Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 19: Close to the heels of a photoshopped ' image of veteran Congress leader Janardhan Poojary was found doing the rounds on a social networking site, a similar image of Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal depicted in an objectionable manner has brought anguish to a religious community in Mangalore. In connection to this, leaders from Christian community met

Mangalore, Mar 19: The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have once again thwarted an attempt of smuggling of gold and seized gold pieces and granules, totally weighing 800.600 grams and valued at Rs.24,09,806. The gold was concealed in four Lux ' brand bathing soaps and one American Garden ' brand Chocolate Syrup bottle. Abdul Gafoor, 30, a resident of Melangadi House in

Bangalore, Mar 19: The Election Commission Wednesday notified single phase elections to the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka April 17. Polling will be held for 11 hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in all constituencies. Counting will be taken up May 16, as in the rest of the country. As the election process officially began, five-time Bharatiya Janata Party member Ananth Kumar filed his

Bangalore, Mar 19: BJP leader Ananth Kumar, Union Minister K H Muniyappa and JDS state President A Krishnappa filed their nominations, as the process for the April 17 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka was set in motion today. Kumar, a five-time MP, filed his nomination for Bangalore South constituency, where he is being challenged by former Infosys co-founder and face of "Aadhar" programme, Nandan

New Delhi, Mar 19: Setting up a 25-point agenda for political parties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Students Islamic Organisation of India released its manifesto aimed at "social and educational upliftment of students in the country". "History in our textbooks is being distorted. Secular fabric of the nation is under strain with the kind of contents being put in textbooks taught to students

Mangalore, Mar 19: New Mangalore Port has successfully handled one giant Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) at the Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) installed by MRPL. M.T. Humanity carrying 1, 63,000 tonnes of Iranian Mix Crude Oil called at the SPM, which is located 17 kms away from shore on March 18. The entire consignment is imported for MRPL Refinery. This is the largest parcel size of crude oil ever

Bangalore, Mar 19: The jailed People 's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Ma 'adany has said that he stood by his decision not to enter electoral politics. At a press conference here on Tuesday, PDP working chairman Poonthura Siraj said Mr Ma 'adany had conveyed this decision to him and other PDP leaders when they had called on him at the Bangalore Parapana Agrahara prison where he is at

Mangalore, Mar 19: Former vice chancellor of Manipal University and former director-professor and dean of Kasturba Medical College Dr B M Hegde conferred the annual PaGo Award for best rural reporting to Suresh D Palli, correspondent of Kannada daily Hosa Digantha, in a simple ceremony held at Press Club here on Wednesday. The annual award is instituted by Dakshina Kannada District Working

Bantwal, Mar 19: Activists of various right-wing organisations laid siege to the Bantwal Town Police Station for over two hours on Tuesday urging to withdraw the FIR against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat. They raised slogans against the police for booking Bhat who delivered hate speech against a particular community during Hindu Sangama programme held at B C Road on March 2. One Aboobaker

Bangalore, Mar 19: Kapil Sibal, Azharuddin, Ajay Maken are in the third list of 58 Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls announced on Tuesday evening. Cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin will contest from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. The list includes recently-appointed PCC presidents, Sachin Pilot (Ajmer) and Ashok Tanwar (Sirsa), Ajit Jogi from Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh. Suspended Congress