Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 25: The Vokkaliga Gowda community in Dakshina Kannada has demanded more representation to the community in the forthcoming Assembly elections, failing which the political parties would have to pay a heavy price. Vokkaligara Yane Gowdara Seva Sangha Secretary D Padmanabha Gowda has said that in case the community is neglected then the members of the community will give an apt answer

Udupi, Mar 25: The BJP-led Karnataka government which is pressing for the anti-cow slaughter bill to come into effect has not retained even a single meadow in the state, all of which have been claimed by high-rise buildings. This has resulted in farmers losing their agricultural lands to foreign companies, and being made to work as slaves, said national vice-president of Welfare Party of India

Ujire, Mar 25: Dozens of devotees suffered injuries after they were stung by bees at a church in Nada on the foothills of Jamalabad fort in Belthangady on Sunday. According to the soureces, a person who has suffered serious injuries has been shifted to Mangalore for further treatment. Other 20 injured are recuperating in a hospital in Belthangady. It was said that a large swarms of bees from

Mangalore, Mar 25: A mobile blood donation clinic which has been operational in the city of Bangalore from almost a year, reached the city on Mangalore from Kundapur on Sunday, to spread awareness among people on the facilities available in the clinic. After conducting a blood donation camp in Kundapur today where a total of 112 units of blood was collected, the bus which is operational only in

Mysore, Mar 25: The race for oneupmanship has begun between the BJP?and KJP in the districts of Mysore and Chamarajanagar - a strong Veerashaiva belt. A day after Medical Education and district in-charge Minister S?A?Ramdas launched his campaign from Alanahalli in ward 63 of Krishnaraja constituency, his arch rival and KJP candidate H?V?Rajiv too kickstarted his campaign from the same ward, on

March, Mar 24: Days after the results of urban local body polls were declared, candidates from the Congress who have won seats in the Mangalore City Corporation from their respective wards were formally felicitated by Mangalore City Block Congress here on Sunday. The ones who were felicitated are Lancelot Pinto, D K Ashok Kumar, Keshava, Prakash Salian, Rajaneesh, Radhakrishna, Zubeida, Sabitha

Mangalore, Mar 24: Creating awareness through sticking of posters on Tuberculosis by students and cleaning the surroundings in the prime locality of the city marked the World TB Day observance in here on Sunday. The drive was carried out by Centre for Integrated Learning (CIL) in association with the Amala Bharat Campaign (ABC) of Mata Amruthanandamayi Mutt and Rotary Club of Mangalore and

Bangalore, Mar 24: There's nothing novel about entire families being in politics in India; nor is it so uncommon for parents to belong to one party -- or different ones -- and children to take up leadership in yet another party. However "family politics" has reached a new low in Karnataka; and ironically, the BJP, which claims to stand for "value-based politics", is a contributor to this trend

Udupi, Mar 24: Police have beefed up security following assault on three Muslim youth by unidentified miscreants at Kemmannu in Udupi. Udupi S P Dr Boralingaiah M B has said that police have taking all precautionary measures to prevent recurrence of any such incidents. Asif, Hilal and Fadar Hussain were on their way to Ninjar from Hoode on Friday night when they were stopped by three men in front

Mangalore, Mar 24: The students of Hira Women's College have clenched the overall championship in 'Drishti-Aarambh', the inter-collegiate competition organized by Sahyadri Engineering College.Aysha Nuzhat stood first in The Best Personality, Salma and Rabeea secured first place in Product Launch, while second place was bagged by Shehnaz in Photography, Lavanya in dance, Suneina and group in mime