Karnataka

Bangalore, Aug 25: Dismayed by the rejection of his party by voters in the Lok Sabha by-elections, a teary-eyed H?D?Kumaraswamy on Saturday offered to resign as State JD(S)?president and also as the leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly. He owned responsibility for the humiliating defeat of the party in the Mandya and Bangalore Rural seats. It was the second defeat in the last three

Mangalore, Aug 24: Four students of Government PU College in Kanyana were hospitalized following a group clash on Friday. According to police sources, a student who had won in the college union elections was celebrating his victory by distributing sweets. A student from the defeated camp threw the sweet. Feeling insulted, student from the wining camp clashed with the other students. A couple of

Mangalore, Aug 24: A lot of times in life, the thing that matters is motivation. It really makes all the difference, said bestselling-writer and youth icon Chetan Bhagat, during his first visit to Mangalore on Saturday. The writer displayed his oratory skills and presented a talk on leadership and goal setting and also interacted with the audience at a programme organised at T M A Pai Convention

Mangalore, Aug 24: Subash Padil, Ganesh Kannur alias Kati Munna and Manu alias Manoj Shetty the prime accused in the infamous Homestay attack case were granted bail. The Second Additional District Sessions Court granted bail to the accused on Saturday. With this all the accused in the case were released. Judge M G Uma granted bail to the accused. It may be recalled that 17 accused in the case were

Bangalore, Aug 24: JD-S president and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda's daughter-in-law Anita Kumaraswamy Saturday suffered her second poll defeat within four months, that too in the area considered the party's stronghold. Anita, married to Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) state chief and former chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy, Saturday lost to D. K. Suresh of the ruling Congress in Bangalore

Mangalore/Udupi, Aug 24: Dakshina Kannada district Congress party workers celebrated victory of congress candidates in by polls for Mandya and Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seats. After the victory of Congress candidates Ramya (Mandya) and DK Suresh Kumar (Bangalore rural) on Saturday Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee members celebrated near Hampankatta by bursting crackers. Minister for

Mangalore, Aug 24: Towards providing better sanitation among economically-backward families in Dakshina Kannada, Abu Dhabi-based Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF) has undertaken 'BWF – Shauchalaya' project under which new toilets would be constructed for 52 poor families. The launching ceremony of the project was held at Sahodaya Hall, Balmatta here on Saturday, in which DK district-in-charge minister B

Mangalore, Aug 24: AHINDA Janachaluvali has welcomed the state government's law on cow slaughter of restoring the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Prevention Act -1964. Vice President of AHINDA Janachaluvali, BA Mohemmed Haneef briefing press persons here on Saturday said that the 1964 Act restricts the slaughter of calf and cow but it allows the slaughter of bulls and bullock. The

Bangalore, Aug 24: In her hour of victory, actress-politician Ramya chose to counter the words that had stung her most during the gruelling campaign for the Mandya parliamentary bypoll. Amid jubilant Congress workers celebrating her win, she told reporters that nobody would comment on her parents now. Ramya defeated her JD(S) rival by over 65,000 votes. The fitting response was targeted at former

Mangalore, Aug 24: Unidentified miscreants broke into a home and made away with Rs. 4,000 in cash and gold ornaments worth about Rs. 1 lakh at Bharati Nagar near KSRTC Bus Station on Friday. The house belonged to Padmanabha S, a labour contractor. The incident took place when his family members were out. Miscreants gained access by breaking window grills and decamped with gold weighing around 40