Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 17: A 80-year-old woman, Gangamma, of Moodushedde, died after casting her vote in the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday. According to sources, she collapsed at polling booth at Nethaji School in Moodushedde near Pilikula in Dakshina Kananda, after casting her vote. She suffered breathlessness and died at the spot. Her relatives said she never missed casting a vote since her early

Mangalore, Apr 17: There is much at stake, prominently pride and prestige of key leaders, across Karnataka in the 2014 LS elections. A complex combination of factors is at play in deciding the winner in 28 Lok Sabha constituencies across the state where several bigwigs are dependent on the mood of electorate. In Dakshina Kananda constituency former union minister and veteran Congress leader B

Mangalore, Apr 17: Moderate to brisk polling was recorded in the first hours of polling in coastal Karnataka, which includes three Lok Sabha constituencies namely, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi-Chikmgalur. People across this region thronged polling stations Thursday morning to cast their vote for their favourite leader in the fray. Congress candidates B Janardhana Poojary, K

Mangalore, Apr 17: Deputy Commissioner and returning officer A B Ibrahim earlier has said that all polling personnel and electronic voting machines (EVMs) had been dispatched to their respective polling booths by Wednesday. He said that 29 polling stations out of the total 1,766 stations in the DK constituency had been selected as model polling stations. In Sullia assembly constituency, there were

Dubai, Apr 16: Globally renowned Islamic scholars and preachers from various countries will address the third Dubai International Peace Conference (DIPC) at World Trade Centre. The 3-day event, which will kick off tomorrow (April 17) with the recitation of glorious Holy Quran, is expected to attract large number of people from all walks of life and different beliefs. The event will conclude on

Ahmedabad, Apr 16: Yet again ruling out any apology for the 2002 Gujarat carnage, Narendra Modi tonight said he should be "hanged" in public if there is even a grain of truth in the allegations against him. An apology would serve no purpose because that is not the right way to deal with such allegations, he said when asked about demands that he should apologise for the post-Godhra riots in which

Mangalore, Apr 16: Hours after Dakshina Kannada MP and BJP candidate Nalin Kumar Kateel's call-gate was exposed, a senior television journalist of a Kannada news channel allegedly received life-threat for reporting the issue. Condemning the threat calls Dakshina Kananda District Working Journalists' Union has submitted a memorandum submitted to the Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim and urged action

Bangalore, Apr 16: In a bid to prevent the victory of communal forces in Karnataka several Muslim organizations have unanimously decided to back Congress in 25 seats and JD(S) in two seats out of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. The Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz (KMMM), an umbrella body of Muslims in Karnataka, after wide and rigorous deliberation and consultation process in the best

Bangalore, Apr 16: Karnataka will go to the polls tomorrow in a single phase with the battlelines clearly delineated for a bipolar contest between the ruling Congress and BJP in all but six of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. Both principal players see tidings in their favour.After a heartbreak defeat in the May Assembly polls last year, BJP is gung ho about a comeback, while the Congress is

Mangalore, Apr 15: To ensure peaceful polling in the western range of Karnataka police spread over four districts and comprising three Lok Sabha constituencies of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi-Chikmagalur and Uttara Kannada, a total of 481 police officials of the ranks of superintendent of police to assistant sub-inspector had been deputed for polling duty, along with 4,053 police personnel including