Karnataka

Riyadh, Apr 7: Thousands of expatriate workers including Indians in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia breathed a sigh of relief after King Abdullah announced three-month grace period for illegal foreigners. With this the massive campaign by Saudi authorities to deport thousands of foreigners who overstayed their residence permits or worked illegally or did not have the legal documents to work or stay in the

New Delhi, Apr 7: Raking up the Ram temple issue, BJP leader L K Advani today asked partymen not to be apologetic for the Ayodhya movement and instead take pride in it. Advani also referred to Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's recent words of praise for him, which had surprised many, and said that people should not hesitate to speak the "right thing" as "the world will accept it". "When

Bangalore, Apr 6: Narendra Modi will campaign in five districts for Karnataka assembly elections, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said today amid speculation on the extent of the Gujarat Chief Minister's role in the canvassing. "The party will utilise Modi's services...," Shettar told reporters after the party's foundation day celebrations here. Modi will campaign in five districts, the Chief

Padubidri, Apr 6: A lady reeling under depression, who had gone missing about five days ago has been found dead in a lake at Pangala, near here. The corpse of the lady has been found in highly decomposed state. It is suspected that the lady must have committed suicide. The deceased has been identified as Radhika (30), daughter of Sugana, a resident of Kaipunjala-Sasithota of Uliyaragoli near Kaup

Mangalore, Apr 6: The district Congress has been divided into two factions, vis-a-vis J R Lobo and Ivan D'Souza camps and the friction supposedly had started building up months ago. The suppressed volcano erupted in front of the district Congress office on Saturday, when supporters of Ivan D'Souza got together to express their ire against the decision of party leadership to field J R Lobo from the

Mangalore, Apr 6: A video release programme as part of the election awareness campaign of the district administration was held at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Saturday. Harsh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, DK, released the video containing public awareness on voting in the form of a mime performance by the 'Abhinava' team, Mangalore. Speaking after the official release, Mr. Gupta

Bangalore, Apr 6: Students from various colleges in Bangalore have joined their hands together to make a difference, in wake of upcoming assembly elections. They in this direction have drafted a manifesto after critically analyzing the socio- economic and political situation in Karnataka and also the performance of the ruling BJP government in the state. The students have now urged the political

Mangalore/Udupi, Apr 6: Even though all incumbent Congress MLAs from twin coastal districts of Karnataka have been assured of tickets from May 5 Assembly polls, BJP has denied tickets to two of its MLAs in Udupi district. While Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat himself withdrew his candidature facilitating Sudhakar Shetty to get ticket after sex CD row, the name of Baindoor sitting MLA K Lakshminaraya has

Mangalore, Apr 6: What can be more painful for the aged and wrinkled hands of parents than to touch the numb and cold bodies of their young sons. Well, Muhammad Abdul Khader, the father of Umar Rashid (24) and Mohommed Naushad (22), the victims of a road accident occurred near Yekkur in Mangalore on Thursday has suffered this pain. With two of his young sons meeting their makers, the blurring eyes

Mangalore, Apr 6: The music album of the Kannada film 'Chella Pilli' was released in Mangalore today in the presence of Tulu film director Vijaykumar Kodialbail, film producer and president of SCDCC Bank M N Rajendra Kumar and noted theatre artist Devdas Kapikad. The movie, featuring a number of Tulu and Kannada artistes in lead roles, is being produced by the city-based Sudesh Bhandary under the