Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 23: The two new leaders of Janata Dal (Secular) in Dakshina Kannada - B Nagaraj Shetty and M G Hegde - who had joined the party recently have tendered their resignation to their party posts. The former BJP leader Mr Shetty was serving as the State vice president of JD(S), while former Congress leader Mr Hegde was serving as the Secretary of the JD(S). The development comes in the

Mangalore, Mar, 22: Chalking out a new strategy to bounce back in impending Karnataka Assembly elections after recently ULB poll defeat, Bharatiya Janata Party in coastal district of Dakshina Kannada has decided to organise a mega convention in the city next week. Senior BJP leaders of Karnataka including chief minister Jagadish Shettar, Bangalore M P Ananth Kumar, deputy chief minister Eshwarappa

Bangalore, Mar 22: Those who have not registered their names in the voters' list so far, may do so till April 7 to be eligible to exercise their franchise in the Assembly polls to be held on May 5. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (OCEO), Karnataka, all those who have crossed 18 years of age as on January 1, 2013, can submit the filled-in Form 6 and enrol their names online

Mangalore, Mar 22: Dr. Abubakkar Siddiq, Associate Professor, Dept. of Commerce and Management, University College, Mangalore will be presenting a research paper at an international conference in Malaysia. Dr Siddiq's research paper entitled “The Role of Voluntary Consumer Organizations in Consumer Protection- An Empirical Study in India” will be presented at the “International Conference on

Mangalore, Mar 22: The model code of conduct for Assembly elections has been imposed in the district, said N Prakash, Deputy Commissioner, DK. Addressing a news conference at his office in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Prakash said that as per the orders of the Election Commission of India, the model code of conduct for Assembly elections has already been enforced in the district and will continue

Mangalore, Mar 22: A J Hospital and Research Centre has been conferred with National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) accreditation. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Thursday, Dr. Prashanth Marla, Medical Director, A J Hospital and Research Centre, said that the hospital had already received ISO certification in the past. But NABH

Bangalore, Mar 22: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (OCEO), Karnataka, has made it mandatory for all candidates contesting the coming Assembly elections to conduct transactions pertaining to their election expenses through a single bank account so that the election expenditure can be closely monitored. Disclosing this to reporters on Thursday, Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said

Bangalore, Mar 22: Speeding up preparations for polls after the Election Commission of India's announcement of Assembly election dates, Karnataka Janata Party (KJP)?President B?S?Yeddyurappa has released the party's first list of 69 candidates. While Yeddyurappa has decided to test his electoral luck again from Shikaripura in Shimoga district, his close associate and former minister Shobha

Belthangady, Mar 21: Hardly few days after women's day celebration, the assault on women in the name of dowry continues, only raising question on the sheer meaning of such celebrations while the women at the grassroots continue to fight the unchanging realities. An incident of a man assaulting his wife and children and throwing them out of the house for dowry has been reported from Charmadi

Bangalore, Mar 21: Lok Sabha member Prahlad Joshi was on Wednesday appointed state ruling BJP chief by national President Rajnath Singh to lead its tough battle in the May five Assembly polls. The appointment of Joshi, representing Dharwad, was announced by Karnataka BJP just a day after the Election Commission declared the poll schedule. Joshi pipped other contenders as he has a comparatively