Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 23: At an interaction programme with organised in the city ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the youth gathered posed questions to the leaders from political parties about communalisation of politics in the region as well as lack of opportunity provided to youth in political parties. Students from various colleges in the city posed questions to BJP leader Capt Ganesh Karnik, Congress

A wary BJP central leadership late Sunday hurriedly stalled the dramatic induction of Pramod Muthalik, chief of Hindu outfit Sri Ram Sene, into the party hours after his admission at Hubli. "Induction of Pramod Muthalik has been set aside under the direction of the party's central leadership for various reasons," Bharatiya Janata Party's Karnataka unit spokesman M. Prakash said. Earlier, amid much

Mangalore, Mar 23: Latheef Kallapu alias Bodda Latheef was sentenced to three-year of rigorous imprisonment by a court in Mangalore here for attempted murder of a BJP leader in 2004. The second additional district and sessions court also fined him with a sum of Rs 10,000. He had been charged under IPC section 307A (attempt to murder), IPC section 153A (attempt to disrupt communal harmony) and IPC

Ahmedabad, Mar 23: Dwarka Peeth Shankarachayra Swaroopanand Saraswati has raised objection to "Har Har Modi" slogan in favour of BJP PM nominee Narendra Modi and registered a strong protest with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asking him to stop such "vyakti puja" (eulogising of individual). The Shankaracharya, who is considered close to Congress leaders like Digvijay Singh, is unhappy over the

Mangalore, Mar 23: To increase the yield out of paddy cultivation without increasing the cost of productivity is a major concern and challenge for paddy farmers across the state. In the coastal belt, it is a greater challenge to get more productivity with diminishing area for paddy cultivation. For most farmers, shortage of labour for agriculture is yet another concern. To overcome this problem, a

Jodhpur, Mar 23: BJP veteran Jaswant Singh on Sunday said he has decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent from the Barmer seat and will file his nomination papers on Monday. “Yes, I am filing my nomination papers tomorrow from Barmer. Independent or not, will depend on the party 's attitude,” Mr. Singh said. The 76-year-old leader is upset over the Barmer seat being given to

Bangalore, Mar 23: Several like-minded oganisations including Justice for Ma 'adani Forum, Alliance for Protection of Human Rights and Justice conducted a Human Rights Conference as part of Save democracy campaign demanding release of Ma 'adani and his associates. Human rights activist and academician Prof S A R Geelani delivering his keynote address said that “Ma 'adani 's efforts to empower the

New Delhi, Mar 23: Four suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists, including a Pakistani wanted in connection with several blasts in the country, have been arrested by Special Cell of Delhi Police from Rajasthan, police said today. "Four terrorists have been arrested by us. One of them has been identified as Waqas," Special Commissioner (Special Cell) S M Srivastava said. Waqas, a Pakistani, was

Bangalore, Mar 23: Disappointed over the Congress having denied ticket to veteran leader C K Jaffer Sharief to contest from Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency, Syed Javed Ali (44) allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison on Wednesday. The situation came to light only on Saturday. Mr Ali has been admitted to Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital and his condition is said to be critical

Mumbai, Mar 23: Yashwant Chittal, one of Kannada 's foremost writers, passed away in a hospital in Mumbai at 11.15 p.m. on Saturday. The 86-year-old writer was admitted to the hospital on February 14 after he suffered a paralytic stroke. Mr Chittal was a recipient of many awards, including the Pampa Prashasti and Central Sahitya Akademi award, as well as an honour from the Library of Congress in