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Bhajrangdal leader demands CoD probe into Palthady incident
Bhajrangdal leader demands CoD probe into Palthady incident

Sooryanarayana, State Convenor of Bhajrangdal has said that the number of  cases of missing of young girls has  been increasing over the last six years.

Besant students present street play focusing on women’s issues
Besant students present street play focusing on women’s issues

  A street play was presented by the students of the Department of Journalism of Besant Women’s College on March 8, Friday  as part of International Women’s Day.

Padil ‘homestay’ to be hub of women activism
Padil ‘homestay’ to be hub of women activism

Morning Mist, the Padil ‘homestay’ where a group of young men and women were attacked by rightwing vigilantes last July, will become a hub for women activism and causes.

Over 65 percent voters cast their votes in the MCC election
Over 65 percent voters cast their votes in the MCC election

Over 65 percent voters cast their votes in the Mangalore City Corporation election held today while 65 to 70 percent voters registered their franchise in the election held for other Urban Local bodies in the Dakshina Kannada district.

Civic Polls: Peace amidst chaos in some booths
Civic Polls: Peace amidst chaos in some booths

Chaos and confusion prevailed at the Shivabagh ward of MCC during voting on March 7, Thursday when ACP Kavitha and other officials raised objection against political parties setting up their kiosks closer to the polling booth at St Agnes College.

Pejawar seer changes mind; casts vote
Pejawar seer changes mind; casts vote

Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt who had earlier decided to boycott the urban local body polls for various reasons, on March 7, Thursday, changed his mind and cast his vote in the afternoon.

Civic polls: Voting begins  in city
Civic polls: Voting begins in city

The voting for the 60 wards in the Mangalore City Corporation limits as well as  for the six other local administrative bodies in the district, commenced at 7 am on March 7.

Adiga murder case: HC grants bail to accused Subrahmanya Udupa
Adiga murder case: HC grants bail to accused Subrahmanya Udupa

The Karnataka High Court, on March 6, Wednesday granted bail to Subrahmanya Udupa, accused in the case of murder of Vasudeva Adiga, an RTI activist.

Women in Black hold silent protest against atrocities
Women in Black hold silent protest against atrocities

Hundreds of women clad in black and sporting black sashes on their forehead and arms,  held a silent  demonstration for as long as two hours, from Hampankatta Junction to University College, on March 6, Wednesday, to oppose violence against  women.

 

Polling begins for Udupi CMC
Polling begins for Udupi CMC

Elections to the 35 wards of Udupi City Municipal Council commenced on March 7, Thursday. Prominent among those who exercised their franchise early in the day was senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes.

Manipal’s Dr Ranjan Pai makes it to the 2013 Forbes Billionaires List
Manipal’s Dr Ranjan Pai makes it to the 2013 Forbes Billionaires List

Dr.Ranjan Pai who heads the Manipal Education and Medical Group has figured in the latest list of billionaires released by the International business magazine Forbes.

All arrangements in place for peaceful civic polls : DC
All arrangements in place for peaceful civic polls : DC

Deputy commissioner N Prakash has informed that as many as 70 polling booths have been identified as sensitive and 84 booths as hyper sensitive  out of the total 544 polling booths  set up for the elections to the Urban Local Body polls to be held on March 7, Thursday.

Kalotsava 2013 inaugurated at Mahalasa Art Gallery
Kalotsava 2013 inaugurated at Mahalasa Art Gallery

Art enthusiast Naina Fernandes inaugurated the annual art exhibition and cultural programme ‘Kalotsava – 2013’ at Mahalasa Art Gallery on March 6, Wednesday.

Kundapur :  Road mishaps claim 2 lives
Kundapur : Road mishaps claim 2 lives

Two persons lost their lives while two others sustained critical injuries in two separate mishaps, both involving private buses and bikes reported from Kundapur.

District Election Observer directs police dept  to ensure free and fair polls
District Election Observer directs police dept to ensure free and fair polls

A meeting of  police officials and sector officials was convened at the Mangalore city Corporation Meeting Hall on March 5, Tuesday under the presidentship of District Election Observer AK Monnappa to oversee the  security arrangements made by the  Police Department  in view of the March 7 elections  to local administrative bodies.