Karnataka

Bangalore, July 18: The tug-of-war between BJP leaders in Karnataka has continued with Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Dharwad MP Pralhad Joshi emerging as strong contenders for the post of State Bharatiya Janata Party president. The need for choosing a new president has arisen as incumbent president K S Eshwarappa has become Deputy Chief Minister. Mr. Eshwarappa has to give up the party post

Karwar, July 18: Zilla Janashakthi Vedike president Madhav Naik has filed a complaint against a candidate for replacing his photo with that of Bollywood heartthrob Aishwarya Rai while filling a form. It can be recalled called that Narayan Gonda, a candidate with hall ticket no. 2199534, who was supposed to appear at the Government High School examination centre in Karwar was absent. However, his

Mangalore, July 18: Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Dr B Madhav Bhandary died here on Tuesday. He was 72. Dr Bhandary had been ailing for some time and had been admitted to a hospital. He is survived by wife, a daughter, and a son. He was also the Chairman of Mangalore Urban Development Authority for two terms between 1983 and 1985 and between 2009 and 2011. A doctor by profession, he

Karwar, July 18: Minister for Fisheries, Science and Technology Anand Asnotikar on Tuesday expressed his discontentment over the portfolio given to him. He said he was expecting a “significant” portfolio in the government. Mr. Asnotikar said that he had high expectations about getting a “good” ministry this time. He had conveyed about his choice of Ministry to the Chief Minister. Despite this, he

Mangalore, July 17: Ajit Singh, Union Civil Aviation Minister has informed that International as well as Domestic terminals at Mangalore Airport are likely to be commissioned by August 2012, Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs has stated in a press release. Mr. Moily has stated that in Export Vision 2020 held earlier in February, one of the major concerns shown was the need

Mangalore, July 17: Mohammed Ameen was unanimously elected president of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangalore, at the 71st annual general meeting on Tuesday. A media release issued here by the KCCI stated that Mr Ameen would be the 49th president of the trade association that came into existence in 1940. Mr Ameen is taking over the office from Latha R Kini, who was the first woman

Gangulli, July 17: The inauguration of the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) centre – in collaboration with the Bharath Post Graduate College, Chennai – was held at the Touheed Girls' PU College, here recently. Speaking on the occasion K Shivananda Karanth, writer, columnist and retired lecturer, emphasized the importance given to education and literacy especially for women in Islam and with

Mangalore, July 17: Sandalwood heart-throb Rakshita has announced that BSR Congress Party would hold 'Swabhimani Sankalpa Yatre', campaign rally from Karwar to Ramnagar, between July 29 and August 5. Addressing a media conference in the city on Tuesday the actress-cum-politician, said that the eight-day long rally would cover 1,300 kms to meet people in Coastal Karnataka, Malnad and Bayaluseeme

Bangalore, July 17: The ruling BJP in Karnataka today suffered an embarrassment after party MLA Haladi Srinivasa Shetty resigned from the Assembly over denial of ministerial berth in the Jagadish Shettar Cabinet. The MLA from the coastal town of Kundapura in Udupi district met Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah at the Vidhan Soudha, the state secretariat, and tendered his resignation. "The Speaker has

Mangalore, July 17: Congress workers led by Ivan D'Souza held a protest outside the Passport Seva Kendra in Mangalore on Tuesday criticizing its functioning and lack of facilities at the centre. Speaking on the occasion Mr. D'Souza said that more than 350 appointments are given every day but no adequate facilities have been created for the benefit of the people who come to the Centre. People are