Karnataka

Bangalore, May 2: Actress Ramya, who has been the celebrity campaigner for the Congress party in Karnataka Assembly polls, has expressed her willingness to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Responding to a query if she would be ready to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Ramya said she would be happy to grab the Congress party ticket, if offered. “I am confident of winning the

Mangalore, May 2: After contesting the Assembly polls for six times and tasting victory for five times, Congress candidate for Bantwal constituency Mr Ramanath Rai will be testing his luck for the seventh time. While there is no body in the district who has this accomplishment to his credit, Bantwal constituency has undoubtedly become a prestige issue not just for Mr Rai but for the Congress party

Mangalore, May 2: Pilikula Biological Park has some new guests to stay. These guests are none other than the rare reptiles that Park has managed to procure from Chennai Snake Park Trust and Madras Crocodile Bank Trust Chennai on animal exchange programme. Likewise 13 rare exotic crocodiles (African Dwarf, Nile Crocodile and Spectacled Caiman), three endangered Gharials and four Reticulated Pythons

Mangalore, May 2: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) setting a deadline of two days has asked all the parties which have fielded candidates in Dakshina Kannada district to come out in open and declare their stands with regard to Niddodi Thermal Power plant, communal clashes in the region, moral policing, drug mafia and the endosulphan issues persisting here. Addressing a news conference, Party Joint

Mangalore, May 2: Mangalore South constituency Congress candidate J R Lobo promised to take up the work on Thumbe second vented dam and a full-fledged private bus parking terminal on a priority basis, if elected to power. The manifesto of the candidate was released at a programme organised in the presence of AICC member P V Mohan, Congress leaders Suresh Ballal, Balraj Rai, Kallige Taranath Shetty

Bantwal, May 2: Making hay when the sun shines was taken seriously by a lady in Bantwal, literally. This lady had been frequenting wedding ceremonies only to snatch away gold ornaments from little children. However, she is now in the custody of the BC Road police after one of such plans went awry. The arrested is Neerumarga resident Shashikala and according to the information revealed by her gold

Mangalore, May 1: “I am not a supporter of Congress. But, at the same time I am not a fool to believe the foolish arguments of minor parties, which foresee a greater threat from Congress than BJP. We must defeat BJP and in the current juncture supporting Congress is the only way ahead to end the dictatorship of BJP MLA,” says Aboobakar an elderly shop keeper in Krishnapur. This is the feeling of

Mandya, May 1: Stepping up his offensive against the BJP Government in Karnataka, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today accused it of having "mortgaged" people's future to "mafia" and "sold" the state to mining barons Reddy brothers. Going ballistic against the BJP in the third lap of his campaign for the May 5 Assembly elections, Gandhi charged it with having "built" the Reddy brothers-- G

Mangalore, May 1: Assembly elections in Karnataka have reduced to a state of being mere 'clash of real estate' parties, where monetary aspects have hijacked democratic rules. Campaigning for the three candidates of Communist Party of India (Marxist) contesting in Dakshina Kannada district, CPI(M) Politburo Member Brinda Karat in a news conference on Wednesday said that the party wished to see a

Mangalore, May 1: Snubbing the pro-capitalist face of the two national parties, the Congress and the BJP, CPI(M) Politburo Member Brinda Karat has said that the two stage 'Shadow boxing' because when it comes to appeasing the capitalists and corporate powers, both parties share similar interests. She was speaking at a public programme, campaigning for Vasanth Achari, CPI(M)'s candidate for