Archive for February, 2009

KIOCL plans pipe plant in Mangalore… and other news

February 28, 2009

KIOCL plans pipe plant in Mangalore
BL cited Mr MB Padiyar director of Production and Projects of KIOCL as saying that KIOCL Ltd is planning to set up a ductile iron spun pipe plant beside its
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Mangalore: ICYM Diocesan South Deanery Youth Get-Together Held at …

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Mangalore, Feb 27: Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) Mangalore diocesan south deanery youth get-together was held at the residence of David D'Souza,
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Mangalore: Leo Fest ’09, Annual Discount Sale Until Mar 1

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Mangalore, Feb 27: Leo Fest ’09, an annual discount sale, was embarked on by Leo Furniture with its mega showrooms in the city and Udupi.
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Mangalore: District Session courts stays deportment of Sene leaders
Rama Sene activists, allegedly involved in the attack on girls in a pub in Mangalore recently, Karantaka Legislative Council was informed here today.
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Mangalore: Majority of out-of-school children are Muslims
MANGALORE Feb 27: Over 46 per cent of the out-of-school children in the district are Muslims, according to the latest child census report compiled as part
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Mangalore: Lecturer’s reply sent to university- principal
MANGALORE Feb 27: University College, which had issued a notice to English lecturer Pattabhiram Somayaji alleging that he had hurt Hindu sentiments,
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Painting competition results out
MANGALORE: The results of the painting competition conducted by the Mata Amrithanandamayi Math to commemorate the first anniversary of consecration of
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Ram Sena suspected active again in Mangalore
Mangalore, Feb 27 (ANI): Two couples, who were present at a juice centre in Balmatta, were questioned by a group of members last evening, and later the
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Mayhem in Mangalore
The saga that has haunted both Mangalore and Bangalore over the last month reared its head again as Mangalore’s new mayor, M Shankar Bhat, was being sworn
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Mangalore: Auto Drivers’ Convention Seeks Pension, Welfare Schemes

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Mangalore, Feb 26: “Driving auto rickshaws is a noble profession since it is classified as a Public Service Vehicle (PSV)”, said Afzal Ahmed Khan,
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Mangalore: Dr Abdul Kalam Weaves His Magic On City School Children… and other news

February 27, 2009

Mangalore: Dr Abdul Kalam Weaves His Magic On City School Children
Mangalore, Feb 26: Former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam mesmerized students with his teachings, words of wisdom, and brilliant answers,
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Mangalore: Yakshagana Seminar in Kinnigoli on Mar 29
Mangalore, Feb 26: A seminar on Yakshagana will be held at Yugapurusha Auditorium in Kinnigoli on Sunday March 29. The seminar is being organized by
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Mangalore: Suspected Moral Police Accost Two Couples in City
Mangalore, Feb 26: Two couples present at a juice centre in Balmatta were questioned by a group of people on the evening of Wednesday February 25 and were
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Mangalore: 23 sub-inspectors, 18 circle inspectors transferred
MANGALORE Feb 26: Twenty-three sub-inspectors of police and 18 circle inspectors from the Western Range and Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada N.
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Mangalore: Dust dominates KIOCL public hearing
Mangalore Feb 26: The environmental public hearing for the Rs 235 crore ductile iron spun pipe (DISP) project, to be taken up by the Kudremukh Iron Ore
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Mangalore: SIO Activists Beaten-up For Putting Up Posters

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Mangalore, Feb 25: Two members of the Students Islamic Organization (SIO) were admitted to a private hospital in the city with injuries after they were
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Mangalore: Heated Argument Over Renuka Choudhury Case Mars MCC Meet

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Mangalore, Feb 25: The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) on Wednesday February 25 witnessed a war of words between the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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Mangalore: Shankar Bhat Sworn in as Mayor, Rajani Dugganna as Deputy
Mangalore, Feb 25: Senior Bharatiya Janatha Party leader Shankar Bhat was sworn in as the new mayor of Mangalore City Corporation while Rajani Dugganna was
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Mangalore: Kudteri Mahamaya Temple Car Festival on March 2
Mangalore, Feb 25: The festivities and religious rituals connected with the annual car festival of the local Kudteri Mahamaya Temple located in Car Street
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Mangalore: Model R&R Colony of MSEZ near Kulai All Set to be …

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The Mangalore Special Economic Zone is among a host of projects that have been approved by the Board of Approval for setting up a SEZ.
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Mangalore: Concretisation works of six City roads launched… and other news

February 25, 2009

Mangalore: Concretisation works of six City roads launched
Mangalore Feb 24: District-in-Charge Minister J Krishna Palemar offered ‘Bhoomi Pooja’ for the concretisation of six different roads in the city on Monday.
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Mangalore: Mayoral elections to be held tomorrow
MANGALORE Feb 24: The city will have new Mayor and Deputy Mayor on Wednesday, when the 60-member council of the Mangalore City Corporation sits down to
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Youth Cong plans to file case against Mangalore Mayor
Mangalore Feb 24: Youth Congress District President Bondala Jagannath Shetty has said that the party is contemplating over filing cases against Mangalore
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Mangalore Dementia
But Home Minister Chidamabaram and our media are more worried about a loony Mangalore outfit (never heard of it) venting their ire at fun-loving revelers at
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Mangalore: Konkani Sahitya Academy Seeks Nominations for Book Awards
Mangalore, Feb 23: Applications are invited for the Konkani Book Award instituted by the Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, said a press release.
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Mangalore: Information officer HPRamalinge Gowda no more
MANGALORE, February 23, 2009: District Information Officer HP Ramalinge Gowda (57) died late last night. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
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Mangalore: District Information Officer Ramalinge Gowda No More

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Mangalore, Feb 23: Senior information officer of Dakshina Kannada district HP Ramalinge Gowda breathed his last due to cardiac arrest, on the night of
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Mangalore: Mistaken Notion – Youth Manhandled
Mangalore, Feb 23: In an incident of misunderstanding, some Muslim youth manhandled a Hindu youth, after they saw that he was speaking to a Muslim woman on
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Mangalore: Excise Officials Unearth Hooch Brewery, Seize Equipments
Mangalore, Feb 23: The officials of the excise department, during a raid conducted on Saturday February 21 at Tokkottu Adamkudru, seized hooch and other
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Mangalore: Varsity Enters into MoU with Ohio Franklin University

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Mangalore, Feb 23: Mangalore University signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Franklin University, Ohio, USA, for collaboration in the management
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All taped pub attack but no one’s saying who got there first… and other news

February 24, 2009

All taped pub attack but no one’s saying who got there first
Bangalore: From a “freelance” cameraman to a website down the road, they were all there, cameras rolling when the Sri Rama Sene attacked a pub in Mangalore
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10-day khadi exhibition under way in Mangalore
MANGALORE Feb 23: A 10-day “khadi exhibition” got off to a start at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan here on Saturday. Exhibitors from across the State have
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Children's day out in Mangalore
Mangalore Feb 23: It was the occasion of a 'mela' for special children held under the aegis of Asha Jyothi, a subsidiary of Seva Bharathi.
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Mangalore: Notice to be served on Muthalik
MANGALORE Feb 23: The District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada V. Ponnuraj has said that he will serve a show-cause notice on the
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Mangalore: Foundation stone laid for 31 projects
MANGALORE Feb 23: Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada J. Krishna Palemar laid foundation stone for 31 development projects worth Rs. 679.29 lakh at a
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Mangalore: Sizzling bodies drooling youth

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By Team Mangalorean MANGALORE, February 22, 2009: Last two days has been a different experience for the youth of Mangalore, especially to those who love
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NITTE tops B-School competition
MANGALORE: The NITTE Institute of Management has topped Verve 2009, national level inter-business school competition, organized by Aloysius Institute of
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Muthalik faces possible ban on entry into Mangalore
New Delhi: Weeks after the Mangalore pub attack, the Mangalore district administration has issued a show cause notice to Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik
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Muthalik to sue 'pink chaddi' campaigners
Muthalik, whose men by attacking women at a Mangalore pub on January 24 had sparked nationwide protests, said on Saturday that the Sene would not take law
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Mangalore: Hooch still sells

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By Team Mangalorean, Mangalore MANGALORE, February 22, 2009: It looks like people are stuck with hooch (Illicit liquor), some of them want to go in for
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Mangalore: Centre's decision to set up PSK disappoints- SAGE… and other news

February 23, 2009

Mangalore: Centre's decision to set up PSK disappoints- SAGE
Mangalore Feb 22: The Centre's decision to set-up a Passport Seva Kendra(PSK) despite demand for a full-fledged Passport Office in the city had dissapointed
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Mangalore: Sand mining will be curbed- Palemar
MANGALORE Feb 22: District in-charge Minister J. Krishna Palemar said on Saturday that a special squad would be formed to control sand mining in river beds.
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Mangalore Police registers FIR against Renuka
Mangalore, Feb 21 (PTI) An FIR was lodged here against Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury for allegedly promoting enmity between groups
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Mangalore: Fire in Heat Chamber of Beedi Factory; Loss Put at Rs …

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Mangalore, Feb. 21: The heating portion of a beedi factory near Ullal caught fire this evening causing loss of approximately Rs 20 lac.
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Mangalore Police file FIR against Union Minister
Mangalore:The Mangalore Rural Police today filed First Information Report (FIR) against Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare Renuka Chowdhary for her
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Mangalore: Radio Station 93.5 SFM Completes One Year in City

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Mangalore, Feb 21: FM Radio station 93.5 SFM, a part of Kal Radio Limited, celebrated its first anniversary of broadcasting in the city on Saturday February
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Mangalore: Name City Circle after Shivaji- Hindu Jana Jagruti Samiti
Mangalore, Feb 21: The political leaders have always neglected to respect the nationalist leaders who fought for the country's independence,
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Mangalore: IIPP Honours Walter Nandalike with ' Star of the Year …

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Mangalore. Feb 21: Editor- in- chief of Daijiworld.com, Walter Nandalike was honoured as the 'Star of the Year' by International Institute for Public Policy
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Mangalore Police registers FIR against Renuka
The action by Mangalore Rural Police came after a directive in this regard by a local court on a petition filed by Mangalore City Corporation Mayor and BJP
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Mangalore: Fr Francis Serrao Appointed New Provincial of Karnataka …

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Mangalore, Feb 21: The Jesuits of Karnataka have got a new provincial in Fr Francis Serrao (affectionately known as Fr Frankie). His name was announced in
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Mangalore: Panel commences study on tourism… and other news

February 22, 2009

Mangalore: Panel commences study on tourism
Mangalore February 21, 2009: To exploit the tourism potential of the coastal region, the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI)’s
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Mangalore: Budget evokes mixed reactions in the district
Administrative Reforms Commission Chairman M Veerappa Moily said that it is ‘not a secular’ budget. “It is infested with distortions and priorities are
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Mangalore: Local traders apprehensive of APMC main yard
Mangalore Feb 21: With the Government declaring Bunder market as the sub yard, the traders have been thinking twice about coming to APMC Baikampady yard.
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Mangalore: Thousands stage protest against pub attack – Images

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MANGALORE, Feb 21: Many organisations held a protest meeting here on Friday against the attacks on churches and pub under the garb of ‘protecting the
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Mangalore: Many aspirants visit job mela

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MANGALORE Feb 20: A large number of youths looking for jobs, visited skill development and mega job mela at the TMA Pai International Convention Centre here
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‘Western culture is what we oppose’
Having hit the headlines after his rabid followers attacked girls in a Mangalore pub, Mr Mutalik does not bat an eyelid when confronted.
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Mangalore: Youth Throng Job Fair in Large Numbers on First Day

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Mangalore, Feb 20: The employment fair conducted by the employment and training department, saw a rush of job-seekers on Friday February 20, the first day
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SPI OPENS BPO CENTRE IN MANGALORE
To achieve this operationally, SPI will employ and train more than 600 new Medical Transcriptionists (MTs) at its delivery centers in Mysore and Mangalore.
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Mangalore: Judicial Remand for Suspects in Sunil Murder Case
Mangalore, Feb 20: Chandrahas Shetty (28), Kamalaksha (25), Ritesh (19) and Pratap (26), arrested accused in connection with the murder of Sunil,
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Mangalore: Justice Somashekhar Commission – Fourth Day’s Proceedings
Mangalore, Feb 20: PUC student Melwyn Pinto, who had filed an affidavit with the Somashekhar Commission of Inquiry that is probing the incidents of attacks
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Mangalore on the move, backwards!… and other news

February 21, 2009

Mangalore on the move, backwards!

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By Pramod D'Souza, Bangalore [ Published Date: February 17, 2009 ] Mangalore is getting national traction for all the wrong reasons.
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Mangalore: Six fishermen swim to safety
MANGALORE, February 18, 2009: Six fishermen swam to safety after their boat capsized in the bar mouth near the confluence of the sea and the Gurupur river
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Mangalore: Congress Deeksha kicks off

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By Team Mangalorean MANGALORE, February 17, 2009: The Congress Deeksha Abhiyaan today kicked off with much fan fare. About 10000 workers from all parts of
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3 Hassan kids land in Mangalore to see beach
Mangalore Feb 18: Three boys from Hassan who left their homes to see beaches in Mangalore were handed over to the Child Welfare Committee on Tuesday morning
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Mangalore: Abdul Rehman takes charge as Beary sahitya academy chief

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MANGALORE, Feb 17, 2009: Advocate MD Abdul Rehman has taken charge as the first president of the recently formed Karnataka State Beary Sahitya Academy at a
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Mangalore: Daiji Drama Contest – Kutam Weekly Stages `Fulak Soirik …

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Mangalore, Feb 17: It was a day with a difference at the Daiji Dubai All India Konkani Drama Competition being held at the Don Bosco Hall on Tuesday,
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Mangalore: Rs 16 lakh Grant for Byari Sahitya Academy

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Mangalore, Feb 17: SH Shivarudrappa, the Registrar of the newly formed Karnataka Byari Sahitya Academy said on Tuesday February 17 that the state government
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Mangalore: Do Not Transform Medical Profession into Business – BM …

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Mangalore, Feb 17: "Write about health and health conservation. But desist from writing on the symptoms of ailments that may cause undue apprehensions or
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Mangalore: Church Attack – Commission Commences Hearing
Mangalore, Feb 17: Justice BK Somashekhar, who heads the single member commission appointed by the state government to go into the recent incidents of
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Mangalore: Sri Rama Sena Takes Lead in Bringing Lovers Together …
Mangalore, Feb 16: A young man and woman from Udupi district got married under the supervision of Sri Rama Sena at Saravu Sri Mahaganapati temple,
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Mangalore Crime news: Man on parole murdered… and other news

February 18, 2009

Mangalore Crime news: Man on parole murdered
Mangalore Feb 17: A person who was serving life imprisonment and was released on parole, was murdered at Abbakka Nagara in Kottara in the wee hours of
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Mangalore: Couple enter into wedlock with Sene help
Mangalore, Feb 17: For a change, Sri Ram Sene activists who have been in news for their violent acts , on Monday played good samaritans and helped a couple
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Mangalore: Good Samaritan Restores Some Pride of Mangalore

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by Florine Roche Mangalore, Feb 17: In the last few months Mangalore’s image has taken a beating for the worse. While everyone one is cribbing about the
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Case filed against Renuka
MANGALORE: Advocate PP Hegde on directions from his clients that includes the Mayor of Mangalore, Ganesh Hosabettu and others filed a criminal case against
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Mangalore: Daiji Drama Contest : Angelorche Kalaakar Stage …

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Mangalore, Feb 16: ‘Angelorche Kalaakar’ staged ‘Sanjecho Kollo’ as part of the Daiji Dubai All India Drama Competition being held at Don Bosco Hall on
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Justice Somashekhar commission arrives in Mangalore
Mangalore , Feb 16 Justice Somashekar Commission, appointed by Karnataka Government to inquire into the last year&aposs church attack cases here,
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Mangalore: PPC College Emerges Winner at ETV Great Karnataka Dance …

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Mangalore, Feb. 16: The grand finale of the Great Karnataka Dance League Finale organized by ETV was held at St Aloysius college grounds on Sunday February
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Mangalore: 'Akrandana' and 'Parivartane' Documentaries Released in …
Mangalore, Feb 16: A function to release documentaries, 'Akrandana' and 'Parivartana' was held at Shadi Mahal in Bolar recently. The event was organized by
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Mangalore: Curtains Down on Month-long Karavali Utsav
Mangalore, Feb 16: "The residual income out of 'Karavali Utsav' this year will be used for the construction of the drama theatre here," informed Krishna J
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Mangalore: Retired Teacher Files Police Complaint against Bank …
Mangalore, Feb 16: Theresa Fernandes, living in Kavoor Mahatmanagar in the city, is learnt to have filed a complaint in Bunder police station here,
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Mangalore: Over 600 students learn about robots at NIT-K… and other news

February 17, 2009

Mangalore: Over 600 students learn about robots at NIT-K
Mangalore, Feb 16: The first two days of the ongoing youth festival, “Engineer 2009”, attracted participation of over 600 students from 65 engineering
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Mangalore: Bangarappa will be an asset, says Deshpande
Mangalore, Feb 16: KPCC president RV Deshpande has said that the entry of former Chief Minister S. Bangarappa will improve the party’s prospects in the
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Mangalore: Fishing out dietary alternatives
Mangalore, Feb 16: A unique 40-minute street play on fish conservation was staged in Yakshagana style by the Srishti group of Network for Fish Quality
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Mangalore: KCCI seeks reduction in tax on cars
Mangalore, Feb 16: Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to reduce lifetime tax on cars.
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Mangalore case: Why no action yet?
A 15 year old girl was pushed to kill herself after alleged saffron brigade activists harassed and humiliated her in Mangalore. Her crime: being in the
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Mangalore: Daiji Drama Contest : Manoranjan Manglur Presents 'Nirdhar'

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Mangalore, Feb 15: With the staging of the second play in the All India Daiji Dubai Konkani Drama Competition being held at Don Bosco Hall,
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Valentine’s Day largely peaceful
MANGALORE/ Belgaum: Valentine’s Day on Saturday was largely a violence-free affair in the State barring a minor incident in a Belgaum tech firm.
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India's bittersweet V-day
The controversy surrounding Valentine's Day erupted after Hindu vigilantes last month dragged young women out of a fashionable bar in the city of Mangalore,
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Media's role in the Mangalore pub incident
The media played a crucial role in focusing the attention of the entire country on the recent pub incident in Mangalore. However, stories about local
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Mangalore: COD Begins Investigation Into Ashwini's Suicide
Mangalore, Feb 15: A team of the Corps of Detectives (COD) led by superintendent of police Yogappa and other senior officials visited Maroor for an
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Mangalore: Need to frame law to prevent cyber crimes stressed… and other news

February 16, 2009

Mangalore: Need to frame law to prevent cyber crimes stressed
Mangalorer, Feb 15: “There is a need to frame law to prevent cyber crimes which are increasing in the country,” said Minister for Higher Education Aravinda
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Mangalore: Man ‘assaulted’ by Surathkal police
Mangalore, Feb 15: Praveen Ashok Pinto (30), a taxi driver, has been hospitalised after he was allegedly assaulted by the Surathkal police on February 10
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Mangalore: Concern over ‘interference of courts in administration’
Mangalore, Feb 15: Minister for Higher Education Arvind Limbavali alleged here on Saturday that courts were unnecessarily interfering in the administration
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Mangalore: Milk procurement in DK, Udupi gone down by 80000 lts
Mangalore, Feb 15: Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) Chairman HD Revanna inaugurated the renovated unit of Mangalore Dairy at Kulshekhar on the outskirts of
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Cops have a great Valentine’s Day
Coming exactly three weeks after Mangalore’s moral police, drawn from right wing Hindu outfits like the Sri Rama Sene, ran riot in a local pub and then
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Mangalore suicide: Who's to blame?
As investigation progresses, we will probe other angles," said Sateesh Kumar, SP, Mangalore. A 16-year-old's dreams and future has just been snuffed out.
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Mangalore: Daiji Dubai Drama Contest Rekindles Konkani Theatre in City

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Mangalore, Feb 14: The Daiji Dubai All India Konkani Drama Competition began here at Don Bosco Hall near Balmatta in the city on Saturday February 14.
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Mangalore: Kannada Awareness Movement Through Books
Mangalore, Feb 14: A meet of Kannada authors and publishers was held at the office of the deputy commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district here on Friday
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Mangalore: Poojary doles out cash

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Mangalore, Feb 14: Former Rajya Sabha member and KPCC president B. Janardhana Poojary today visited the house which had seen three Muslims who were charred
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Mangalore: Four City Roads to be Concreted
Mangalore, Feb 14: District in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar performed Bhoomi Puja for the widening and concreting work of the 1.57 kms stretch of the
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