Karnataka

Bangalore, Mar 14: BJP on Friday inducted BSR Congress chief B. Sriramulu back into its fold after its top brass decided to allow his entry, but not his party 's merger following public opposition by its leader Sushma Swaraj. Mr. Sriramulu, who left BJP in November 2011 and formed his own outfit, was once a close aide of mining baron Janardhana Reddy, now in jail in Andhra Pradesh over an illegal

Kundapur, Mar 14: Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa expressed hope that his confident Shobha Karandlaje would defeat sitting Congress MP K Jayaprakash Hegde in Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency. Speaking to media persons after visiting Shree Raghavendra Swami temple here on Friday, he said that people of Udupi-Chikmagalur region would never forsake Ms Karandlaje as she has done lot of

Mangalore, Mar 14: In a heartrending tragedy, a youth on wheels was crushed to death by a speeding jeep in the city on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Hakeem, a resident of Melangady in Ullal, on the outskirts of the city. The accident took place near Nandigudda in Mangalore at around 11:45 a.m. when the victim was travelling alone on a motorbike. Police sources said that when a moving

Mangalore, Mar 14: The slow development in physiotherapy is because of lack of statistical data in physiotherapy standards, and there is no apex body that regulates the educational standards in physiotherapy, said registrar of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) Dr D Premkumar, stating the need for a separate physiotherapy council in the state on the lines of the medical and nursing

Mangalore, Mar 14: Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee on Friday launched a massive padayatra to inform the people about the contributions of the Congress government and to create a pro-Congress wave in the constituency which is ruled by BJP MPs for last two decades. Former union minister and Congress candidate Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency led the rally held under the slogan

Nagpur, Mar 14: : Arvind Kejriwal has once again launched a scathing attack on media, saying that they have been paid “heavy amount” to promote Narendra Modi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief said he will send media to jail when his party comes to power. Speaking at a fund-raising event last evening, Kejriwal said, “For the last one year our minds have been filled with Modi, Modi...Modi and some TV

Mangalore, Mar 14: Hidayah Foundation in association with Mangalore Nephro and Urology Charitable Trust organized World Kidney Day 2014 on Thursday in the City with focus on Chronic Kidney Disease and associated nephrotic ailments. Well-known Urologist Dr Muhammad Saleem and Nephrologist Dr Santhosh Pai were the resource persons. They underlined the need for people to donate kidneys to save the

Mysore, Mar 14: Strong resentment among local party leaders came to fore in BJP with the allotment of party ticket for Mysore-Kodagu parliament seat to a journalist who hails from Hassan district and known for his reactionary ideology. Journalist himself has twitted that " he is a rightist in his ideology". Local leaders were under the impression that the party will select either the former lok

Bangalore, Mar 14: After being denied ticket to contest from Bangalore Central, senior Congress leader Jaffer Sharief declared he is happy because he is free from the bonded labour ' to the party. The 83-year-old Sharief, who has served the party in many capacities and was railway minister, dropped hints he may join the JD(S) to give a push to formation of a third front to fight communal forces

Bangalore, Mar 14: Energy Minister D?K?Shivakumar on Thursday said the sting operation conducted against him by TV9 was the handiwork of his political rivals in cahoots with the television channel 's head honcho to “finish me off politically.” “My opponents, who are hand in glove with the TV9 Kannada channel 's director Mahendra Mishra, have done this with the sole aim of sabotaging 30 years of my