Karnataka

Bangalore, Jan 7: The Congress, hoping to recapture power in Karnataka after nearly six years, Monday launched issue-based 'padayatras' (marches) and people's contact programmes that would continue for three months. Polls to the 225-member assembly are due in May. The first of the four 'padayatras' got off Monday at Hospet in Bellary district, about 300 km north of Bangalore, and would end Jan 14

Mangalore, Jan 7: About 78 per cent of the road mishaps are caused mainly due to the driver's negligence or due to over speeding or due to careless driving, said Nitte University Vice-Chancellor Dr Shantharam Shetty. Inaugurating the 24th National Road Safety week organized by Dakshina Kannada district administration, RTO and the police, at Town Hall, on Monday Dr Shetty said that after Bangalore

Mangalore, Jan 7: The Mangalore unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal held a demonstration against Andhra Pradesh MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office on Monday, condemning the derogatory remarks against a particular community in his inflammatory speech made last month at a town near Hyderabad. The protestors said that the shallow language of the leader hurt

Surathkal, Jan 7: In a thrilling finish to the six-day cricket tournament held at Krishnapura in Surathkal, the home team of Paradise Club lifted the 3-foot tall trophy on Sunday to drumbeats and cheers of spectators at the Paradise Cricket Fest – 2013, organised by Paradise Club Association. In the final match of the tournament at the Krishnapura Government Primary School Ground on the outskirts

Kozhikod, Jan 7: All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama General Secretary of A P Aboobacker Musliyar Kanthapuram said that the existing laws alone would never be able to offer full justice to the people of the country. Speaking at the annual convocation of Markaz Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya, in which 941 students were awarded their certificates on Sunday, he said there should be efforts to incorporate

Bangalore, Jan 6: Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) leader B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said he will not have any objection if Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar decides to drop Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje from the State Cabinet. Speaking to reporters, he suggested that instead of removing one or two ministers, Shettar should drop all his supporters from the Cabinet. “Why remove one or two ministers

Mangalore, Jan 7: Three motorbike riders were killed while three pillion riders sustained severe injuries in three separate mishaps on Sunday. 35-year-old Karunakar, a resident of Kodikal was killed and pillion rider Sandeep was crucially injured when their vehicle was hit by a speeding jeep from behind near A J Hospital in the city. The duo was plying from KPT to Kodikal when the accident took

Udupi, Jan 7: Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishweshatheertha Swami said that the term of the present government in State should end at the earliest and fresh public mandate should be sought in order to get rid off unstable administrative atmosphere. Speaking to media persons, the Seer said that the government is in total confusion and the situation calls for concern over the development of the State. The

Mangalore, Jan 6: In a major allegation, Dean of Arts faculty at Mangalore University Prof K Abhaya Kumar has been purported to have sexually harassed a student from the Dalit community who had been pursuing her Ph.D research under his supervision. Dalit activist Narayan Punchame came forward with this complaint at the monthly SC/ST grievance meeting held in the office of Superintendent of Police

Mangalore, Jan 6: The ongoing Paradise Cricket Fest-2013 at Krishnapur, on the outskirts of the city, is proving to be a big hit in the region and has successfully wooed both young and old spectators back to local cricket. Since the tournament got under way on New Year's Day, thousands of cricket fans have flocked to cricket grounds around the coastal distracts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi to