Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 30: In a bizarre incident, a Social Democratic Party of India-backed candidate and a Congress party activist were arrested after they allegedly run away with ballot book during gram panchayat election at Ulaibettu village in Mangaluru taluk. The arrested are Abdul Razzak (32), an SDPI backed candidate, who is contesting from the Ulaibettu Gram Panchayat and Congress activist Vitals

Bantwal, May 30: A 50-year-old man died after casting his vote in Gram Panchayat polls on Friday at Kanyana village in Bantwal taluk due to cardiac arrest. Sources said Abdullah (50), son of Pakru Beary, from Poyyagadde in Kanyana village suffered heart attack soon after casting his vote and collapsed on the ground. The incident took place at the polling booth located in the government PU college

Mysuru/Mandya/Hassan, May 30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah exercised his franchise for the gram panchayat polls at his native village, Siddarmanahundi, on Friday. His response to the booth officer, who sought identification card from him, “I am my own identification”, drew bursts of laughter. He also told the official that he hailed from the same village and his name was listed, with picture, in

Bengaluru, May 30: Heavy rain coupled with thunder and lightning lashed several parts of the State on Friday. A motorist was killed and the pillion rider grievously injured after a tree fell over them in Gadag district, while, a home guard and a cop on election duty were injured after lightning struck them in Dakshina Kannada district. Chitradurga Several roads were waterlogged while rainwater

National Harbor (United States)/ Bengaluru: May 30: The world’s premier spelling bee ended in a tie on Thursday in the US for the second year in a row after an intense 10-round showdown between two young Indian-origin contestants who tackled some of the obscurest English words. Vanya Shivashankar, 13, and Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, hoisted the gold trophy amid a flurry of confetti after they

Mangaluru, May 29: Former International cricketer Javagal Srinath urged the students not to make compromise with education if they want to become good cricketers. Speaking at a felicitation and certificate distribution ceremony held under the aegis of Dakshina Kannada Cricket Association on Friday, he said that a good student indeed will be an excellent cricketer too. He said education, club

Mangaluru, May 29: Dakshina Kannada registered over 74 per cent polling in the gram panchayat elections held in the district on Friday, according to preliminary reports received here. Polling was by and large peaceful. It would take some time to release the correct voting percentage, said sources in district administration. As many as 7,619 candidates are in the fray in the coastal district for

Bengaluru, May 29: Lashing out at the Siddaramaiah government, opposition BJP leader in the Legislative Council K S Eshwarappa today accused it of playing into the hands of lobbyists. "State government is in the grip of the education lobby, illegal sand lobby, illegal lottery and illegal mining lobby," Eshwarappa alleged speaking to reporters here. He said "The state government is playing into the

Abu Dhabi, May 29: Almost 80 percent of non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) want to buy apartments in India, with Bengaluru and Mumbai being the most preferred choices, a survey has revealed. The poll showed that 79 percent of the buyers were interested in buying apartments as compared to plots, villas or commercial property in India, with 72 percent planning to purchase

Dammam, May 29: For the second consecutive Friday, terrorists have targeted worshippers during Juma prayers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sources said that a bombing took place outside a Masjid in Western Saudi Arabia's Dammam city at the time of Friday prayers. Reuters reported that a car exploded near a mosque in Dammam killing two people, a witness said. The witness, identified only as Ahmed