Pauline Publications and Communications organized Festival of Books 2011, which was inaugurated on the grounds of Milgares Church on Nov 26 Saturday.
The director in-charge, meteorological centre, Bangalore on Friday warned that heavy rain would occur at isolated places over coastal Karnataka.
Certain irregularities in the forensic report of one of the young women killed by Mohan Kumar surprised the fast track court on Monday.
A large kite flown during the anti-drug campaign organized by the city police on Ullal Beach yesterday bore the slogan, “Say no to drugs.” The city police aim to convey the message that it is possible to enjoy life without drugs through a variety of campaigns supported by cultural media.
Mohammed Nangi of Mogral, one of the 21 sailors who were captured by pirates, has informed his family that the pirates are threatening to kill him.
The Lakshadeepotsava, an annual event at Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala, came to an end on Nov 25, Friday. The grand rathotsava or car festival of Lord Manjunatheshwara was held on the previous night.
Arafath (23) of Ullal, a fisherman who went missing five days back, has still not been found. His father, Mohammed Basheer, alleges that the Bajpe police took his son from their house in Kotepur between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. on Nov 18, after which Arafath never returned.
The zonal regulations of Master Plan II for Mangalore Local Planning Area have been revised for the second time, as per a government notification dated Oct 26, 2011.
The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) organized a protest in front of the DC’s office on Nov 25 Friday against Bal Thackeray, the Shiv Sena chief, for making an objectionable remark against Chandrashekar Kambara, Jnanapith award winner and Kannada writer.
Shivaprasad Khened, the director of the Vishweshwarayya Industrial and Technical Museum (VITM), inaugurated the Science Exhibition and Drama Competition organized by the DK ZP Department of Public Instructions and Pilikula Regional Science Centre in Vamanjoor yesterday.
Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and present chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda could not beat the previous governments in terms of development.
The trial of Mohan Kumar, who has been facing charges of killing 20 women after administering them cyanide, continued on fourth day, Thursday with as many as six witnesses giving their statement at the Fast Track court.
The government Thursday said that it had identified 11 airports which posed a safety risk to flight operations in the country.
The officials of a private company dealing with the central government’s gas pipeline project walked out of the venue half way through a meeting the company had convened on Nov 24 Thursday
A couple of jewelry shops, located on Pandit Hari Bhat Road in Haleyangadi, were broken into and gold and silver worth Rs. 20 lakh were stolen.