Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 30: As part of 'Samrakshan', the corporate social responsibility initiative of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), as many as ten projects have been shortlisted for the fiscal year 2013-14, to commemorate ten years of association between Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and MRPL, said Managing Director of MRPL P P Upadhya. Briefing reporters at a press

Mangalore, Mar 30: The Mangaluru branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) jointly with Asian Reproductive Medicine Centre (ARMC) conducted a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on 'Infertility' at Dr. A. V. Rao Conference Hall, IMA House, Mangalore recently. A team of Infertility specialists from ARMC led by its Resident Director Dr. Gaurav Gujarathi and comprising Dr. Raghavendra

Bangalore, Mar 30: Housing Minister V Somanna and Agriculture Minister Umesh Katti, the two staunch loyalists of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa have announced that they would continue in the BJP?and contest the May 5 Assembly elections on BJP tickets. During the past few days, there were speculations that the two ministers would quit the BJP to join Yeddyurappa's KJP. On Friday, Somanna

Davangere, Mar 30: Even as former minister M P Renukacharya on Friday announced that he would soon join the Karnataka Janatha Party (KJP) at a massive rally to be attended by 60,000 of his supporters, senior party?leaders, including former minister Shobha Karandlaje, have reportedly opposed his entry into the party. Addressing presspersons here, the expelled BJP leader said he took the decision to

Mangalore, Mar 29: Mangalore MLA U T Khader has urged the State Election Commission to set up a public grievance cell as problems being faced by people are going unattended under the pretext of election moral code of conduct. Addressing media persons at a news conference held at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Khader said that people in the district are up against several

New Delhi, Mar 29: Congress is apparently having a tough task in finalising the names of candidates for the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka. "The Congress victory in the recently-concluded urban body polls has created a huge demand for tickets from the party as there is a clear impression that we are coming to power," said a senior party leader. "There are a number of potential candidates

Mangalore, Mar 29: If voted to power again, the BJP will give a “feud-less” administration, said Prahlad Joshi, State President, BJP. Speaking at a party convention held in Mangalore on Friday in view of campaigning for upcoming Assembly elections, Mr. Joshi said that the phase of infighting within the BJP is over and everyone in the party now has a common goal. “Those who fought are now outside

Mangalore, Mar 29: Good Friday, which is the most solemn day of the Liturgical Calendar, was observed in all solemnity and devotion by devotees in churches across Mangalore today. Also known as Holy Friday, the religious holiday is observed primarily by the Christian community during the Holy Week on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. This day commemorates the 'Passion of Christ' when the

Mangalore, Mar 29: The discord in the Akhila Bharata Billawas Union came to the fore once again as few members from the Union who were recently suspended from their duties, alleged that the democratic norms of the Union were not upheld by its president Naveenchandra Suvarna, who dictated over the Union. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference, president of Billawara Sanghatanegala Ekeekarana

Bangalore, Mar 29: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka is at its wit's end as it prepares for the May 5 assembly polls. The party does not seem to have a clue on how to shake off the KJP (Karnataka Janata Party) syndrome that threatens to shatter its hope of retaining power in the polls. The BJP rightly diagnoses that the Congress is its main opponent across Karnataka with the Janata