative of AI, has been meeting the families of the victims of the Mangalore plane crash of May 22
A book on Lord Ganesha, written by the Russia-born Gadadhara Pandita Dasa (40), was released at a special ceremony held on Dec 13 Tuesday, at Shri Krishna Mutt, by Shri Lakshmivara Teertha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt.
The youth wing of the Udupi District BJP organized a protest rally at Clock Tower on Dec 13 Tuesday condemning the delay in hanging Afzal Guru, who masterminded the parliament attacks of 2001.
A number of preparations are being made for the 17th National Youth Festival 2012, which is scheduled to be held on Jan 12 – 16 in Mangalore.
A special ceremony was held at the Bishop’s House on Dec 13 Tuesday to formally express gratitude to all those who played a role in pressurizing the state government to withdraw cases
The CPI (M) organized a public meeting as part of its 20th DK District Convention, held on Nehru Maidan, on Dec 13 Tuesday.
he Bangalore-based Gift Books is organizing Book Fair 2011 at Hotel Woodlands from Dec 2 to Dec 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.