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Locals have field day as petrol tanker overturns
Locals have field day as petrol tanker overturns

Locals had a field day collecting as much petrol as possible after a petrol tanker that was on way to Kushalnagar from Mangalore overturned   near Bolubailu on May 27, Monday.

Rai, Sorake  to be in-charge ministers of DK, Udupi districts
Rai, Sorake to be in-charge ministers of DK, Udupi districts

State Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanatha Rai will be the in-charge Minister of Dakshina Kannada District, while Urban Development Minister Vinaykumar Sorake will be in-charge  of Udupi district.

Mangalore: Speeding KSRTC bus hits parked car near Jyothi circle
Mangalore: Speeding KSRTC bus hits parked car near Jyothi circle

A speeding KSRTC bus hit a stationed Wagon R which due to the impact of the collision hit a nearby  transformer  opposite Gold Finch near Jyothi Circle on May 27

Mangalore : J R Lobo holds  second Victory Rally from Kankanady to Pumpwell
Mangalore : J R Lobo holds second Victory Rally from Kankanady to Pumpwell

A ‘Vijayotsava Rally’ was organised  by Mangalore South MLA JR Lobo along with his supporters from Kankanady Market Grounds to Pumpwell here on May 27

Vijaya Karnataka chief reporter Mohammad Arif Padubidri chosen for Pa.Go.Award
Vijaya Karnataka chief reporter Mohammad Arif Padubidri chosen for Pa.Go.Award

Mohammad Arif Padubidri, Chief Reporter of Vijaya Karnataka daily has been selected for Pa.Go. Rural Reporting Award for the year 2012.

Niddodi villagers say a firm ‘no’ to thermal power project
Niddodi villagers say a firm ‘no’ to thermal power project

 Villagers of Niddodi in Moodbidri who participated in a protest meet at Bangerapadavu on May 26, Sunday have reaffirmed their decision  against disallowing the ultra mega thermal power plant in the village.

Nation can progress when poverty is driven away from minds : Moily
Nation can progress when poverty is driven away from minds : Moily

We should drive away the poverty which is in our minds. The nation can prosper and progress when its citizens  shed  the feeling of helplessness, said  M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum.

5 yr old Aruna suffering from blood cancer in desperate need of help
5 yr old Aruna suffering from blood cancer in desperate need of help

Five year old Aruna, hailing from Ariyadka village in Kumbra  of Puttur taluk, has been diagnosed with blood cancer (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) with doctors saying she needs about Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 6 lakhs for her treatment spread over two years.

Abhayachandra decides to quit  fisheries portfolio
Abhayachandra decides to quit fisheries portfolio

MLA from Moodbidri Abhayachandra Jain who was recently inducted into the Siddaramaiah cabinet has informed reporters on May 27, Monday that he was quitting  his post as fisheries minister owing to religious reasons.

Pre-monsoon showers to continue for 2 days
Pre-monsoon showers to continue for 2 days

Met Department sources have informed that pre-monsoon showers will continue in coastal Karnataka during the next couple of days.

Rachana honours Mangalore South MLA JR Lobo
Rachana honours Mangalore South MLA JR Lobo

Mangalore South MLA JR Lobo was felicitated on behalf of Rachana, a forum of Catholic businessmen, entrepreneurs and professionals at a function held in the city on May 26, Sunday.

Kundapur : 7 pairs tie knot at mass marriage hosted by Billawara Sangha
Kundapur : 7 pairs tie knot at mass marriage hosted by Billawara Sangha

Seven couples tied the nuptial knot at a mass marriage ceremony organised by the  Billawara Samaja Seva Sangha  at the Narayana Guru Kalyana Mantap here on May 26, Sunday.


Dalit headmistress complains of  harassment by school teachers
Dalit headmistress complains of harassment by school teachers

At the SC ST grievance redressal meeting held at the Mangalore Police Commissioner’s office on May 26, Sunday, a Dalit headmistress of the ZP School at Panelabarike in Pajeer village, complained that she was subject to harassment by two sub-ordinate teachers belonging to   upper caste.

Bantwal: Mob attacks SDPI office; four injured
Bantwal: Mob attacks SDPI office; four injured

The SDPI office at BC Road-Kaikamba  was attacked by a group of hundreds of people on May 26, Sunday evening.  Reports say that the assailants targeted four persons in the office and went beserk and damaged flex banners and even a bus shelter which was a contribution of SDPI.

Mangalore :  Variety of programmes mark Konkani Sanskritika Sangh convention
Mangalore : Variety of programmes mark Konkani Sanskritika Sangh convention

A Konkani convention organised by the Konkani Sanskritika Sangha at the TV Raman Pai Hall, Mangalore on May 26, Sunday was inaugurated by Basti Vaman Shenoy, President of the World Konkani Centre.