Karnataka

Riyadh, Dec 13: The municipal election results sprung a surprise on Sunday with 19 women, out of a total of 2,106 candidates, emerging victorious and defying the general expectations of people across the Kingdom that fewer of them would win. Saudi women leave a polling station in Riyadh after counting their votes Among the 19 glorious women were two in Qassim, two in Eastern Province, two in Al

Mangaluru, Dec 13: Flmmaker Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar said that there was a need to preserve the authenticity of regional languages amidst the growing dominance of English on regional languages. Speaking after releasing a documentary on Beary language, produced by Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy in Mangaluru on Sunday, he said that in Kannada film industry too, there is a lot of obsession for

New Delhi, Dec 13: A baby died in Shakur Basti area in West Delhi where a demolition drive was carried out by railways, triggering an angry reaction from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who slammed the railways and suspended three officials for "failing to arrange" food for those evicted. While railways said the child died at around 10 AM, two hours before the demolition drive began to clear

New Delhi, Dec 13: It is time to be united and a wage a war against the growing communal terror in the world’s largest democracy, said Social Democratic Party of India National President A Sayeed, during a mass gathering at Town Hall Bangalore on the occasion of the inaugural program of the party’s campaign. A Sayeed said, the fight is against the communal elements which are hell-bent to

Bengaluru, Dec 13: Huge excavation and lifting equipment from the US will arrive in Srirangapatna next month to relocate the 18th century armoury of Tipu Sultan. The 225-year-old armoury, which is located close to the existing railway track between Mysuru and Bengaluru, would have to be shifted to make way for track doubling work right now underway. The armoury weighs not less than 1,000 tonnes

Bengaluru, Dec 13: On the last day of withdrawal of candidatures for the Legislative Council elections from local bodies constituencies, both national parties - the Congress and the BJP?- made unsuccessful bids to cajole and convince their rebel candidates to withdraw their nominations. The JD(S) leadership, which was grappling rebellion in three key constituencies, however, succeeded in

Vijayapura, Dec, 13: The BJP expelled former Union minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal from the party for a second time on Saturday after he failed to withdraw his nomination as a rebel candidate from the Vijayapura double-member constituency for the Legislative Council elections. Even on Saturday, the last day for withdrawal of nominations, Yatnal did not relent from his decision to contest the

Bengaluru Dec 13: A study of milk samples from three southern states, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, carried out by the Trans Disciplinary University (TDU) and Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), has revealed that milk from Karnataka contains least quantity of antibiotic residue. The conclusion was drawn out after tests were conducted thrice over three years between

Mangaluru, Dec 12: Dakshina Kannada local authority constituency is all set for Legislative Council elections to be held on December 27. With six candidates withdrawing their nominations on Saturday, the number of candidates in the constituency has come down to eight—four from recognized national and regional party and four independents. The candidates are — Prakash Shetty from Thekkatte in

Mangaluru, Dec 12: The fever of much-awaited Amaco Mangalore Premiere League featuring 12 teams from Mangaluru zone has gripped the coastal city. With only a day left for the launch of the coastal Karnataka’s biggest Twenty-20 tournament a grand road show was held in the city on Saturday evening. The glittering trophies of Amaco MPL 2015 were unveiled in the public at Dr Ambedkar Circle in the