Karnataka

New Delhi, May 11: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated Siddaramaiah on his election as Chief Minister of Karnataka. The Prime Minister also wished him "well for the future." Siddaramaiah was yesterday elected as the leader of the Congress Legislative Party in the state. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talked to Siddaramaiah to congratulate him on his election as the Chief Minister of

Mangalore, May 11: A thronging crowd flocked downtown as the 'Bigg Boss' of Kannada Sudeep paid a visit to the city on Saturday to promote a jewellery store located in Falnir. Sudeep is the brand ambassador of Joyalukkas, a jewellery store, and was in Mangalore to promote the Akshaya Tritiya celebrations in the Mangalore branch of Joyalukkas. As news spread in the area about his imminent arrival

Bangalore, May 11: In a startling revelation, police have said that the SIM card used to trigger the blast near BJP office at Malleshwaram in Bangalore on April 17 this year belonged to an RSS leader from the Karnataka-Kerala border. The police refused to identify the RSS leader. They also said that the RSS leader had claimed that the SIM card along with the mobile phone had been stolen a day

Mangalore, May 11: The ones who came to hold power in various Boards, Corporations and Authorities during the BJP rule are now stepping down from their position after the BJP got a thrashing in the Assembly poll. The Coastal Development Authority was appointed with Vikramarjuna Hegde as its President only an year ago but when the BJP Government was about to topple, Mr Hegde tendered his

Kasargod, May 11: An upcoming singer Raima Chandra (24) was found dead in her residence at Uduma on Thursday evening. It is said that her father who is a headmaster of a school tried contacting Raima over phone. Since she did not receive the call even after several attempts, he contacted one of the neighbours named Unnikrishnan. While the neighbours knocked at the door, Raima did not open the door

Ullal, May 11: Severed hooves of a cow were dumped by unknown miscreants inside the compound of a Daivasthana in Uchila near Ullal on Friday, close to the place where a similar incident had occurred in Someshwar on Thursday. This is the second incident in two days. Ullal police suspect the hand of the thieves who had stolen cattle from a house in Uchila and left behind hooves near the 'Tulsi Katta

Kasargod, May 11: The investigation into the weapon haul from a Popular Front of India (PFI) office at Narath in Kannur, has been handed over to the National Investigating Agency (NIA), said Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan. Mr. Radhakrishnan told reporters here on Friday that the police had begun a detailed investigation into the activities of the PFI following the seizure of

Mangalore, May 11: Except the winning and losing candidates from Congress party and BJP all other candidates in eight constituencies of Dakshina Kannada district have lost their deposit amount in recently held Karnataka Assembly polls. As many as 71 candidates were in fray in the district. Among them only 16 candidates - eight each from the Congress and BJP- could get their deposit back, while

Jeddah, May 11: Hundreds of thousands of Haj and Umrah overstayers who arrived in Saudi Arabia before July 3, 2008, can work as domestic workers or for private companies as part of wide-ranging concessions announced yesterday by the ministries of Labor and Interior. The concessions are perhaps the most far-reaching changes in the Kingdom's labor law history that will now include allowing illegal

Bangalore, May 10: Siddaramaiah, who would be the new Karnataka Chief Minister, today said putting the 'collapsed" administration back on track would be a major challenge facing him in his new role. "The development of the state has gone 10 years back", Siddaramaiah told reporters after he was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party. In the May five Assembly polls, the Congress had