Karnataka

Bangalore, Aug 26: Brimming with confidence after the Congress wrested two Lok Sabha seats from the JDS, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today sought to showcase the initiatives of his government asserting that the flagship rice programme has made a positive impact on the poor. Quoting a woman who interacted with him, Siddaramaiah said BPL families are now able to save Rs 800 per month

Mangalore, Aug 26: Members of Dakshina Kannada district committee of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Monday, against the price hike on food items in hotels in the district. The demonstrators demanded a uniform price system on food and beverages in hotels and restaurants in the district. Addressing the

New Delhi, Aug 26: Two newly elected Congress members from Karnataka - actress-turned politician Ramya and D K Suresh - took oath in the Lok Sabha today. The new members took oath in Kannada language soon after the House met for the day. In the recently held by-elections, multi-lingual actress Ramya on her electoral debut had defeated C S Puttaraju of JD (S) in Mandya, the nucleus of his party's

Moodbidri, Aug 26: The police arrested a man who not only shunned his wife out of their house for failing to meet his dowry demands but also married another woman, on Sunday. Sameeullah, son of Sheikh Moideen is the arrested. Hailing from Beluvai village, he married Shaina Banu from the same village in 2008. Banu's family during the wedding gave Rs one lakh in cash and 200 gms of gold. After

Mangalore, Aug 26: Activists of Vishwa Hindutva Parishad, Bajrang Dal and other pro-Hindutva outfits in Mangalore staged a demonstration as a part of the nation-wide protest condemning the arrests of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders leaders in Uttar Pradesh. During their sit-in protest at the Gandhi park opposite to Town Hall, protesters chanted Manthras, Bhajans and raised slogans against the Uttar

Bantwal, Aug 26: INTUC State Working President Rakesh Malli has been questioned by the police in connection to threatening Congress leader, Zilla Panchayat member Prakash Shetty. Mr Malli's passport has been confiscated in this regard. SI Mahesh Prasad from rural police station took Mr Malli to custody when he landed at Mangalore airport from Dubai on Sunday at 9 am. He was quizzed with regard to

Mangalore, Aug 26: K Pratapsimha Nayak has been elected unanimously as the new President of the Dakshina Kannada District BJP for the year 2013-15. The election process was held at the party's district office here under the Presidentship of K Padmanabha Kottari, the outgoing District President. K Monappa Bhandari, MLC was the election officer. The new District President will take charge at a

Manipal, Aug 26: In a tragic incident, a Manipal University student drowned off Malpe beach here on Sunday here after he was caught in the high waves of the Arabian Sea. The deceased is 19-year-old Abhishek Agnihothri. Hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Mr Agnihothri was studying first year of B.B.M at the university. The incident occurred when he had been there along with his friends on a pleasure trip

Mangalore, Aug 25: At the monthly SC/ST grievance meeting held at Police Commissioner's office in the city on Sunday, a Dalit representative Shridhar alleged that a person named Suresh Poojary had encroached a part of the land allotted to the Dalit community by the government.Mr Shridhar alleged that Suresh Poojary had provided forged documents which showed that land under survey 101/3 in Derebail

Bangalore, Aug 26: People's Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Abdul Nasir Ma'adani, lodged in the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bangalore in connection with the Bangalore bomb blasts case, has alleged that the treatment meted out to him by the Karnataka Police under the Congress government is worse than that during the BJP rule in the State. In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Ma'adani accused the