Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 1: An engineering student allegedly committed suicide at her residence at Bokkapatna, here on Monday morning. The deceased is Shreya (21), daughter of Shashidharan, a resident of Bokkapatna. On Monday morning the entire family barring Shreya left to a nearby temple. When they returned home after half an hour, they found Shreya hanging from the ceiling fan in her bedroom. Shreya was

Bantwal, April 1: Shakuntala Shetty's candidature for Puttur Assembly constituency on a Congress ticket has almost been confirmed. While the same is being publicised in Puttur, Vittla and other nearby places, Ms. Shetty's recent visit to the residence of her political mentor Ram Bhat has given political analysts more reasons to believe that she is Congress' candidate for Puttur. Ms. Shetty was

Mangalore, Apr 1: Since 1972 when Congress fielded Eddie Saldanha, the Mangalore constituency has to date remained the reserved constituency for Christian candidates from the party. Three Christians have represented the constituency so far. Five Christian candidates have been fielded by the Congress from this constituency in the past. In 1972, Eddie Saldanha was elected MLA from the region

Mangalore, Apr 1: Although election heat is catching up in the state, none of the political parties have shown interest in highlighting the sufferings of endosulfan victims in their campaigns. Endosulfan victims and those fighting for their rights will not vote for parties who do not include steps to help endosulfan victims in their manifestos, said Shridhar Gowda K, President, Endo Virodhi Horata

Bantwal, Apr 1: With B Nagaraj Shetty enjoying a BJP homecoming after having spent some time with the JD(S), the word doing rounds is that Soundarya Ramesh, who is being touted as a JD(S) MLA candidate, is likely to follow suit. A closed door meeting involving Mr. Ramesh, BJP leaders, and representatives of Kulal community at Soundarya Palace in Kateel with regard to roping in Mr. Ramesh to the

Bangalore, Apr 1: Congress and JD(S) are going all out to woo Muslims, who roughly constitute around 12% of the population in the state. The JD(S) on Sunday announced their list of four candidates - all Muslims - from Bangalore City. Zameer Ahmed Khan from Chamarajapet, Abdul Azeem from Hebbal, Abbas Ali Bohra from Shivajinagar and KS Samiulla from Jayanagar have been given tickets. Former chief

Bangalore: Apr 1: Now, appointed as the BJP's vice president, former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda has every reason to smile. After stepping down as the chief minister, Gowda was aiming for the State party president's post. The post, however, was given to Pralhad Joshi, MP for Dharwad. Gowda's appointment ahead of the May 5 Assembly polls can be construed as BJP's move to give primacy to

Mangalore, Apr 1: As per schedule, this year's Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations commenced on Monday across Karnataka including the twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. As many as 8, 49,571 candidates are expected to appear for the examination at 3,003 centres across the State. The examinations will begin with the first language paper, and it will end on

Chennai, Apr 1: The Centre's Pink Revolution to promote meat production and export has led to a 44% increase in meat consumption and export in four years, but it has failed to regulate the industry. According to data compiled by the animal husbandry departments of all states, meat from registered slaughterhouses increased from 5.57 lakh tonnes in 2008 to 8.05 lakh tonnes in 2011. Export earnings

Ahmedabad, Apr 1: On the day when Gujarat's chief minister Narendra Modi was appointed as a member in the BJP's national parliamentary board, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat refrained from making controversial statements in his brief address at the Hindu Sangam, organised by the VHP at the Kankaria football ground on Sunday. He, however, did call for construction of a "glorious Ram mandir". "Soon we shall