Karnataka

Bangalore, Apr 24: Average asset of recontesting MLAs in the May five assembly elections has nearly doubled and rose by about Rs ten crore compared to five years ago in Karnataka, according to two NGOs tracking the trend. Based on candidates' affidavit filed with nomination papers, Karnataka Election Watch (KEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms analysed 179 outgoing MLAs who are contesting

Bangkok, Apr 24: Myanmar has waged a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" against Rohingya Muslims, a leading human rights group said, appealing to India to press its eastern neighbour to put an immediate stop to the abuses. "Burmese authorities and members of Arakanese groups have committed crimes against humanity in a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State since June

Mangalore, April 23: The Mangalore International Air Cargo Complex will be operational from May 1, revealed J T Radhakrishna, Director, Mangalore International Airport and Custodian of Mangalore International Air Cargo Complex. He was speaking at an interaction meet on issues concerning the air cargo complex organized by the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangalore on Tuesday

Mangalore, April 23: Cases can now be registered in police stations under the Protection of Children from sexual offences (POCSO) Act 2012, in matters of children being subjected to sexual violence and abuse, said Renni D'Souza, Director, PADI Valorade. Making a presentation on the Childline project of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, at PADI office in Mangalore on

Sindhanoor, Apr 23: In a major offensive against the ruling BJP in Karnataka, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the party of "looting" the state and claimed it would lose the May 5 assembly polls. Launching the Congress' campaign in northern Karnataka, he said BJP broke electoral promises and "the only thing they remembered was how to loot public money in the state. They have

Mangalore, Apr 23: The Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DCC) is contemplating to lodge a complaint with the Karnataka State Election Commission (KSEC) on the 'false allegations' being spread against Mangalore MLA U T Khader and other Congress candidates, said interim DCC president Ibrahim Kodijal. He said that the opponents of U T Khader and B Ramanath Rai, who are contesting from

Mangalore, Apr 23: A total of 15,00,385 names have been registered in the district in the revised voter list, said Harsh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada. Addressing a news conference in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Gupta said that after the previous voter list was put out in January earlier this year, 62,140 additions and 23,414 deletions were made. As of now, the total number of

Riyadh, Apr 23: Several green category companies in Saudi Arabia have come forward to offer placement to Indian expatriate workers who have been affected by the Kingdom's Nitaqat programme. “The Embassy of India is receiving queries from green category companies in Saudi Arabia offering placement to those Indian workers affected by Nitaqat programme,” stated a released issued by the Indian Embassy

Mangalore, Apr 23: In an apparent case of moral policing, a woman was assaulted by a person for having spoken to an acquaintance belonging to a different community at a place called Karyatodi in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. According to a complaint lodged in Sullia police station, Hemavathi, wife of Purushottam from Karyatodi, was assaulted by her neighbour Suresh hailing. The

Bangalore, Apr 23: People in Karnataka are generally crazy about film stars but this adoration has not tempted many actors to enter politics. And the few contesting the May 5 assembly polls are having a tough time. The most prominent actor in the fray is Congress candidate M.H. Ambareesh, who was a junior minister for a short period in the first United Progressive Alliance government at New Delhi