Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 8: A 35-year-old manager of a private firm was brutally hacked to death by some unidentified assailants Sunday late night in Mangalore. The maimed body of Prashant alias Pachu, manager of city based Sri Adhinatheshwara Roadlines, was found near his car parked near Mangala Bar at Valencia area at around 11:30 p.m. The police who rushed to the spot soon after receiving the information

Bangalore, Apr 8: Key ministers who served the BJP government pitted against each other, brothers crossing swords, erosion of Bellary mining baron's influence, a ruling party minus heavyweight B S Yeddyurappa and a fragmented political landscape -- the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka have all the ingredients of a potboiler. Desertion of more than 30 MLAs and internal bickerings and

Mangalore, Apr 7: A teenager from Kadur in Chikmagalur district drowned at Panambur beach on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. 17-year-old Akash K R had come to Mangalore along with 35 others to write AIEEE exams. He was a student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. Though he was rescued by the lifeguards of Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project (PBTDP), Akash breathed his last on his way to

Bangalore, Apr 7: The ruling BJP will launch its campaign for the May 5 Assembly elections in Karnataka tomorrow with the party stalwarts L K Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to skip the event. The two leaders' absence seems to have taken some sheen off the rally, which would be addressed by party President Rajnath Singh, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and her

Bangalore, Apr 7: The three Muslim youth - Muthi-ur-Rahman Siddique, Aejaz Ahmed Mirza and Mohammed Yusuf Nalbandh - who recently walked to their freedom after a six-month ordeal of being branded as terrorists and charged with waging war aginst the country, said that they still carry the stigma of 'terror accused' despite the fact that National Investigation Agency (NIA) itself did not found even

Hyderabad, Apr 7: 'Discrimination' against Muslims is giving rise to a feeling of injustice among them, Press Council Chairman Markanedya Katju today claimed and rebuked the media for what he described as "demonising" Muslim community through "irresponsible" journalism. "Whenever a bomb blast occurs or such incident takes place, within an hour or so many TV channels start showing that an email or

Mangalore, Apr 7: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta said that the district administration was utilizing technology in systematic monitoring of the election code of conduct. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the district information office in Mangalore on Sunday, Mr. Gupta said the MEM (Mobile Election Managing) service had been introduced, wherein smartphones are

Mangalore, April 7: Election and campaign related advertisements by political parties and candidates will have to be produced for screening before the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC), said Harsh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, DK. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the district information office in Mangalore on Sunday, Mr. Gupta said that any kind of media publicity

Udupi, Apr 7: Congress candidate for Udupi Assembly constituency Pramod Madhwaraj and South Canara District Central Cooperative (SCDCC) Bank chairman M N Rajendra Kumar have been booked for violating the election code of conduct. Udupi Deputy Commissioner M T Reju, who is also election officer for the district, said a complaint had been received about poll code violation during the Udupi District

Mangalore, Apr 7: Factional fighting in Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee has been exacerbating ever since KPCC released its first list of candidates for May 5 Assembly polls. Hours after supporter of KPCC secretary Ivan D'Souaza staged a protest in front of District Congress Office in Mangalore on Saturday to express their ire against the decision of party leadership to field J R Lobo