Karnataka

Mangalore, May 6: The pass percentage in the second year Pre-University Examinations in Karnataka this year has grown up by 2.33 per cent with 59.36 percent of the students emerging with success. Announcing the results at a press conference in Bangalore on Monday, Kumar Nayak, Principal Secretary at Department of Education said that Udupi district, which had secured second place last year, has

Mangalore, May 6: Propaganda carried out against the Congress candidates by the SDPI and other independents have not hampered Congress' victory march which is evident from the encouraging statistics put out by exit polls and surveys, said Ibrahim Kodijal, Interim District President of the Congress party, DK. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Kodijal said

Mangalore, May 6: Manvitha MK of Kamblapadavu, Pajir village in Bantwal Taluk has scored an impressive 621 out of 625 marks in SSLC examinations. Ms. Manvitha, daughter of Shobha M, a homemaker and A N Mohandas, who works at a welding workshop in Bantwal, is a student of Vishwa Mangala High School, Konaje. She has scored 125 in English, 99 in Hindi, 99 in Kannada, 98 in Science and 100 each in

Mangalore, May 6: It is that time of the year again, when anxiety fills the air. The state has registered 77.47 percent success in SSLC results. Announcing the results at a press conference in Bangalore Kumar Nayak, Principal Secretary at Department of Education, said girls with rural girls taking the lead outshone boys in overall pass percentage, boasting a figure of 82.9% to the 73.25% of boys

Mangalore, May 6: Among the 42 cases of “paid news” detected across the state during the Karnataka Assembly poll, 11 cases were reported from Dakshina Kananda district. The Commission reviewed 76 suspected cases of paid news during the campaigning for the Karnataka elections and 61 notices were issued, a senior EC official said. "Out of this, the Commission decided that 42 cases were paid news,"

Mangalore, May 6: The Congress appears to have regained its control over Coastal Karnataka, as various exit polls have exposed a strong anti-incumbency wave against BJP, against government and against individual BJP MLAs in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts. An exit poll conducted by Creative Centre for Political Studies, suggested that Congress is likely to win 11 seats in

Karkala, May 6: Representing Karnataka state, Karkala rural police station sub-inspector Azmat Ali won a bronze medal for his performance at the 56th All-India Police Duty Meet held recently in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh in February. In the national-level competition on the subject 'Scientific aids in investigation' which consisted of a written, oral and practical examination, Azmat Ali bagged the

Mangalore, May 6: In the wider interest of the Muslim community, the Haj Committee of India will be conducting coaching and guidance programme for IAS and Allied Services Examination for aspirants from the community at Haj House in Mumbai. Eligible Muslim candidates who desire to write the Preliminary and Main Examinations for the Civil Services can submit their application forms online through

Udupi, May 6: A tense atmosphere prevailed at Bhaskarnagar near Uchil in Udupi district after some miscreants threw a beer bottle inside a masjid in the town. The incident occurred at around 9 p.m. on Sunday. The devotees who were inside the Masjid immediately swung into action to catch the miscreants, but in vain. Police who rushed to the spot took measures to control the situation. JDS District

Bangalore, May 5: Congress party looks all set to make a comeback to power in Karnataka, according C Voter exit poll. According to this exit poll, Congress party is expected to score victory in 110-118 seats while the ruling BJP seems to be on its way out with the party expected to get 51 – 59 seats only. B S Yedyurappa's Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) is expected to win 9-13 seats. JD(S) of former