Karnataka

Mangalore, May 6: In the wider interest of the Muslim community, the Haj Committee of India will be conducting coaching and guidance programme for IAS and Allied Services Examination for aspirants from the community at Haj House in Mumbai. Eligible Muslim candidates who desire to write the Preliminary and Main Examinations for the Civil Services can submit their application forms online through

Udupi, May 6: A tense atmosphere prevailed at Bhaskarnagar near Uchil in Udupi district after some miscreants threw a beer bottle inside a masjid in the town. The incident occurred at around 9 p.m. on Sunday. The devotees who were inside the Masjid immediately swung into action to catch the miscreants, but in vain. Police who rushed to the spot took measures to control the situation. JDS District

Bangalore, May 5: Congress party looks all set to make a comeback to power in Karnataka, according C Voter exit poll. According to this exit poll, Congress party is expected to score victory in 110-118 seats while the ruling BJP seems to be on its way out with the party expected to get 51 – 59 seats only. B S Yedyurappa's Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) is expected to win 9-13 seats. JD(S) of former

Mangalore, May 5: Mangalore, May 5: Dakshina Kannada district lived up to its reputation of registering a good voter turnout in the elections held in eight Assembly constituencies on Sunday. The district administration said the entire polling process was incident-free and an estimated 75 per cent of over 15 lakh voters exercised their franchise. Naxal affected areas Polling in naxal affected areas

Mangalore, May 5: An incident of tensions rising and a minor scuffle erupting between Congress and BJP activists near the Capitanio polling booth in Kankanady has been reported. The validity of voting rights for a group of nursing students not originally from the city is said to be the cause that led to the scuffle. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, ACP Kavitha who is monitoring the situation said

Bangalore, May 5: After an initial burst, voter turnout in the Karnataka Assembly polls lost momentum in the afternoon apparently due to the searing heat, with an estimated 25-30 per cent voters exercising their franchise till 1 PM. Polling had begun on a strong note at 7 AM, with turnout being 15 to 20 per cent in the first three hours. Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and 106-year-old seer of the

Mangalore, May 5: As polling across the state came to a close on Sunday, the day ended without any major incidents or disruptions in the coastal district of Udupi. The atmosphere was largely peaceful throughout the five constituencies of the district. According to sources, the district recorded a voter turnout of 76.96 percent as the voting ended at 6 p.m. Udupi district, which has five assembly

Bangalore, May 5: Ruling BJP's senior leader and lawmaker M. Venkaiah Naidu had a taste of the people's power Sunday when he was snubbed by voters when he tried to muscle his way into a polling booth with party workers and supporters, jumping the queue. A Rajya Sabha member from the state, Naidu is a voter in the Malleshwaram assembly constituency, a middle class locality in the northwest of the

Kolar, May 5: In a shocking incident, a group of miscreants including a person holding sword in hand threatened voters at a polling station in Kolar. The incident occurred at around 10 a.m. in the premises of Junior College in Kolar. It is said that Congress workers and supporters of Independent candidate and minister Varthur Prakash clashed in Kolar. A video footage aired by television channels

Mangalore, May 5: For the first time, webcasting has been introduced in over 1,100 polling stations across the state. While the chief election officer recommended webcasting of polls from voting centres in five booths in each constituency in the state, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada Harsh Gupta has gone in for webcasting from over 20 polling stations in each of the eight Assembly