Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 25: A new virus has been found to be "spreading widely" in the Indian cyberspace which cleverly steals bank account details and passwords of the user once it is clicked. Country's cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users in the country about the new and suspected variant of malware family called 'Win32/Ramnit'. "Ramnit worm spreads by infecting or modifying files existing

Mangalore, Apr 25: Senior Congress leader and former minister B A Mohideen vouching intensely for B Ramanath Rai and U T Khader, the Congress candidates for Bantwal and Mangalore constituencies, has said that the competition from the Muslim candidates of smaller parties and independents will have no impact on two popular sitting MLAs' prospects because the Muslim voters are an enlightened lot, who

Kolar, Apr 25: The personnel of flying squad for poll duty on Wednesday seized 20 bags of ammonium nitrate used in explosives at Solur village in Kolar taluk. The chemical, being transported in a four-wheeler was detected during a check up. Each bag had 25 kg of ammonium nitrate. The value of the chemical has been estimated at Rs 2.50 lakh. The driver of the vehicle and the seized chemical were

Bangalore, Apr 24: Opposition Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the May 5 Karnataka assembly elections, promising 30 kg of rice for Re 1 per kg to BPL families, loan waiver to farmers and laptops for college students. Admitting that the party was late in releasing its manifesto, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D. Parameshwara said the Congress was committed to

Kasargod, Apr 24: Almost three weeks after an RSS worker lost his life while transporting explosive materials in Kannur district of Kerala, police have unearthed a cache of explosives and arrested 21 persons in an abrupt raid in the same district. Three country-made bombs and a sword were seized and 21 alleged activists of Popular Front of India have been taken into custody in the raid on an under

Mangalore, April 24: Kota Srinivas Poojary, State Muzrai Minister has attributed the BJP's failure in ULB polls to lack of effective communication. Responding to a query during a media conference, Mr Poojary said that despite having achieved substantially, the BJP could not convey the same to the voters, which ultimately led to failure in the ULB polls. However, he said that the same will not be

Mangalore, Apr 24: J R Lobo, Congress candidate for Mangalore (South) constituency has appealed to people to exercise their vote and not stay away from the process due to aversion to politics. Speaking at a programme organized by the district legal cell of the Congress party in Mangalore to garner support for him in the legal fraternity on Wednesday, Mr. Lobo said that people who feel that none of

Bangalore, Apr 24: Senior Congress leader S M Krishna, largely seen to have been ignored in the candidates selection process for the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka, skipped the manifesto-release event of the party on Wednesday. In fact, the former Chief Minister, who led the party government between 1999-2004 after a landslide victory, was conspicuous by his absence, as party leaders who

Mangalore, Apr 24: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to stay away from the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Clarifying its stands in wake of some parties and groups allegedly misusing the party's name and spreading false rumours stating that AAP is supporting them and that AAP's chief convener Arvind Kejriwal will be campaigning for them in Karnataka, a release from the party said that AAP Karnataka

While intense criticism has been raised from all quarters against the Hindu communal outfits for their deeds, these organizations in turn have often shot a question at the so called secular persons as to why they have not been able to open their eyes to Muslim communal groups. While these questions are heard across the state, it is louder in undivided Dakshina Kannada district. Though it is said