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Udupi, Apr 29: Three laborers were killed and eight severely injured when a truck carrying materials for a pandal to be erected for an event to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Udupi, met with an accident near Perdur, early in the morning on Sunday. The condition of the injured labourers was reported to be critical, however police sources could not confirm this. The police suspect

Dammam, Apr 29: The Indian Social Forum, Saudi Arabia, has expressed disappointment that Karnataka’s ruling Congress in its recently released manifesto for May 12 assembly polls has ignored non-resident Kannadigas (NRKs) scattered across Gulf Cooperation Council. In a release issued here the ISF said: “After several promises made by the Karnataka’s ruling party, Gulf NRI community was expecting

Newsroom, Apr 29: Extending warm greetings to the people on the auspicious month of Ramzan or Ramadan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Prophet Mohammad is an inspiration for all and his teaching of equality and brotherhood should be followed by all. In his monthly Mann ki Baat broadcast, the PM apart from paying tributes to Prophet Mohammad and Buddha ahead of the month of Ramzan (or

Bengaluru, Apr 29: The Congress demagogue and former union minister C M Ibrahim has advised the Karnataka BJP chief and chief minister aspirant B S Yeddyurappa not to blindly trust his party’s high command. Speaking to media persons here today, Mr Ibrahim said that leaders like Yeddyurappa are mere a tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP supremo Amit Shah. “The Modi-Shah duo did not

Mangaluru, Apr 29: A Muslim leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka has accused the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of creating a Hindu-Muslim divide in the state. The leader also said that despite the Congress’ five-year rule, the coastal city of Mangaluru is suffering from so many problems. "All that Siddaramaiah has done is that he created a divide between Hindus and Muslim here. There

Mangaluru, Apr 29: Meenakshi Lekhi, the national spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party, who held chief minister Siddaramaiah government for all the murders in Karnataka, was taken aback when Harsha Baliga, the sister of RTI activist Vinayak Panduranga Baliga, who was murdered by saffron forces, broke her silence at a programme in the city yesterday. •Slain RTI activist Vinayak Panduranga Baliga

Mangaluru, Apr 29: A 25-year-old youth died on the spot after a speeding truck rammed into his two-wheeler near Pumpwell Circle in the city today. The victim has been identified as Akshay S (25), son of Vishwanath, hailing from Kumpala. He was a budding dancer and a member of the Aryans dance troupe. According to sources, Akshay was on his way to a dance programme when the truck heading towards

Mangaluru, Apr 29: The hatred between Congress veteran B Ramanath Rai and Social Democratic Party of Indian has now turned into love and both have entered into wedlock, according to Harikrishna Bantwal, Spokesperson of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr Bantwal, who was expelled from the Congress party in 2015 on charge of anti-party activities, joined the BJP in 2017. In

Hassan, Apr 29: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has accused Congress of destroying ant-graft watchdog Lokayukta in Karnataka and claimed credit for establishing it. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, the former PM also accused the Congress of indulging in low level of politics and that the people would not believe in their manifesto. "Unable to digest the rising popularity of the JD(S), the

Mangaluru: Calling upon people to vote for a stable government in the impending Karnataka assembly polls, multi-lingual actor Prakash Raj said that a fractured mandate that will help parties make their own arrangements to govern the State. Interacting with reporters in the city on Saturday, Mr Raj said that people should use their common sense before casting vote. “You should choose a party that