Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 21: A gang of thieves broke into a house in an apartment building at Koteshwar village coming under Kundapur police station limits in Udupi district and decamped with cash and valuables worth nearly Rs 5 lakh. According to the police, the gang broke into the house of Subbanna Shetty between 11 a.m. on March 19 and 11 a.m. on March 20, and decamped with gold ornaments whose value has

Mangaluru, Mar 21: The fourth edition of the Mangalore Premier League returned to its home environs after a one-and-half-year gap with a grand opening ceremony at Dr B R Ambdekar Stadium, Panambur, on the outskirts of the city. The formal inaugural ceremony was preceded by two matches and succeeded by one on Tuesday, March 20, which marked the beginning of the biggest cricket event of the coastal

Bengaluru, Mar 21: The state BJP is planning to tread cautiously and adopt a wait-and-watch approach on the issue of according religious minority tag for Lingayats as the matter can have huge political implications in the elections. The party is waiting for clarity on the issue, especially on the stand the Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha and various mutts take, before deciding on its next

Mandya, Mar 21: Accusing the Congress of neglecting her for decades, Ranjitha, mother of actor-cum-politician Ramya, has expressed her desire to entering the fray from Mandya Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in upcoming Karnataka polls. However, former Mandya MP Ramya, who is currently the head of the social media cell of the All India Congress Committee, has reportedly opposed

Mangaluru, Mar 20: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited three prominent places of worship belonging to Hindus, Muslims and Christians in Mangaluru. After his public rally at Nehru Maidan in the city, he visited the Church of Our Lady of Rosary in Pandeshwar and offered prayers. Bishop Aloysius Paul DSouza, Msgr Denis Moras Prabhu , Sr Rose Celine BS, Mr MP Noronha, Fr J B Crasta and

Mangaluru, Mar 20: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday stormed the coastal city of Mangaluru as part of the Janaashirvad Yatra of the party in poll bound Karnataka, attacking holding a roadshow and addressing a huge rally where he made scathing attacks against the Bharatiya Janata Party, its supremo Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a huge crowd at Nehru Maidan in the

Mangaluru, Mar 20: All India Congress Committee chairperson Rahul Gandhi’s rodeshow in Surathkal on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday attracted thousands of people. The roadshow of Rahul in Surathkal as part of Congress’ Janaashrivad Yatra comes weeks after saffron party held two major rallies in the communally sensitive town under the leadership of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Mangaluru, Mar 20: A clinical all-round performance by coastaldigest.com helped them beat Bedra Bulls by 33 runs in the opening match of the Mangalore Premier League – 2018 on Tuesday. The MPL season 4 is being jointly organized by the Brand Vision Events, Mangalore Occasionals and Sea Bird Cricket Academy with the approval and guidance of Karnataka State Cricket Association at Dr B R Ambedkar

Siddaganga, Mar 20: The influential Siddaganga Mutt has welcomed the chief minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government’s decision to accord "religious minority" recognition to Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats who follow the philosophy of 12th-century social reformer Basaveshwara. Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday Siddalinga Swami, the junior pontiff of the Mutt, said: "We always stressed

Udupi, Mar 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "insulting" the common man by claiming credit for India's progress, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today, as he began his campaign in coastal Karnataka. Addressing a party rally at Padubidre in the coastal district, Gandhi accused the BJP of dividing people despite its talk of dharma. The Congress leader also accused the prime minister of