Karnataka

Mangalore South assembly constituency constitutes majority of the wards of Mangalore City Corporation, making this constituency the most sought after one. With the demarcation of constituencies in 2008, this constituency only spread itself and emerged as a larger constituency with increased number of voters. Before the demarcation certain interior areas of Mangalore city were in Ullal constituency

Mangalore, Apr 15: Several prominent MLA candidates from various parties filed their nomination papers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Monday. Officials said that maximum number of candidates filed nomination papers from their respective constituencies in twin districts on sixth day since the start of the process of filing nominations with the issuance of the official notification for

Bangalore, Apr 15: Congress is likely to announce its candidates for the remaining nine constituencies in a day or two after holding discussions with different groups to prevent defection by disgruntled ticket seekers. Though the second list containing 40 candidates, including some modification to the first list, was announced on Sunday, the list of contestants for the remaining nine seats will be

Mangalore, Apr 15: A rare and shameful incident took place at the Congress North Block office in Surathkal near here after the Congress released its second list of candidates for May 5 Assembly polls declaring DK district Congress Minority Cell president B A Moideen Bava as party's official candidate for Mangalore North Constituency. A group of supporters of ticket aspirant former MLA Vijayakumar

Mangalore, Apr 15: Souramana Ugadi, popularly known as 'Bisu' heralds the beginning of a new year for Tuluvas. The festival was celebrated with a formal function 'Bisu Parba 2013' organised by Tulu Koota Kudla in association with Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy at Ravindra Kala Mantap here on Sunday. To mark the occasion, a poetry recital was held where litterateurs like Muddu Moodubelle, J

Berlin, Apr 15: Saudi Arabia's Nitaqat drive targeting illegal expatriates has received support from India. India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the new Saudi labor policy would affect only illegal immigrants and not genuine workers employed in the Kingdom. Speaking to media persons here, he said: “Genuine workers need not worry. It will impact only those who don't have proper

Bangalore, Apr 15: Sons of senior Congress leaders Mallikarjuna Kharge and N Dharam Singh were given tickets to contest the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka in the second list of 40 candidates announced by the party on Sunday. Chamrajpet seat in the city has been given to G.A. Bava, a former police official and a close follower of Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily. However, Micro, Medium and

Bangalore, Apr 15: The ruling BJP tonight released its third list with 37 candidates for the May 5 Assembly polls but still has not taken a call about three tainted MLAs, keeping the suspense factor alive. The BJP had announced its first list of 140 candidates on April 5 and subsequently released a set of 35 nominees. With today's 37, it has named candidates in 212 segments. It's yet to name the

Mangalore, Apr 14: BA Moideen Bava, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Minorities Cell President, who had been defeated by BJP's Krishna J. Palemar in the 2008 assembly elections, has reportedly secured Congress ticket from Mangalore North Constituency once again. More than a dozen Congress leaders including former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty, Kripa Alva and Zilla Panchayat member Mamata Gatti, former

Bangalore, Apr 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi will campaign for the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka. As per tentative programme, Singh is scheduled to campaign in Hubli and Bangalore on April 29 and on May 2 at Mysore and Bangalore, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwar told reporters here today