Karnataka

Belthangady, May 3: As the sun set, as many as 180 couple entered into wedlock at the 42nd free mass marriage ceremony organised by Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade at Amruthavarshini Hall in Dharmasthala on Thursday. The marriage ceremony commenced with Dr Heggade handing over saris, blouse pieces to brides and dhoti-shawl to the grooms on Thursday morning. Film actor Devraj and Chandrakala

Mangalore, May 2: Calling Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi a 'mass murderer' and 'encounter specialist', Congress leader V S Ugrappa has said that the BJP stalwart has used a 'sadist' approach for campaigning in Karnataka. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore, Mr. Ugrappa lashed back at Mr. Modi over his allegations against the Congress led UPA government. “He (Mr. Modi)

Bangalore/Gulbarga, May 2: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday sought a clear mandate for her party to provide a stable government in Karnataka, which, she alleged, had slipped on development due to the BJP misrule in the past five years. "Cast your vote for change. Cast your vote for the Congress to bring back the glory of Karnataka. Give us a clear mandate to provide a stable government in

Bangalore, May 2: Campaigning for the May 5 Assembly polls in Karnataka ends tomorrow, capping a bitter canvassing that saw national leaders of the BJP and Congress making a strong pitch for people's mandate in the high-stake elections. Graft was the recurrent theme, with the Congress seeking to paint the ruling BJP as a "champion of corruption", and the latter hitting right back on the party

Mangalore, May 2: While BJP's star campaigner Narendra Modi has predicted that the BJP will be voted to power again by people of Karnataka, senior Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary has in response declared that he will take political retirement if Mr. Modi's words come true. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr. Poojary threw an ultimatum of 48 hours to Mr

One of the youngest contenders from the Congress, he is rightly christened as the 'Prince' of Ullal because he carrying the reins of one of the forts of the Congress. Carrying forward the legacy of his father Late U T Fareed, U T Khader's very entry into politics was accidental or destiny, is somewhat debatable. However, he has ably lived up to the faith that the people had vested on him and

Bangalore, May 2: Hitting back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress today said his "gimmicks" would not work in Karnataka in the May five Assembly polls. "Modi's campaign speeches are nothing but gimmicks and they will not work as people of Karnataka are least interested in such tricks," AICC General Secretary B K Hariprasad told reporters here. He was responding to Modi's two

Mangalore, May 2: Even as the BJP government in the State has been witnessing a setback during to the obnoxious incidents of communal unrest and moral policing in the coastal districts, the BJP's power house, star campaigner and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, thinks otherwise. Addressing a public rally at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr Modi said that prior to the BJP government

Mangalore, May 2: Overwhelmed by the pro-Congress wave in Karnataka, Oommen Chandy, Kerala Chief Minister has touted the Congress to be the only party capable of giving stable governance. Mr Chandy will campaign for the party's candidates on Thursday. “Over the last five years, the BJP was busy untangling the knots of maladministration, in fights, scandals etc. In this quest, the welfare of people

Bangalore, May 2: Padayatras, door-to-door campaigns and public rallies are the second choice for some senior political leaders in Karnataka who have realised the impact social media can make on people today and have quickly opened accounts on Facebook and Twitter. While social media provides politicians an additional platform to campaign, the real competition is who gets the maximum hits. Young