Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 27: The police registered a case against Nowhera Shaik, the founder of All India Mahila Empowerment Party after she was caught with Rs 3.94 lakh unaccounted for cash at HAL airport in Bengaluru recently. Shaik, who is also the chief executive officer of Heera Group, a consortium of twenty companies with its headquarters at Hyderabad, had arrived at the HAL airport last sunday from

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi today released his party’s election manifesto for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections at the TMA Pai Convention Hall in the city. The Congress has prepared separate manifestos for different regions of Karnataka, namely, Mysuru, Bengaluru, Belagavi and Kalburgi. All four manifestos were released together. Dakshina Kannada and Udupi fall under

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Karnataka Rajya Kshatriyara Okkoota president J Krishnananda Rao has slammed Bharatiya Janata Party for denying ticket to former minister Krishna J Palemar. Speaking to media persons in the city on Thursday, Rao said that the saffron party’s decision is not just an insult to Palemar, but it’s a case of cheating by the BJP to the people belonging to backward class. He also warned

Udupi, Apr 27: Avani Awasthee, has successfully completed her second expedition to Antarctica in February 2018, when she visited as the mentor for the new group. Avani Awasthee, is a second-year mass communication student studying in School of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). Awasthe said that she is a founder of ‘The Recycle Army,’ an initiative which focusses on

Hubballi, Apr 26: The aircraft in which Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi arrived in Hubballi today experienced major technical snag before landing. Those who were travelling in the flight along with Mr Gandhi have alleged that the special flight was intentionally sabotaged. As soon as the news began to spread, the Prime Minister's Office called Mr Gandhi to inquire about his safety, media reports

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Angered by the major political parties’ apathy over their demands, the leaders of Brahmin community in Karnataka have threatened to hit NOTA (none of the above) on the Electronic Voting Machine in the May 12 state assembly polls. On condition of anonymity, a representative of the Akhila Bharatiya Brahaman Mahasangha (ABBM) told coastaldigest.com that the federation may advise

From organising a fleet of 25 luxury buses to ply natives from neighbouring state, to an MLA-aspirant delivering juicy Tandoori Chicken to the voter’s home, in a candid conversation with this reporter, respondents across some of the districts visited in poll-bound-Karnataka – gave detailed account of how their would-be representatives are trying to woo them for their ballots. At the pre-2018

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Mithun Rai, president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Youth Congress, who had remained aloof after ticket denial, has formally joined the party’s campaign for May 12 assembly polls saying that there are better opportunities for him in the party. Mr Rai was an aspirant of the Congress ticket from Mulki-Moodbidri constituency. After the party issued B From to sitting MLA

Mangaluru, Apr 26: B Ramanath Rai, minister for forest, environment and ecology, and Congress candidate for Bantwal assembly constituency, today said that he is not aware of any secret pact between the Congress and the Social Democratic Party of India. Replying to the queries of media persons in the city, Mr Rai said: “The party leaders have not given me any instructions regarding the alliance

Mysuru, Apr 26: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has called upon the people of Karnataka to reject both Congress and the BJP. Addressing the Kumara Parva convention, attended by both JD(S) and BSP candidates at the Maharaja’s College Grounds here, she said that both the national parties have neglected the poor, the Dalits and the backward classes. “The