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Mangaluru, Mar 25: BJP leader and two-time Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is seeking reelection to the parliament for the third consecutive time, today nomination papers. Accompanied by the local leaders of BJP, Mr Kateel submitted nomination papers to Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil at the latter’s office. Prior to this Mr Kateel addressed party workers at

Bengaluru, Mar 25: Panic gripped Electronics City, the information technology hub in Bengaluru, after an accidental fire broke out following a leak in a GAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd.) pipeline last evening. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. at AECS Layout. There were no casualties or injuries, as the fire broke out in an open area in the locality. Fire and emergency officials rushed to the

New Delhi, Mar 25: The Karnataka government Sunday allowed cab aggregator Ola to resume its service which was suspended two days back for running bike taxis without permission. "Olacabs will run their business as usual from today. However there is an urgent need for policies to catch-up with new technologies & also industries too should work closer with Govt to help evolve policies for innovations

Bengaluru, Mar 25: The Janata Dal (Secular), which was supposed to field candidate from Bengaluru North constituency as per seat sharing deal with Congress ahead of next month’s Lok Sbha polls, late last night decided to cede the seat to the latter. The Congress made an announcement to this effect, an hour past midnight, Sunday. AICC General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge K C Venugopal took to

Chikkamagaluru, Mar 25: Four of a family i drowned in river Tungaat Vidyaranyapura near Sringeri, famous temple town of the district, on Sunday afternoon. The deceased are identified as Ramachandra (36), Rathnakara (35), Nagendra (24), and Pradeep (26). Another seven-year-old boy who jumped into the river was rescued by a relative. According to the Sringeri police, it all started around 12 noon

Bengaluru, Mar 25: In a not-so-subtle rebuke to Congress over seat-sharing arrangement in Karnataka for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, HD Kumaraswamy said on Sunday that he and his party workers won't create impediments even if Congress does. JDS and Congress are in alliance in Karnataka for the upcoming election but have reportedly had differences galore over which party will contest from where

Mangaluru, Mar 25: A teenager lost his life after diving into the Mangala Swimming Pool run by gthe Mangaluru City Corporation last evening. The deceased has been identified as Yajnesh, 19, a resident of Maroli on the outskirts of the city. This is the first death reported from the pool after its renovation. According to police, Yajnesh had visited the pool along with his friends. Around 5.30pm

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The BJP is optimistic about performing well in states where the party did not have much presence earlier which will help push its overall tally to 300 in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the party's Karnataka unit president B S Yeddyurappa said here. In Karnataka too, the BJP is "doing well" in Hyderabad-Karnataka region and "already has good presence" in Mumbai-Karnataka and

Abu Dhabi: Mangalore cup 2019 (Season-7) cricket Carnival and DANCPIRATION was held under the auspices of the MCC (Mangalore Cricket Club) at Sheikh Zayed International Cricket Stadium ground, here. MCC Vice President, Yahya Abbas MICCO; inaugurated the event, he said ‘The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully

Bengaluru, Mar 24: Indian National Congress on Sunday fielded senior leader B K Hariprasad from Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seats as the party released its ninth list of candidates for the upcoming elections. Hariprasad had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru South against Ananth Kumar in 1999. Kumar had first won the seat in 1996 never lost it, making the constituency a