Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 2: A total of 1,105 postal ballot papers for Service Voters such as the Armed forces were dispatched from the District Headquarters on Wednesday, informed deputy commissioner and District Election Officer (DEO) A B Ibrahim, at a press briefing here on Wednesday. He said that the second phase of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) randomisation was conducted in the presence of two

Doha, Apr 2: A 23-year-old youth from Kundapur allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the tree at Al Wakrah in Doha on Monday. Mustak Abdul Ghani, son of Abdul Ghani, a resident of Basroor Pankadakatte in Kundapur taluk came to Doha some nine months back. He was working as a Mobile Technician at Al Fikri Computer Shop at Al Wakrah. Reason is yet to be ascertained for the extreme step

Karkala, Apr 2: In a tragic accident, Dr Gayatri, wife of former Superintendent of Dakshina Kannada district Labhu Ram died here on Wednesday. The accident occurred at Neerejeddu in Karkala taluk when an oncoming KSRTC bus collided with Bolero vehicle in which she was travelling vehicle along with her children Sunita and Harita. Driver of her vehicle also died on the spot. Sources said that five

Rae Bareli, Apr 2: Making yet another bid to enter Lok Sabha through the family 's pocketborough in Uttar Pradesh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday filed her nomination papers from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat. Gandhi, 67, who will be seeking re-election from the seat, was accompanied by party 's vice president and her son Rahul Gandhi while presenting her papers before the Returning

Sultanpur/Rae Bareli, April 2: In a rare show of bonhomie between estranged cousins, BJP's Varun Gandhi praised Rahul Gandhi for his efforts towards empowerment of women in Amethi, reacting to which the Congress vice president said he was happy to receive the appreciation. Addressing a group of teachers in Sultanpur last night, the BJP candidate from the Lok Sabha seat said Rahul is doing good

Mangalore, Apr 2: Condemning the call for scrapping the party 's flagship welfare scheme MGNREGA by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, Minister of Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said that either the BJP should apologise for it or people should teach them a lesson. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was a law that

Bangalore, Apr 2: Internationally acclaimed thinker and Jnanpith Award winner Girish Karnad has urged the minor parties to support Congress party in order to defeat fascists in the impending Lok Sabha polls. Responding to the queries of media persons on Wednesday, justified his decision to campaign for Bangalore South candidate Nandan Nilekani. Mr Karnad, who is known for his sharp criticism of

Bangalore, Apr 2: Disgruntled Congress leader Jaffer Sharief has written a letter to JD(S)?president H?D?Deve Gowda, wishing him and his party good luck in the Lok Sabha elections. In the letter dated March 30, from Madinah in Saudi Arabia, where he is on a pilgrimage, Sharief said,?“I?am writing this letter from Madinah to convey to you that we have prayed for you, your family and your party both

Riyadh, April 2: An expatriate Indian man was stabbed to death by a local Saudi man on a street near Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, media reported Tuesday. The unnamed man was stabbed by a Saudi man on the street Monday, Arab News reported Tuesday. The man died on the spot. The reason for the murder was unclear, police said. According to local news website, riyadhconnect.com, the man was an Indian

Patna/Ranchi, Apr 2: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the Gujarat model of development would burst after the Lok Sabha election - just as the BJP's "India Shining" burst after the 2004 polls. He was addressing rallies in Aurangabad of Bihar and earlier in Jharkhand's Godda district. He formally started the party's election drive in Bihar Tuesday. "I would like to remind you that