Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 9: Representatives of the 'Hindu Janajagrathi Samithi' who urged people to shun the western new year celebration and observe the upcoming 'Ugadi' with old school Hindu traditions had to lose their face. Breifing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Tuesday, Sukanya, an office bearer of the Samithi said that Hindus must observe 'Ugadi' in accordance with the 'shastras'

Mangalore, Apr 9: Amidst existing chaos within the JD(S) in Dakshina Kannada district due to the developments that have taken place over the past few days, Sudarshan Shetty Permanki, President, JD(S) Mangalore (North) constituency has sought to clarify that he is not quitting the party as publicized earlier. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr.Permanki said

Puttur, Apr 9: Eight people were charred to death and six suffered burns on Tuesday after a tanker carrying huge quantity of liquefied petroleum gas veered off National Highway 75 overturned and erupted in flames near Uppinangady in Puttur taluk on Tuesday morning. The tragedy occurred at around 10:00 a.m. after the driver of the tanker belonging to a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)

Mangalore, Apr 9: Shri Ramotsava Samithi, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal is jointly organizing a 'Ramosthav' as part of Ram Navmi celebrations at Nehru Maidan from April 19 to 21. Briefing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Monday, Pushparaj Jain, President, Shri Ramotsava Samithi, said that various programmes and poojas have been planned as part of the event. A model Ram

Bangalore, Apr 9: People who made allegations that the Congress tickets for Assembly elections have been sold will be asked to appear before their disciplinary committee, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)?President G Parameshwara said on Monday. “We have a disciplinary committee in our hierarchy which will look into the allegations. If the allegations are made by our party workers

Moodbidri, Apr 9: A land surveyor in Moodabidri has been nabbed by the Lokayukta sleuths for accepting bribe, on Monday. The incident has finally proved the complaint of the citizens of rampant corruption in the Tahshildar office here. The land surveyor Manjunath is the accused. It is said that Hanumanthappa alias Harish had applied for preparing a sketch of his land in survey no-27/8 at Manthradi

Bangalore, Apr 8: Karnataka's ruling BJP Monday launched its campaign for the May 5 assembly polls with a huge rally where party president Rajnath Singh asserted there was no place in the party for people indulging in corruption. Coinciding with the rally, the party suspended its two Lok Sabha members from the state, B.Y. Raghavendra, son of former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, and Shivakumar Udasi

Mangalore, Apr 8: In a pre-poll Hindutva vigilante attack, a group of miscreants reportedly belonging to a saffron outfit brutally assaulted a Muslim student twice for speaking to his female Hindu classmate. The incident of 'moral policing' was reported from Nellikatte in Puttur on Monday. The victim identified as Zubair, son of Hasainar from Narimogru village, and a computer science student at a

Mangalore, Apr 8: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), which shot to popularity in Mangalore after its surprising victory of in one ward of Mangalore City Corporation, is all set to keep its best foot forwards. Dakshina Kannada District Committee of the party has said that it will be contesting in Mangalore (Ullal) constituency and has finalized the name of Akram Hasan as its candidate for the

New Delhi, Apr 8: Jagadish Shettar will be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in the Karnataka Assembly polls, Rajnath Singh said today, even as he downplayed the issue of corruption that has plagued the party-led government in the southern state. Singh, who was addressing a Bangalore rally through video conferencing after his aircraft developed some snag and he had to return mid-way, also