Karnataka

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

Mangalore, Mar 23: As many as 17 saffron coloured T-shirts with the picture of BJP 's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi were seized from a shop at Elmudi in Puttur town near here on Saturday. The officials of the Election Commission seized the T-shirts following a written complaint, filed with a sample of the T shirt, that its sale or free distribution would influence voters. Following the

New Delhi, Mar 23: In what could stoke fresh controversy in BJP after the row over LK Advani's ticket, the party today replaced his loyalist and sitting MP Harin Pathak with actor Paresh Rawal from Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat. In the list of fresh nine candidates announced today, Rawal's name figured for the Ahmedabad East constituency, a seat being earlier considered for Narendra Modi himself

Bangalore, Mar 23: Chairperson of the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) and former BJP MLC Mukhyamantri Chandru and Kannada film actor Bhavya joined the Congress on Saturday. Actor and film producer Madan Patel, MLC Raghu Achar, the former legislator D.M. Sali, Haveri district Janata Dal (Secular) unit president Gaji Gowda and several other leaders from Haveri also joined the Congress in the

Ramanagar, Mar 23: The politically crucial Ramnagar on Saturday saw a tearjerker of an election meeting as former chief minister H?D?Kumaraswamy tried to touch the emotional chord by playing the Deve Gowda card. Invoking the fact that his father, the former prime minister, was fighting his last election at the age of 82, Kumaraswamy tried to make it appear “inevitable” for him to contest the Lok

Mangalore, Mar 23: As expected, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has fielded its candidate from Dakshina Kannada constituency in 2014 general elections, a move that may prove beneficial for Bharatiya Janata Party. Official sources from SDPI said that the party has decided to field Haneef Khan Kodaje from coastal district instead of supporting any other secular parties. Mr Kodaje is expected

Dubai, Mar 23: A family picnic ended in disaster for an Indian couple when the vehicle in which they were enjoying a desert safari overturned on Tuesday evening, killing their only son instantly. The accident took place in a desert in the Madam area of Sharjah. Sources from the Dhaid Hospital, where the boy was rushed to, confirmed that he was brought dead. “The paramedics in the ambulance had

Mangalore, Mar 22: Aam Aadmi Party Dakshina Kannada past convener was dismissed from the Aam Aadmi Party's core committee a few months ago for taking part in anti-party activities ' stated a press release issued by the party. In the release, Rohan Shiri, Rohan Shiri, Secretary of the Party said that Mr Rosario had resigned earlier as a co-convenor and was demoted to an ordinary member by a

Mangalore, Mar 22: Alleging certain irregularities in the functioning of Mangalore Electrical Supply Company (MESCOM) and embezzlement of money by few of its employees, a local activist has obtained and furnished necessary documents correlating to the allegations through RTI Act. Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, activist P S Haneef Saheb alleged that customers paying their electricity

Thane, Mar 22: At least seven people were burnt alive when a tanker filled with highly inflammable material caught fire after overturning near Thane in Maharashtra today. The mishap took place near Chaori check post on the Mumbai-Ahmedbad Highway at around 3 pm, officials in the district disaster control room said. The tanker, said to be carrying petrol, went up in flames after overturning and