Karnataka

Mangalore, May 1: Mangalore needs a huge infrastructure development boost in order to become the second best city of Karnataka, said J R Lobo, Congress candidate for Mangalore (South) constituency. Addressing a gathering of Chartered Accountants, engineers and doctors who had gathered to pledge their support for him in the upcoming Assembly elections in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. Lobo said that

Mangalore, May 1: Highlighting the trend of communal parties fielding several paid candidates for the elections, Congress candidate for Mangalore constituency Mr U T Khader has said that it is a reaction by the communal parties after having failed to take on the Congress directly. He has further said that even if the parties field 25 such candidates, the victory will ultimately go to the Congress

Mangalore, May 1: Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy will visit Daksina Kannada district on May 2 to campaign for the Congress party in view of the upcoming Assembly elections, Ibrahim Kodijal, Interim District President of the party has said. Addressing media persons at the district party office in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. Ibrahim said that Mr. Chandy will cover Mangalore, Bantwal, B C Road

Mangalore, May 1: Curtains will be down on the poll show on the evening of May 3, two days ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls. The Election Commission which has kept a tight vigil on the parties and their modes of campaigning has directed that even advertisements in visual and print media too should be stopped on May 3, thereby putting a complete end to the public campaigning by parties. The EC

Mangalore, May 1: International Christian Union has called upon the community members to support the Christian candidates who are contesting in considerably good numbers, this polls. Addressing a news conference, Mangalore Regional Convener Michael Lobo said that the Union has decided to extend all support to Congress candidate for Mangalore South Constituency Mr J R Lobo and hence has requested

Riyadh, May 1: Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliar, General Secretary, All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama, has vociferously praised the rulers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Musliar, who led a delegation of scholars to the Arab nation, met Prince Khaled Bin Saud Al-Faisal, the Emir of Makkah and foreign relations manager of King Faisal Research and Islamic Centre at the headquarters of King Faisal

Mangalore, May 1: In a tragic incident, a 43-year-old man from Bolara was killed in a road accident in Muscat. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Saleem, son of Abdul Kareem, a resident of Mulihithlu in Bolara here. He was working in Nizwa Company in Muscat. The incident took place his car collided with a bus. Saleem who was badly hurt on the head succumbed to his injuries.

Mangalore, May 1: Despite the gloomy clouds lingering over the Karnataka Janata Party in Dakshina Kannada district, party's State secretary and candidate for Mangalore North constituency Ramachandra Baikampady has expressed his confidence of winning the elections. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that he has stood for the rights of the fishing community of the

Washington, May 1: A Congress-established independent panel on religious freedom has called on the US to maintain a visa ban on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying there was significant evidence linking him to the violence in the state in 2002. "There is significant evidence linking him to the violence and the terrible events that took place in Gujarat and for this reason, a visa would

Dubai, May 1: A 35-year-old Kerala man in Bahrain was stabbed, allegedly by one of his employers, in a row after he went to collect his passport. Radhakrishnan Thankappan Nair sustained injuries in his hand and shoulder and is being kept in the intensive care unit of the Salmaniya Medical Complex in Bahrain's capital, Manama, the Gulf Daily News reported Monday. According to the report, when Nair