Karnataka

Mangalore, February 29: Former Malaysian deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who landed in the city on Wednesday, expressed confidence that he would become the next prime minister of Southeast Asian nation. In an informal chat with media persons at Mangalore Airport before heading to Puttur to participate in a private programme, Mr Ibrahim predicted that opposition would sweep next general

Udupi, February 29: The campaign by Bharatiya Janata Party for the impending Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency has heated up with Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and State BJP chief K S Eshwarappa lashing out at former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Addressing the BJP workers convention here on Wednesday, Mr Gowda said neither Congress party nor its leader Indira Gandhi had fulfilled the

Mangalore, February 29: A parked car caught fire on Wednesday afternoon in the city, causing heavy loss. The newly purchased Maruti Ritz was parked near the gate of St Aloysius School at Karangalpady here. The driver had gone somewhere after parking his car. Eye witnesses said that there was a heap of ashes, as labourers belonging to Mangalore City Corporation had burned garbage in that place in

Bangalore,February 29: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Committee probing the porngate episode involving three former BJP ministers today began its three-day sitting,amid continued boycott by Congress and JDS members, saying it would try to submit its report by the March 13 deadline set by the Speake Four members of the committee, now reduced to an all BJP panel, led by Srishailappa Bidarur

Udupi, February 29: In an interesting development that may boost the strength of Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, former MP Manorama Madhwaraj was given a red carpet welcome at a BJP programme here. The development comes minutes after BJP candidate V Sunil Kumar formally filed his nomination on Wednesday. The BJP workers began raising slogans

Manipal, February 29: BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha bypoll V Sunil Kumar on Wednesday formally filed his nomination here at DC office on Saturday. He was accompanied by Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda, BJP state president K S Eshwarappa, Bangalore South MP Ananth Kuamr and other BJP leaders. In fact, Mr Kumar had filed a dummy nomination on last Saturday as recommended by an

Mangalore, February 29: An engineering student of National Institute of Technology-Karnataka, Suratkal was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Shyam Dore, a resident of Nagpur in Maharashtra. As he was missing on Tuesday and his room was closed, his colleagues broke open the door only witness his dead body. Jurisdictional Suratkal police have

Mangalore, February 29: Parents by playing a major role in the education of their children can bring a positive development in them, said Mangalore MLA U T Khader. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly extended building of Green View High School at Adkare Padpu, run by Jamiyyatul Falah. Mr Khader said when a parent educate and train his children, he indirectly contributes towards the

Mangalore, February 29: Two people were killed when a timber laden lorry skidded off the road and plunged into a pond in the early hours of Wednesday at Adyarkatte on the outskirts of the city. The deceased have been identified as Rajashekhar and Sudhakar, both residents of Uppinangady. Lorry driver Murali suffered injuries in the accident. It is learnt that one among the deceased was Murali's

Mangalore, February 29: There are 870 severely underweight children between the age group of zero to five in Dakshina Kannada district. According to a survey conducted by the department of women and child welfare, there are 393 children suffering from severe underweight between the age group of below three years. This includes 190 boys and 203 girls. Between the age group of three to five, there