Karnataka

Kasargod, May 11: An upcoming singer Raima Chandra (24) was found dead in her residence at Uduma on Thursday evening. It is said that her father who is a headmaster of a school tried contacting Raima over phone. Since she did not receive the call even after several attempts, he contacted one of the neighbours named Unnikrishnan. While the neighbours knocked at the door, Raima did not open the door

Ullal, May 11: Severed hooves of a cow were dumped by unknown miscreants inside the compound of a Daivasthana in Uchila near Ullal on Friday, close to the place where a similar incident had occurred in Someshwar on Thursday. This is the second incident in two days. Ullal police suspect the hand of the thieves who had stolen cattle from a house in Uchila and left behind hooves near the 'Tulsi Katta

Kasargod, May 11: The investigation into the weapon haul from a Popular Front of India (PFI) office at Narath in Kannur, has been handed over to the National Investigating Agency (NIA), said Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan. Mr. Radhakrishnan told reporters here on Friday that the police had begun a detailed investigation into the activities of the PFI following the seizure of

Mangalore, May 11: Except the winning and losing candidates from Congress party and BJP all other candidates in eight constituencies of Dakshina Kannada district have lost their deposit amount in recently held Karnataka Assembly polls. As many as 71 candidates were in fray in the district. Among them only 16 candidates - eight each from the Congress and BJP- could get their deposit back, while

Jeddah, May 11: Hundreds of thousands of Haj and Umrah overstayers who arrived in Saudi Arabia before July 3, 2008, can work as domestic workers or for private companies as part of wide-ranging concessions announced yesterday by the ministries of Labor and Interior. The concessions are perhaps the most far-reaching changes in the Kingdom's labor law history that will now include allowing illegal

Bangalore, May 10: Siddaramaiah, who would be the new Karnataka Chief Minister, today said putting the 'collapsed" administration back on track would be a major challenge facing him in his new role. "The development of the state has gone 10 years back", Siddaramaiah told reporters after he was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party. In the May five Assembly polls, the Congress had

Mangalore, May 10: The District Congress Committee office wore a festive look on Friday soon after the announcement of selection of Siddaramaiah as 28th Chief Minister of Karnataka. The party workers and admirers of Siddaramaiah distributed sweets in Mangalore. They trouped outside the premises of the office located on Hampankatta road here and burst crackers and launched themselves in a

Bangalore, May 10: Rustic in appearance at times, outspoken Siddaramaiah is not known to mince words and hide his ambitions. And whenever some ruling BJP members tried to taunt him over his ambition, Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, used to get aggressive and declare without hesitation that he would become Chief Minister. Today, he was proved right after being elected

Mangalore, May 10: Former president of minority wing of Janata Dal (Secular), Dakshina Kannada D M Aslam, has said that he is “happy” about the way the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections has turned out, especially in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Addressing mediapersons at a news conference here on Friday, he said that he was happy that the minorities in the district had voted

Bangalore, May 10: Senior Congress leader A K Anthony announced the name of Siddaramaiah as the next Karnataka Chief Minister on Friday. At a meeting convened by the party to elicit the view of the new legislators on Chief Minister's post, Siddaramaiah moved a resolution requesting that the CLP leadership be left to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi. It was seconded by H K Patil, Roshan Baig