Karnataka

Mangalore, May 20: Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation Mahabarla Marla and deputy mayor Kavitha were felicitated in a programme organised by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Mangalore on Monday. Speaking after the felicitation, Mr Marla said that proper planning should be done in order to make Mangalore into a clean and greener city. “I have spoken to the officials of forest

Mangalore, May 20: A trivial issue led to a woman stabbing her daughter-in-law to death with cloth-cutting scissors at Muggibettu in Shiroor, about 100km from here on Monday. The deceased is Nagaratna (29), wife of Manjunath Acharya. The accused is Chandu alias Chandravathi Acharya (55). The deceased, daughter of Ramachandra Acharya of Ambagilu, was given in marriage to Manjunath nine years back

Kasargod, May 20: A leading pro-Left cultural outfit in Kerala has condemned the act of a group of Narendra Modi fans in Karnataka sending a travel itinerary to eminent writer U R Ananthamurthy for his emotional comment that he would leave the country if the BJP icon became the Prime Minister. In a statement here, 'Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham' (Pukasa) urged all "secular and progressive"

Sullia, May 19: A final year mechanical engineering student of KVG College of Engineering, here, was killed when his motorbike was knocked down by a tipper lorry near Kasargod on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Varadraj Iyer (23) from Ernakulam, Kerala. The tragedy took place when Iyer and his friend Karthik Ramesh, also from Ernakulam, were going towards Kasargod on a motorbike. While

Bangalore, May 19: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Monday wished BJP's prime minister-designate Narendra Modi best of luck in leading the NDA government at the centre. "I wish Modi all the best and hope the ensuing NDA government will extend the same cooperation as the UPA government to Karnataka despite being in different political parties," he told reporters here. Flagging the achievements

New Delhi, May 19: Known for his ''iron-fist'' governance style, Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi is likely to have a smaller cabinet, which he could then monitor closely, say those aware of his working style. As hectic parleys go on over portfolio distributions, a BJP leader close to the Gujarat chief minister pointed out that it has been clear since campaign days that Modi's cabinet will

Bangalore, May 19: Former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H?D?Deve Gowda has reiterated that he would remain in active politics till his party came back to power in Karnataka. “This is not time to retire from politics. I will make all possible efforts to bring back JD(S) to power in Karnataka,” said Mr Gowda, who had once stated that he would quit politics if Modi becomes PM. Mr, Gowda, who is

Bantwal, May 19: A 42-year-old woman was crushed to death when a speeding police jeep rammed into a taxi she was travelling in. The victim is Philomena Coelho, who was known for her social activities in the region. She was a member of the parish council and was very active in women empowerment groups. The tragedy took place in the weekend evening when she was on her way from Thumbay to Mondankapu

Mangalore, May 19: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who won over his Congress veteran B Janardhan Poojary with a lead of 1,43,709 votes, was leading in all the assembly constituencies in the district except Mangalore assembly constituency (erstwhile Ullal), represented by Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader. In Khader's constituency, Poojary had a lead of 13,035 votes over Kateel

New Delhi, May 19: Pakistan has invited India's PM-elect Narendra Modi to visit the country. Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said that their Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had called Modi on Friday to congratulate him on his electoral victory, expressing "hope that BJP's decisive victory would augur well for Indo-Pak relationship" and added invited him to visit Pakistan. Basit also