Karnataka

Mangalore/Udupi, May 4: Elections always brought with it a sense of hustle-bustle and even a smallest of village would come alive with activities. However, now a days campaigning happens with restrictions in place and the undivided Dakshina Kannada has accepted all of these restrictions wonderfully. One may see that the level of awareness among people about the parties, candidates and voting

Mangalore, May 4: Police have seized a sports utility vehicle which was carrying several bundles of poll related pamphlets in violation of the code of conduct. The violation came to light on the eve of May 5 Assembly election, when Mangalore inspector G T Nayak along with others inspecting vehicles near Bejai. They found a Tavera, bearing registration number KA 19 C 5279, carrying pamphlets

Mangalore, May 4: A 22-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was beaten up by the public for allegedly attempted to rape a minor girl belonging to other community at Salethoor in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The accused has been identified as Jayanth (22), resident of Palthaje in Salethoor. He was later handed over to the police by the residents. The accused has received multiple injuries

Dubai, May 4: Indian workers who have travelled to Saudi Arabia legally will be allowed to regularise their visa status, get new jobs or to return home if they register voluntarily with the Saudi authorities during the three months grace period announced by the Kingdom, according to officials. This was among the issues discussed at the Joint Group meeting held this week at the Saudi Ministry of

Mangalore, May 4: About 8,575 polling staff in the Dakshina Kannada district were provided with election related material including Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) on Saturday as the district goes to polls on May 5. Polling staff gathered at eight different centres in the district where they were provided with EVMs and other election related material such as voters' lists and related documents

Mangalore, May 4: Close to the heels of a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate's alleged attack by miscreants in Udupi on Friday, a candidate from Bantwal Assembly constituency belonging to Republican Party of India (A) Lolaksha has alleged that he was waylaid by a gang of six to seven unidentified miscreants with the intention to attack him. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, Mr Lolaksha

Bangalore, May 4: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of Karnataka, which identifies itself as savior of Hindu culture, has now promised to allow bars to serve liquor till midnight in the metropolitan city if returned to power in the May 5 assembly poll. The promise of extended night life is an apparent attempt to woo Bangalore's young voters in the state capital. The BJP, which had been strongly

Bangalore, May 4: Polling booth officials this time will inspect the left hand ring finger of voters instead of their left hand index finger, and put a mark with indelible ink. Revealing this to media persons, Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said booth officials would mark indelible ink on the left-hand ring finger of voters on Sunday. Since elections were held to Urban Local Bodies

Mangalore, May 4: Politics is a cult in India and election, a festival. However, this assembly election has made history by throwing apart the usual norm of pomp and gaiety that election brings along because this election has been branded as the most 'low-key' polls ever held. With the poll show ending on Friday at 5 pm, political campaigning in coastal Karnataka this time was punctuated by a

Udupi, May 4: In a shocking incident, a group of unidentified miscreants allegedly attacked Satish Poojary, Janata Dal (Secular) candidate from Udupi Assembly constituency on Friday late night. Sources said that four miscreants way laid Satish Poojary, when he was on his way to one of his friend's house at around 11:00 p.m. near Malpe. They reportedly hurled abuses and assaulted him before fleeing