Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 19: Over two years after entire Dakshina Kannada observed bandh against Yettinahole water diversion project, it shut down almost completely and voluntarily for the second time on Thursday for the same cause. The bandh appears to be total in Mangaluru and all taluk headquarters in the district. Private buses and auto-rickshaws remained off the roads not only in city but also in rural

Kannur, May 19: A CPI(M) worker in Kerala's Kannur district was allegedly killed in a reported bomb attack in Dharmadam constituency on Thursday. According to Manorama Online, the deceased, identified as Ravi, was celebrating LDF's victory in the constituency with other party workers. Further details are awaited. CPI(M)-led LDF today regained power in Kerala cruising to a comfortable majority by

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19: Former cricketer S Sreesanth, who recently joined the BJP, lost in his Thiruvananthapuram constituency in the Kerala assembly election results declared on Thursday. “Thanks to all the supporters for all the love and respect… will surly keep working for the people,” the former cricketer tweeted. Sreesanth was given a life ban by the BCCI in September 2013 after being

Guwahati, May 19: NDA continued to march ahead in Assam, leading in 83 of the total 126 Assembly seats, where counting is underway. While BJP is leading in 55, its ally AGP is ahead in 15 and Bodoland Peoples Party in 12. Congress, which was seeking to be returned for the fourth straight term, is leading in 27. BJP chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal and outgoing chief minister Tarun

Chennai, May 19: Claiming victory as trends gave her party a clear majority in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, AIADMK supremo and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today termed the people's verdict as historic as against the "family rule" of DMK. "This election has upheld true democracy shattering to pieces the campaign of lies of DMK. This election has put a permanent full stop to the family rule,"

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19: CPI(M)-led LDF regained power in Kerala cruising to a comfortable majority by inflicting a massive drubbing to the ruling Congress-headed UDF in the assembly polls which also saw BJP scripting history by opening its account in the state assembly. LDF won 91 of the 140 assembly seats at stake. The result of Wadakkancherry is yet to be declared officially where UDF

Kolkata, May 19: Ruling Trinamool Congress is headed for a landslide victory in West Bengal Assembly elections as the party has so far won 41 seats and is leading in 173. The Left-Congress alliance did not make much impact despite predictions by political pundits, as they are leading in only 78 seats and have bagged five seats so far in the 294-member state Assembly. "It is an unprecedented

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19: Scripting a new chapter for the BJP in Kerala, party veteran and former union minister O Rajagopal today won from Nemom constituency here to help the party make its debut in the state assembly. Nemom was one of the segments where the BJP had pinned its hope the most in the present election to open its account in the Assembly. 86-year-old Rajagopal, who had lost by a

Manjeshwar, May 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party's efforts to enter Kerala Legislative Assembly through Manjeshwar segment has finally failed as the Indian Union Muslim League has managed to retain the constituency. Sitting MLA PB Abdul Razak, who harped on the development projects he has initiated in the relatively backward area in the last five years, has emerged victorious again. This time all

Kasaragod, My 19: The sitting MLA NA Nellikkunnu of the Indian Union Muslim League has managed to win the prestigious Kasaragod assembly constituency for the second consecutive term. In spite of rigours campaign by BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, their candidate Raveesha Thantri was defeated by the sitting MLA. In 2011 Mr Nellikkunnu had defeated BJP's