Karnataka

Bangalore, April 3: Switching from cycle-riding to heli-hopping and lording over Bellary and the BJP in Karnataka, mining barons Reddy brothers and their associates are learning a bitter lesson: money and crowds do not always translate into votes. The lack of vote-catching ability, when elections are only a month away, invariably means desperate attempts to strike a political alliance - only to be

Udupi, April 3: An incident of miscreants pelting stones at a Masjid has been reported from Kallianpur in Udupi district. The incident reportedly took place at about 10:30 pm on Tuesday. Prior to the attack on the Masjid located on the Santhekatte-Hoode road, a certain Iqbal, a resident of a nearby area, was assaulted by a group the same night. Mr. Iqbal had attended a private programme along with

Mangalore, Apr 3: Enraged by the load shedding in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, the farmer community has demanded power supply from Jog falls to undivided Dakshina Kannada instead of banking on UPCL, Niddodi and other projects. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Wednesday, Vijay Hegde, State Vice-President, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha said that the profit

Mangalore, Apr 3: The historic Mangalore-Dammam direct flight with 160 passengers onboard finally took off from Mangalore International Airport at 5 p.m. (IST) on Wednesday. A festive atmosphere prevailed at the Mangalore International Airport as for the first time in its six decades of history, overwhelmed passengers from Mangalore are directly flying to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today

Udupi, Apr 3: Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar mutt at a public meeting here on Tuesday questioned the genuineness of the CD exposed last week that landed Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat in a tight spot, and demanded that a detailed probe be conducted in the matter. Speaking at the meeting organised by Democracy Protection Forum against the alleged attempt to tarnish the image of the MLA in

Bangalore, Apr 3: In an apparent blow to KJP president B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Industries Minister Murgesh Nirani has decided to contest from the Jamakhandi Assembly constituency instead of home turf Bilagi in Bagalkot distric on BJP ticket. Nirani on Tuesday is understood to have bargained hard with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and BJP?state president Pralhad Joshi in Hubli to allow him to

Mangalore, April 3: Amidst the indifferent attitude of Karnataka government towards the thousands of expatriate Kannadigas, who might be affected by the new 'nitaqat' employment policy of Saudi Arabian government, Coastaldigest.com has decided to take up the issue. Even though Kerala government exhibited utmost concern about the reported imminent exodus of Keralite expatriates, who are working in

Udupi, Apr 3: Although a green signal for the construction of Misbahul Uloom Masjid has been given by the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district, the Gangolli Gram Panchayat has been denying permission for the same. Although attempts are on to obtain permission for the Masjid from the past 3 years, the negative stand taken by the Gangolli Gram Panchayat has enraged the locals. The Misbahul Uloom

Bangalore, April 2: BJP?MLC?Mohan Limbikai submitted his resignation to Council chairperson D?H?Shankaramurthy. He is set to contest the Assembly elections from the Hubli-Dharwad West seat on a KJP ticket. Limbikai has been an ardent follower of KJP chief B?S?Yeddyurappa. The resignation has been accepted with immediate effect. Limbikai had entered the Upper House by defeating senior Congress

Riyadh, Apr 2: Indian workers without valid passports, who wish to travel back to India, may approach Indian Embassy in Riyadh and submit applications for emergency travel certificates, said Sibi George, deputy chief of the Indian mission, here. “To facilitate advance documentation procedures for workers in distress, the embassy has already collected 1,200 applications for travel certificates