Karnataka

Mangalore, Feb 20: The Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DKDCC) on Wednesday announced the formation of a new committee headed by DKDCC President B Ramanath Rai to approve and select candidates from the party for the upcoming local governing body polls in the district. Prior to the drama that enfolded pertaining to exclusion of former mayor K Ashraf, B Janardhan Poojary announced that

Mangalore, Feb 20: Members of trade unions and bank employees got together in protest against the UPA government's anti-people policies under the banner of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) as part of the 48 hour nation-wide strike called by central trade unions, in Mangalore on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, B Madhava, senior CPI(M) leader and Convener, UFBU, said that 11 national labour

Mangalore/Udupi, Feb 20: The 48-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions hit normal life across Coastal districts of Karnataka on Wednesday with workers from varied sectors, including transport and banking, staying away from work to protest the UPA government's economic and labour policies. The strike call had been given by trade unions of all hues, including the Congress-backed INTUC

Bangalore, Feb 20: With the Assembly elections round the corner, the State BJP?is resorting to “rath yatra” politics again. Senior leaders of the BJP?will form five teams and take out “rath yatras” as part of its election campaign from March 15. The party plans to cover all the 224 constituencies in the State. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, BJP?State General?Secretary Raghunathrao

Mangalore, Feb 20: A 28-year-old youth from Idya near Surathkal, who went missing last week, was found dead with his body stuffed inside an oversized bag on the sea shore at Meenakali, Baikampady on the outskirts of the city. The body of Sandeep Poojary was in a decomposed state with his hands and legs tied. The local residents who noticed the bag lying on the sea shore under suspicious

Mangalore, Feb 20: With poll dates for the local governing bodies out, all the parties are vehemently trying to prove their worth. While the fight is going to be directly between the two national parties-the Congress and the BJP in Mangalore City Corporation. newly formed KJP and regional party JD(S) are trying to give a tough fight to the national giants. While the KJP is struggling hard to

Mangalore, Feb 19: Welfare Party of India (WPI) will field its candidates in good numbers in the upcoming local body polls, said Akbar Ali, State President, WPI. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Ali said that the political scenario in the country has gone from bad to worse. “Mere change of personnel and elected representatives will not suffice. There is a

Mangalore, Feb 19: To commemorate its decennial year, Saanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged, Mangalore, will organise 'Saanidhya Panama Kreeda Mahotsava – 2013' a state-level sports meet for the differently abled, in collaboration with Panama Corporation Ltd, Mangalore and Sports And Cultural Academy for Differently Abled (SACADA) on February 21, 22 and 23

Mangalore, Feb 19: The BJP will contest in all seats at all levels in the upcoming local body polls, said Monappa Bhandary, MLC and Spokesperson, BJP, DK. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the district BJP office in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Bhandary said that in the last local body elections the BJP had refrained from fielding its candidates for some of the seat. “Of a total of 157

Mangalore, Feb 19: Policemen today cannot say that they are concerned only with local issues. Many a times, incidents taking place at the national and international levels too have repercussions at the local level, calling the police to be alert, said Pratap Reddy, IGP (Western Range). Speaking after inaugurating a workshop on 'National Security – Focus on Karnataka' organized by Institute of