Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 5: The district unit of Janata Dal (Secular) announced the formation of H D K Yuvasene in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday, with a view to unite and organise the youth of the district and imbibe leadership qualities in them. Dakshina Kannada JD(S) core committee president A Sadananda Shetty announced that Pradeep Prabhakar from Puttur had been appointed as the district president of the

Mangalore, Mar 5: A youth riding a motor-cycle died on the spot at Sharbatkatte near Yeyyadi, on the outskirts of the city, as a result being hit by an unknown vehicle coming from the opposite direction at around 11 p.m. on Monday night. The deceased youth is identified as Ritesh Kotian (25) son of Narayana who is a resident of Koppalakadu in Yeyyadi. On the way back home from KPT Junction, the

Mangalore, Mar 5: A photo unveiling ceremony and a state level advocates' cricket tournament is being organised in the memory of Advocate Yekkar Thimmappa Hegde jointly by the Karnataka State Bar Council, Mangalore Bar Association and Y T Hegde Associates, Mangalore, on March 9 and 10. Briefing about the scheduled events at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Kallige Taranath Shetty, Former

Mangalore, Mar 5: Former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda has made it clear that he would not contest the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. Mr Gowda, who had participated in public campaign for March 7, ULB polls on Monday, told media persons that he was not among the ticket aspirants for assembly polls due in May. Responding to a query he said that BJP's first list of the candidates for

Mangalore, Mar 5: Political parties and candidates are making last bid efforts to woo the voters through door-to-door campaign for March 7 Urban Local Bodies elections across Karnataka as the public campaign came to an end on Monday. Ruling BJP, main opposition Congress and the Janata Dal(S) are main contenders in the local body election, which would also have independents playing major role in

Mangalore, Mar 5: A lawyer, who was one of the three arrested for allegedly trying to convert a Hindu girl to Islam, has said that his involvement in the incident was only as a lawyer and was entirely unconnected otherwise. Advocate Salmara Nooruddin, who is also spokesperson of the district Minorities Cell of the Congress, was arrested along with Althaf, a resident of Bettampady, on charges of

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 5: Terming Pakistan as a failed country, Chairman of the Press Council of India, Markandey Katju has said that it would be reunited with India to create a strong nation. Delivering the Rajiv Gandhi memorial lecture organised by the Institute of Parliamentary Affairs here on Monday, he said the spate of bombing incidents across Pakistan had turned the country into a Jurassic

Kasargod, Mar 5: A passenger arriving at Karipur International Airport near Kozhikode in Kerala has been nabbed by the Air Customs Department for carrying three kilogrammes of gold by hiding it and not disclosing it to the customs authorities. Sources said the passenger came from Dubai by an Air India Express flight and was nabbed by customs officials after a tip-off. The passenger had concealed

Bangalore, Mar 5: Abdul Nasir Ma'adany, People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, has moved a special bail application before the special court at Parappana Agrahara jail here seeking five days' parole to attend his daughter's wedding to be held in Kollam on March 10. In the special bail application filed on Monday, Maudany requested the court to allow him to attend the wedding with police escort

Mangalore, Mar 4: In the backdrop of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi being projected as the possible prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, former Union Minister B Janardhan Poojary has termed Modi as 'unfit' to become the country's prime minister and lashed out at his remarks on the Gandhi family. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, he said that the state of Gujarat had seen