Mangalore, March 17: There is need for social consciousness and collective struggle on part of the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe communities to achieve their emancipation. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe communities should learn to assert their rights. They should utilise the tools such as Right to Information Act to achieve this end, Karnataka State Executive Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Maruthi Manpade has said.

Mangalore, March 16: Theatre education should be introduced in government schools, said Theatre Director Prasanna. Speaking at a discussion on Theatre Director and Activist Prasanna's book 'Nataneya patagala bagge,' he said "there is no social value for drama artistes in today's world. Serial actors are felicitated. Unfortunately, those artistes who have rendered their life to theatre are not honoured."

Bangalore, March 15: Karnataka has moved closer to the assembly polls in May by completing re-carving of its 224 constituencies in a record time of two weeks and working to publish the revised voters lists by March 22.

Mangalore, March 15: Mangalore City Corporation opposition leader Harinath has demanded for a enquiry into Commissioners signature forgery case and has sought clarification and evidence from Mayor Ganesh Hosabettu for his statement that the Congress Corporators were a party in the forgery case.

Moodbidri, March 15: A country can develop only when people develop the feeling of commitment and dedication, said Jain Mutt seer Sri Bhattaraka Charukeerthi Pandithacharya.

Mangalore, March 15: Deputy Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao has banned the movement of vehicles between Balmatta Circle and Mangalore Nursing Home with immediate effect. According to a press release here on Thursday, he said the move was to facilitate the four-laning and concreting of this stretch. “The ban will be in force till the completion of work,” the release said.

Udupi, March 15: Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University K.M. Kaveriappa said on Friday that it was necessary to increase access to higher education in the country. He was presiding over the inaugural of the 15th national conference of Indian Colleges Forum here

Udupi, March 15: President of the district unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) Deviprasad Shetty said here on Friday, that the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would visit the district on Tuesday as part of his “Jaitra Yatre.”

Mangalore, March 8: A week-long cultural extravaganza awaits connoisseurs of dance and music when Samskriti Sinchana 2008 gets under way at the Town Hall here on Monday.

Udupi, March 8: The Anti-Naxalite Force (ANF) and the police in a joint operation on Friday arrested eight persons allegedly involved in helping naxalites at Kudlu coming under the Hebri police station limits in Udupi district.