Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 25: City Centre mall has now become a perfect destination for shopping and entertainment, said S M Arshad, Managing Director, Mohtisham Group. Speaking at the formal programme held at the mall as part of its third anniversary on Thursday, Mr. Arshad said that with the addition of Cinepolis multiplex, City Centre mall has gone on to attain perfection in terms of being a one-stop

Mangalore, Apr 25: About 160 persons including former BJP Councilor Mohan Padil and former JD(S) leader Shashiraj Shetty were inducted into the Congress party by Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament and AICC General Secretary, in Mangalore on Thursday. Surprisingly, Mr Padil had been someone who had been vocal about his support for the homestay attack, which happened in the ward he represented

New Delhi, Apr 25: A new virus has been found to be "spreading widely" in the Indian cyberspace which cleverly steals bank account details and passwords of the user once it is clicked. Country's cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users in the country about the new and suspected variant of malware family called 'Win32/Ramnit'. "Ramnit worm spreads by infecting or modifying files existing

Mangalore, Apr 25: Senior Congress leader and former minister B A Mohideen vouching intensely for B Ramanath Rai and U T Khader, the Congress candidates for Bantwal and Mangalore constituencies, has said that the competition from the Muslim candidates of smaller parties and independents will have no impact on two popular sitting MLAs' prospects because the Muslim voters are an enlightened lot, who

Kolar, Apr 25: The personnel of flying squad for poll duty on Wednesday seized 20 bags of ammonium nitrate used in explosives at Solur village in Kolar taluk. The chemical, being transported in a four-wheeler was detected during a check up. Each bag had 25 kg of ammonium nitrate. The value of the chemical has been estimated at Rs 2.50 lakh. The driver of the vehicle and the seized chemical were

Bangalore, Apr 24: Opposition Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the May 5 Karnataka assembly elections, promising 30 kg of rice for Re 1 per kg to BPL families, loan waiver to farmers and laptops for college students. Admitting that the party was late in releasing its manifesto, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D. Parameshwara said the Congress was committed to

Kasargod, Apr 24: Almost three weeks after an RSS worker lost his life while transporting explosive materials in Kannur district of Kerala, police have unearthed a cache of explosives and arrested 21 persons in an abrupt raid in the same district. Three country-made bombs and a sword were seized and 21 alleged activists of Popular Front of India have been taken into custody in the raid on an under

Mangalore, April 24: Kota Srinivas Poojary, State Muzrai Minister has attributed the BJP's failure in ULB polls to lack of effective communication. Responding to a query during a media conference, Mr Poojary said that despite having achieved substantially, the BJP could not convey the same to the voters, which ultimately led to failure in the ULB polls. However, he said that the same will not be

Mangalore, Apr 24: J R Lobo, Congress candidate for Mangalore (South) constituency has appealed to people to exercise their vote and not stay away from the process due to aversion to politics. Speaking at a programme organized by the district legal cell of the Congress party in Mangalore to garner support for him in the legal fraternity on Wednesday, Mr. Lobo said that people who feel that none of

Bangalore, Apr 24: Senior Congress leader S M Krishna, largely seen to have been ignored in the candidates selection process for the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka, skipped the manifesto-release event of the party on Wednesday. In fact, the former Chief Minister, who led the party government between 1999-2004 after a landslide victory, was conspicuous by his absence, as party leaders who