Karnataka

Kasargod, Mar 9: The police have registered cases against nearly 60 accused including a senior BJP district leader, in connection with recent violence at the Choori locality of Kasargod district. The police lobbed smoke grenades to disperse a mob that got into an altercation with another on the issue of dismantling of festoons at a place of worship, around 10 p.m. on Friday night. Timely

Bangalore, Mar 9: Only eight candidates among the sitting Congress Lok Sabha members in Karnataka have been guaranteed tickets in the first list of 194 candidates. As expected, Congress has fielded K Jayaprakash Hegde from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency, where BJP is yet to finalize its candidate. Among others, the Congress' first list has named 14 candidates Karnataka, 17 from West Bengal, 50

Mangalore, Mar 9: At least 11 people were injured in the violent clashes that erupted in Kalladka after a group of Hindutva activists created ruckus at programme organized by Congress to promote harmony on Saturday. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 were imposed on the entire Bantwal taluk for three days. A four-wheeler was set ablaze while two-wheelers were also damaged. Bantwal Station Sub

Bangalore, Mar 9: The BJP 's central election committee on Saturday deferred decision on fielding staunch followers of B S Yeddyurappa in the Lok Sabha elections, when it announced the first list of candidates for 20 constituencies from the State. Yeddyurappa 's close aide Shobha Karandlaje is aspiring to contest from Udupi-Chikmagalur, while his followers G S Basavaraj and Bidar MLA Gurupadappa

Bangalore, Mar 9: It 's official. Infosys co-founder and UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani will take on seasoned BJP leader H N Ananth Kumar in the Bangalore South parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress and the BJP on Saturday released their first lists of 14 and 20 candidates respectively for Karnataka. Surprisingly, the name of Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily

New Delhi, Mar 8: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, IT expert Nandan Nilekani and cricketer Mohd Kaif are among 194 candidates as Congress tonight released the first list of its nominees for Lok Sabha polls that contains several new and young faces. Party sources said 35 per cent of the candidates are under the age of 50. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are candidates from the pocket boroughs of Rae

Mangalore, Mar 8: Dakshina Kannada 's communally sensitive town of Kalladka once again witnessed clashes between two groups on Saturday that triggered wave of fear and tension among people. The latest violence occurred during a Congress party rally, wherein a Congress member harshly criticized RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for his attempts to create riots in the region through provocative

New Delhi, Mar 8: The election manifesto of the Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was released in New Delhi at the party central office in a function. The manifesto was jointly released by the party 's founder president E Abubacker and BAMCEF founder member and president of INSAF, Mool Chand, who was the chief guest on the occasion. SDPI national president

Udupi, Mar 8: Even after Bharatiya Janata Party announcing its second list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls on Saturday, the internal fight between Hindutva leaders has continued in Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency. According to sources within the party, no fewer than four strong aspirants are vying for the BJP ticket in this prestigious constituency which includes parts of a coastal district and a

Bangalore, Mar 8: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who had to quit the BJP in the wake of corruption charges and rejoined recently, is among the 52 candidates finalised by the party today for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Dakshina Kannada M P Nalin Kumar Kateel also has secured party 's ticket to contest from the same constituency. Anath Kumar Hegde will be contesting from Uttara