Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 26: Hundreds of Haj pilgrims, who are expected to leave for the holy city of Makkah from Mangalore on August 27, are doing last minute preparation. The registration for Haj-2014 started at a camp at a camp at Old Terminal near Kenjaru, Bajpe here on Monday. The process of registration launched with K Umarabba of Kemjuru in Kannur getting his name registered for pilgrimage. Dozens of

Shimoga, Aug 26: B Y?Raghavendra, the BJP candidate who won the by-election to the Shikaripur Assembly constituency, has attributed his victory to the development works undertaken in the constituency during his tenure as Shimoga MP and when his father B S Yeddyurappa was chief minister. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, Raghavendra conceded that his margin of victory was thinner than his father's in

Bangalore, Aug 26: Buoyed by the party winning two of the three Assembly seats that saw by-elections on August 21, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday averred that the victory was an endorsement of the government's populist schemes. Stating that the by-election results showed people were happy with Congress administration, he said, “At the Centre, they wanted change and voted for the BJP. Here

Mangalore, Aug 26: In a case of ragging, a girl student of Mangalore University has complained against two boys of forcefully showing her porn material in the computer science laboratory on the university campus. The girl, it is learnt, submitted a complaint to the chairperson of the department, in which she has accused the two senior boys in final year MCA, of forcing her to watch pornography

Mangalore, Aug 25: After a gap of few months, Air India Express has finally decided to resume direct fight operation between Mangalore and Kuwait starting from the next winter schedule. Highly placed sources of the Air India Express said that Mangalore – Bahrain – Kuwait – Mangalore flight operation will start from October 27 this year. The flight between two destinations is expected to operate

Karkala, Jul 25: In a shocking incident a middle aged couple and their two little children lost their lives after drowning in a well at Garigudde-Mudaru near Bajagoli in Karkala Taluk on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Jaya Madivala (43), his wife Gulabi Madivalthi (33) and their two children Harshita (6) and Manvith (3). It is suspected that Gulabi might have pushed her two children

Mangalore, Aug 25: Health Minister U T Khader said that akin to a one-stop crisis centre for women affected by violence, cases of rape or sexual assault would be directly taken to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the district government hospital, where the examination, enquiry, counseling and treatment would be provided to the survivors of such cases in the state. Briefing mediapersons at a press

Kollur, Aug 25: Tamil film actor and cultural icon Rajinikanth visited the Mookambika Temple here on Monday, as an ordinary devotee, minus the pomp and show of a superstar. He arrived in a private car accompanied by his Lingaa movie team. The team of celebrities was received by Temple trustees and priests. The superstar offered special prayer and stayed in the temple for about an hour. Directed by

Mangalore, Aug 25: When a delegation of activists from like-minded organisations went to submit a memorandum to the Commissioner of Mangalore City Police on Saturday urging stern action on the miscreants who celebrated' the demise of literary figure Dr U R Ananthamurthy, Commissioner R Hithendra is said to have behaved in an unruly manner. Briefing mediapersons in this regard, DYFI state president

Bangalore, Aug 25: The ruling Congress in Karnataka today wrested the Bellary Rural seat from BJP and retained Chikkodi-Sadalga as counting of votes for the prestigious by-polls held on August 21 was taken up this morning. Congress' N Y Gopalakrishna trounced BJP's Obalesh by an impressive margin of over 33,000 votes in Bellary Rural, electoral officials said. In Congress' traditional stronghold