Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 12: South India Coalition for Proportional Electoral System will be launched on Saturday, July 13, at 10am at Senate Hall, Central College Campus, Bangalore, with an aim to advocate for inclusive representation to all sections and a fair share of power to all people. Addressing a news conference, here, Manohar Elavarthi of Praja Rajakiya Vedike explained about Karnataka Elections

Mangalore, Jul 12: Manager and two salesmen of a bakery are in soup after a salesgirl working with them complained against them of misbehaving with her. Vidya, a salesgirl in one of the bakeries functioning in Milagres Building, Balmatta complained to women's police, Pandeshwara against Manager Louis and Salesmen Ashok and Puneet of misbehaving with her and making advances towards her.On the basis

Kasargod, Jul 12: Sea erosion was reported from parts of Kasargod on Thursday even as the district remained by and large sunny despite weathermen forecasting widespread rain across the State for two days. The tile-roofed house of Jameela of Pervad was damaged in rain and strong winds early Thursday morning. Sea erosion was reported from Mogral, Koppalam Nangi, Pervad, Gandhinagar, Kasaba, and

Mangalore, Jul 12: Members of the district unit of Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi have urged the Dakshina Kannada district administration to provide a minimum compensation of Rs 5 lakhs each for the four Dalit victims who died in the Bajpe landslide tragedy 3 weeks ago. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, state convenor of the Samithi M Devadas said that the mishap had occurred

Manipal, July 12: The Principal Civil Judge (senior division) and Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagajyoti K A remanded Yogesh Poojary, the prime accused in the Manipal gang rape case, to judicial custody till July 15. The Magistrate has also permitted for DNA test on the accused and his detention in Shimoga jail following the appeal from the investigating officials. Yogesh was discharged from KMC

Mangalore, Jul 11: A trough of low pressure over the Arabian Sea will bring copious rain to coastal Karnataka, besides hill ranges of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu as South west monsoon remains "active" in Kerala, the regional weather office said today. "Isolated heavy to very heavy rain would occur over coastal Karnataka, Kerala and North Coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next 48 hours

Mangalore, July 11: Poverty, illiteracy and superstitious beliefs being the main reasons for population explosion in rural areas said Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai. Speaking on the occasion of World Population Day at a programme organised at District Wenlock Hospital RAPCC Auditorium here on Thursday, he said that awareness programmes should be regularly held to check

Mangalore, Jul 11: Former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary took on Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil on Thursday, for the latter's controversial remarks on the state government's scheme of providing rice to below poverty line (BPL) families at Re 1 per kg. Addressing media persons here, Mr Poojary said that the Karnataka Pradesh Congress

Bangalore, Jul 11: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today indicated he is not averse to return to BJP as he admitted publicly for the first time that he and some senior national BJP leaders had discussed his homecoming. The former BJP strongman and Karnataka Janatha Paksha chief, however, said he would take an "appropriate decision at the appropriate time". "I have already received

Mangalore, Jul 11: A leopard which had been stalking and preying on cattle in the interior parts of Bantwal taluk was finally caught by the Forest Department officials. The wild animal had swallowed several cattle Chennai Thodi village in Bantwal. Following complaints by villagers that their cattle were being killed by cheetah, forest officials laid a trap by keeping a cage in the land belonging