Karnataka

Bangalore, Apr 15: Sons of senior Congress leaders Mallikarjuna Kharge and N Dharam Singh were given tickets to contest the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka in the second list of 40 candidates announced by the party on Sunday. Chamrajpet seat in the city has been given to G.A. Bava, a former police official and a close follower of Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily. However, Micro, Medium and

Bangalore, Apr 15: The ruling BJP tonight released its third list with 37 candidates for the May 5 Assembly polls but still has not taken a call about three tainted MLAs, keeping the suspense factor alive. The BJP had announced its first list of 140 candidates on April 5 and subsequently released a set of 35 nominees. With today's 37, it has named candidates in 212 segments. It's yet to name the

Mangalore, Apr 14: BA Moideen Bava, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Minorities Cell President, who had been defeated by BJP's Krishna J. Palemar in the 2008 assembly elections, has reportedly secured Congress ticket from Mangalore North Constituency once again. More than a dozen Congress leaders including former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty, Kripa Alva and Zilla Panchayat member Mamata Gatti, former

Bangalore, Apr 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi will campaign for the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka. As per tentative programme, Singh is scheduled to campaign in Hubli and Bangalore on April 29 and on May 2 at Mysore and Bangalore, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwar told reporters here today

Mangalore Assembly Constituency is a fascinating constituency by all means. If one goes through the pages of history, it is overwhelming to know that the valiant episodes of life of Rani Abbakka who struggled and laid her life to protect the honour of this land against the Portuguese invasion were written here. This constituency was referred to as 'Mangalore 2' when election procedures began in

Mangalore, Apr 14: In a bizarre and shocking incident, an engineer was kidnapped in a car, looted and thrown out in Mangalore. N M Yogish Kumar from Subramanyapuram of Tamilnadu was waiting at Pumpwell on Friday at about 9 15 pm, when four men approached him in an Omni car and forcefully took him away in the vehicle. They took him to B C Road and looted him and then left him there in a helpless

Sullia, Apr 14: In a rather shameful incident, an Income Tax Assistant Commissioner who went away from a Bakery without paying for the purchase was made to come back and pay the due. On Saturday, IT Assistant Commissioner Indumati Patil had come to a bakery in Sullia and after purchasing loads of eatables he had gone without clearing the bills. Raged by the attitude of the Assistant Commissioner

New Delhi, April 14: Gold prices in the country hit a 12-month low and witnessed the biggest single day slide as traders resorted to panic selling after prices of the yellow metal fell internationally. Silver prices also slumped to a 15-month low. Gold prices fell by Rs 1,250 per 10 gram to sell at Rs 28,350, mostly on speculation, as prices in the global market fell steeply by $84 per ounce. All

Mangalore, Apr 14: With just 20 days left for the Assembly elections in the state, the Congress party still appears vexed over which candidates to field from three of the constituencies in the twin districts, namely Kaup in Udupi district, Puttur and Suratkal in Dakshina Kannada. When candidates have been involved in tug-of-war with regard to getting a ticket in four categories to contest from

Mangalore, Apr 14: To commemorate the decennial year celebration, Saanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for Mentally Challenged organised an art and craft exhibition 'Vision – 2013' where a variety of handicrafts made by differently-abled children were kept on display for visitors. Handicrafts ranging from handmade candles and artistic paintings in vibrant colours to pillow cases and