Karnataka

Mangalore, May 13: Lured by a message in his e-mail inbox, a youth from Neriya village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district ended up losing Rs 3.78 lakh to a fraudulent group. Abdul Khader from Neriya has been working in Bangalore. He had received an e-mail with regard to a lucrative job opening in a reputed oil and gas company in Canada. Following this, Mr Khader sent his application

Kateel, May 13: Over 100 couples entered wedlock at Sri Durgaparameshwari temple, Kateel, on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. The entire temple wore a resplendent look with the brides and grooms and their families flocking to the temple in large numbers, wearing new clothes and lots of jewelry. On Sunday, May 12 (Bidige) and Monday, May 13 (Akshaya Thadige) had 65 couple and 38 couples

Udupi, May 13: Karnataka has seen the face of its next chief Minister, but what about the Deputy Chief Minister? Probably, Kannadigas need not waste their time pondering over this one because veteran Congress leader Oscar Fernandes has already let the cat out of the bag. Answering a query with regard to the name of the DyCM candidate and number of aspirants in fray, Mr Fernandes made it clear that

Mangalore, May 13: Ramanath Rai, the District Congress Committee President will become a minister in the state cabinet for sure and with this news, there is a question arising in the district with regard to the name that will lead the district Congress after Mr Rai steps down from the post. In 2004, when Mr Rai lost the elections, he was an unemployed leader and at this point of time, the party

Jeddah, May 13: Huroob (missing from work) cases against all expatriates will be canceled in the new mechanism to correct the residency status of foreigners, Labor Ministry sources said. The sources did not specify when the correction measures will begin but attributed the delay in their implementation to the numerous violations to be covered and the comprehensive facilities to be offered. The

Bangalore /New Delhi, May 13: Dejected at the confusion over his Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) result, a civil service aspirant has committed suicide at Napoklu in Madikeri. Manjunath V Y (24) appeared for the UPSC interview in New Delhi on April 16. Confident of clearing the interview, Manjunath got a rude shock when the results were announced on May 3. His roll number (538745) featured

Bangalore, May 13: Siddaramaiah was today sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka at a grand show at a stadium here, marking the return of the administration back to the hands of Congress after more than seven years. 64-year-old Siddaramaiah was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor H R Bhardwaj in front of thousands of his supporters at the Kanteerava Stadium. Sporting

Bangalore, May 13: Congress leader Siddaramaiah will take over as Karnataka chief minister Monday, beginning the party's rule of the state on its own after a gap of nine years. Governor H. R. Bhardwaj will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Siddarimaiah at Sree Kanteerva stadium in city centre. This is the first time in Karnataka that a chief minister will be sworn-in at a stadium as

New Delhi, May 12: With BJP losing its only government in the south, party leader L K Advani today said the Karnataka poll verdict has not come as a surprise to him and it serves as a lesson to both his party and Congress about not "taking the common man for granted". Critical of the party's handling of Karnataka affairs, he maintained it had been "absolutely opportunistic" and said BJP's response

Udhagamandalam, May 12: Karnataka Janata Paksha president B S Yeddyurappa on Friday described the Congress win in May 5 assembly polls as good for the state, but said it remained to be seen how the party was going to govern. "Yes. Congress win is good for Karnataka. This is a honeymoon period for that party and it has to be seen how they (the leaders) are going to govern in future," Mr Yeddyurappa