Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 27: Following the decision of former BJP MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty to contest from Kundapur assembly constituency in the coming election as an independent candidate, both Congress and BJP have begun the hunt for suitable candidates to defeat him. Mr Shetty, who quit the BJP in July 2012 after being denied a ministerial berth in Jagadish Shettar's cabinet at the last moment, had been

Mangalore, Mar 27: Two men allegedly involved in stealing electronic items from shops in and around the city have been nabbed by Mangalore East police. Stolen goods worth Rs 5 lakh have also been seized from them. The accused have been identified as Ibrahim and Muneer from Bunder. Seven laptops, three LCD TV sets, cameras and CD writers have been recovered from the duo. The seized items were

Puttur, Mar 27: There is mounting pressure from the BJP central leadership and also the RSS?on former chief minister D?V?Sadananda Gowda to contest the May 5 Assembly polls from his home turf, Puttur in Dakshina Kannada. The party feels that Gowda can regain some of the lost political ground in the region by contesting and winning the seat. Gowda was elected from the Puttur Assembly constituency

Bangalore, Mar 27: Excise Minister M P Renukacharya, a close associate of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, was expelled from the primary membership of the BJP for six years on Tuesday night. The drastic action came in the wake of Renukacharya's outburst against former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda. In his home constituency Honnali, Renukacharya, in an interaction with television

Mangalore, Mar 26: More thought needs to be given towards introducing inter-disciplinary approach in college campuses, said Dr. M M Pallam Raju, Union Minister of Human Resource Development. He was speaking at a programme held at Justice K S Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, on Tuesday. Although many disciplines of study have made considerable progress, a set of disciplines are being neglected

Mangalore, Mar 26: In what could be termed as cold blooded murder, French soldiers in Central African Republic (CAR) opened fire on a vehicle killing two Indians including a Mangalorean and injuring six others. One of the victims has been identified as Krishnaiah Mogaveera from Kattu of Hemmadi Gram Panchayat limits in Kundapur taluk. The French Defense Ministry said the shooting at three vehicles

Mangalore, Mar 26: Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated in its true spirit with great fervor in Mangalore on Tuesday. People of all ages could be seen on the streets or outside educational institutions with atleast a hint of colour of their faces. Even on the eve of Holi, a few could be spotted smudged with colour at busy intersections of the city. In professional colleges across the city

Mangalore, Mar 26: A day after M G Hegde and Nagaraj Shetty along with 60 other office bearers formally announced their resignation from the primary membership of JD(S) citing lack of cooperation from Dakshina Kannada District President M B Sadashiva, the pro-Sadashiva group showed up before the media claiming Mr. Hegde and Mr. Shetty of having “internal agreement” with another political party

Udupi, Mar 26: The body of an expatriate worker, who last week succumbed to the injuries he had sustained at a workplace mishap in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last month, is expected to fly home in a couple of days. Seena K Suvarna, hailing from Kaup in Udupi district had spent almost 23-years of his life in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, when he met with a tragedy last month at a work site in Al

Mangalore, Mar 26: Members of the Baikampady Nagarika Hitharakshana Samithi held a protest against N B Aboobakkar, Former President, Karnataka State Minorities Development Corporation and President of Baikampady Juma Masjid, in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore. On March 22, a certain Ismail was assaulted and gunshots were fired in the air after Mr. Aboobakkar's bodyguard