Karnataka

Bangalore, Mar 7: People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani was on Thursday granted permission by the trial court in the central prison here to attend his daughter's marriage and also visit his ailing father under police security. Pronouncing its orders on an application by Madani seeking temporary bail from March 8 to 12 to attend his daughter's marriage at Kollam in Kerala on March 10

Dubai, Mar 7: Indian embassies in the Gulf region have advised NRIs staying in the region not to carry large amounts of Indian currency while travelling to India. "There have been some instances when NRIs have been found carrying large amounts of cash in the form of Indian currency while visiting India and faced problem at airport. In some cases the currency being carried by NRIs has even been

Bangalore, Mar 7: Nearly 70 per cent of voters cast their ballots in elections to urban local bodies in Karnataka on Thursday in a largely peaceful exercise that has generated considerable excitement as Assembly polls are round the corner. The exact polling percentage was 69.98 per cent, according to Election Commission sources. As many as 207 ULBs -- seven city corporations, 43 city municipal

New Delhi, Mar 7: Press Council Chairperson Markandey Katju has demanded that the government reinstate DRDO scientist Aijaz Ahmed Mirza who was arrested on terror charges but released on bail as the National Investigation Agency did not file a charge sheet against him. In a letter written to Defence Minister A K Antony and Karnataka Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar, Katju said that if there is no

Mangalore: The Mangalore City Corporation polls this time is going to be a nail-biting one because all speculations and predictions may turn out to be damp squib with the kind of scenario that has been unfurling at the political front here. Many feel that no party will emerge victorious and come to power with clear majority. The inclination of the electoral is the biggest mystery which is getting

Mangalore/Udupi/Karwar, Mar 7: Barring a few minor incidents, the polling for Urban Local Bodies ended peacefully amidst tight police security across three coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada on Thursday. Dakshina Kannada, district which includes seven ULBs including Mangalore City Corporation registered a total of 66.24 per cent voting. While Sullia registered highest

Bangalore, Mar 7: “I remember every single day I spent inside the jail. I will never forget these six months and cannot describe the treatment meted to us by the police,” said 26-year-old Aijaz Ahmad Mirza, who walked out to his freedom earlier this week after the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court granted him bail. Briefing reporters on Wednesday, Mirza, who was on a junior

Bangalore, Mar 7: Coming down heavily upon top Congress leaders in the State, JD(S)?State President H?D?Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said his party will prove its might by winning the urban local bodies (ULB) elections in the home turf of KPCC?President G?Parameshwara and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Siddaramaiah. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the JD(S)?media centre here

Bangalore, Mar 7: Elections to 208 urban local bodies (ULBs), billed as the semifinals for the ensuing Legislative Assembly polls,?are being held on Thursday. Around 85 lakh voters, that is 20 per cent of the state's total electorate, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the elections being held for seven city corporations (excluding Bangalore), 43 city municipal corporations, 65 town

Mangalore, Mar 6: After a 'walk for women' clad in pink, it was now time to don black. Using the weapon of 'silence' to contradict violence and atrocities on women, dozens came out on the streets clad in black and held a two-hour silent demonstration standing in-line from Hampankatta Junction to University College, in the city on Wednesday evening. With a steadfast resolution to wipe out