The Karnataka High Court has recently said that an officer posted as in-charge of a post can discharge the functions/duties of the said post, including statutory functions. Justice C M Poonacha held thus while dismissing a plea by Prakash Ramachandra Hegde, who had questioned the order of Assistant Registrar Co-Operative Societies, Kumta, who being the officiating/in-charge officer had on November …
HONNAVAR : Rajesh Tandel stares impassively as the sea breeze shifts the sand, spraying it against the fragments of fishing nets strung up on poles at the beach beyond his home at Kasarkoda, a village in Honnavar taluka of coastal Karnataka. Today the sandy beach that is home to eight vaddos of fishers lies buried under bounders, rocks and gravel …
The Uttara Kannada region, a part of coastal Karnataka, is considered the stronghold of BJP where communal issues have ruled the roost. However, in this election, all eyes are on Kumta town where JDS is trying to mark its footprint in Uttara Kannada district by fielding ex-BJP neta and a strong Naik community leader Suraj Naik against incumbent BJP MLA …
The constant pushing and pain of birthing a child via normal delivery is almost always considered the ‘true’ birth experience. Beautiful baby girl few minutes after the birth lying on her mother, skin to skin contact Dr Sonal Kumta, senior consultant, obstetrics and gynecology, Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, says, “There are many reasons why a natural birth cannot happen, like complications …
