Karnataka

Sharjah, Apr 22: A 20-storey tower in Sharjah's Al Taawun area caught fire on Monday afternoon. The fire broke at the 7th floor of the Al Hafeet Tower after 2pm and there were no immediate reports of injuries, Arabic daily 'Emarat Al Youm' said. Civil Defence teams rushed to the spot and the fire has now been brought under control, said Brigadier Abdullah Saeed Al Suwaidi, the Director General of

Mangalore, Apr 22: One of the new players in the game, the KJP too is in the fray to fight against the national party Congress. Talking about the same, District President of the party Ravindra Shetty in a press conference on Monday said that as far as competition is concerned the KJP takes only Congress as its prime rival. Briefing about the campaigning activity in the party, Mr. Shetty said that

Bangalore, Apr 22: JDS supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda today did not rule out the possibility of his party emerging as the "king" rather than a kingmaker in the May 5 Assembly elections in Karnataka, witnessing a multi-cornered contest also involving BJP, Congress and KJP. Gowda, whose party had run coalitions with Congress and BJP in the state, said that in politics, "nobody

Belgaum, Apr 22: Rejecting suggestions that the ruling BJP was "sinking" in the Assembly poll-bound Karnataka, party National President Rajnath Singh today asserted that it would re-emerge victorious in the elections. The "lotus (BJP's poll symbol) is blooming all over the country," Singh told reporters while replying to a query whether the "lotus is sinking" in Karnataka, the first ever southern

Mangalore, Apr 22: Even as police have claimed that Ullal has returned to normalcy on Monday after episodes of tension following a minor accident on Sunday evening, buses have remained off road on Monday as a retaliation to the Sunday's clash. Ullal town, situated about 14 kms from Mangalore has witnessed communal unrest on Sunday night after a minor mishap. This also called for prohibitory orders

Mangalore, April 22: All India Congress Committee President Sonia Gandhi will visit Mangalore for poll campaigning on April 27. Earlier, Ms Gandhi was scheduled to be in Mangalore on April 25, which was cancelled and postponed to April 27 in wake of 'stormy parliament' sessions these days, which calls for her presence. Addressing a news conference on Monday, senior Congress leader B Janardhana

Mangalore, Apr 22: Ram Mandir is a symbol of prestige and self-esteem for the Hindus and should be built in Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama itself, observed RSS leader Dr Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat during the Ramotsav celebrations held at Nehru Maidan on Sunday. The three-day Ramotsav celebrations was organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishat, Bajarang Dal, Durga Vahini, Mathrumandali and Sri Ramotsav

Mangalore, April 22: The District Congress minority and SC/ST cells have come out to woo minority and backward class votes by claiming that the Congress is their only ray of hope for protection and development. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Sunday, U K Monu, Vice-President, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Minority Wing, said that no other party has given prominence to

Bantwal, Apr 22: A woman who had recently gone missing along with her daughter from Bantwal was found to have committed suicide in Mysore after consuming poison with her lover, who is said to be in a critical state. The woman was identified as Mohini (35), wife of Babu Poojary who is a resident of Kariyangala in Bantwal taluk. Her lover Narendra is battling for life at K R Hospital in Mysore. The

Shimoga, Apr 22: A large quantity of explosives has been seized in a raid at a farmhouse at Doddebelu village in Shimoga district. The explosive, identified as ammonium nitrate, was found concealed in two gunny bags. The raid was carried out by a special police squad attached to the Election Commission following a tip off. The confiscation assumes importance in the backdrop of 1 kg of ammonium