Karnataka

Mangalore, March 1: The city is all set to welcome yet another art centre named 'Mangalore Art Hub' on Saturday. The centre will be housed in Devaki Nivas at Matadakani ,1st cross in Urwa Market. Spread across 2000 sq feet the premises will be dedicated to art, announced Madhusoodan Kumar, Dr Pramila Salian and Koti Prasad Alva at a news conference here on Thursday. On the inaugural day

Mangalore, March 1: The BJP is a party that fields men of bad character during elections but the people now have realised it and will teach them a lesson in the upcoming Udupi-Chikmanglur by-polls, said B. Ramanath Rai, MLA and DK District Congress Committee President. Addressing media persons at the district Congress office here on Thursday, Mr. Rai said that by accepting that he committed a

Mangalore, City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh has ordered suspension of the inspector and two constables attached to the Mangalore East police station for loopholes in the investigation of the raid on two massage parlours in the city. The police inspector and other members of the Mangalore East police team were accused of falsely implicating owners of the two massage parlours on

Kadur, March 1: The blame game between major parties contesting Udupi-Chikmagalur bypoll has worsened with KPCC President G Parameshwar stating that there was an internal nexus between JD(S) and BJP to jointly defeat the Congress party. Addressing the reporters in Kadur, on Wednesday he said that if JD(S) is truly against communalism then it should withdraw the nomination of Bhojegowda. “In case

Mangalore, March 1: The launching ceremony of KKMA-Highland Hospital Kidney Dialysis Center (KDC) and Highland City Scan Centre was held on Wednesday in the city. The KDC was set up at Highland Hospital by Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association, a Kuwait based social welfare organisation of Indian nationals, in association with Simrah Health Foundation, formed by a group of doctors in city for the

Mangalore, February 29: Former Malaysian deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who landed in the city on Wednesday, expressed confidence that he would become the next prime minister of Southeast Asian nation. In an informal chat with media persons at Mangalore Airport before heading to Puttur to participate in a private programme, Mr Ibrahim predicted that opposition would sweep next general

Udupi, February 29: The campaign by Bharatiya Janata Party for the impending Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency has heated up with Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and State BJP chief K S Eshwarappa lashing out at former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Addressing the BJP workers convention here on Wednesday, Mr Gowda said neither Congress party nor its leader Indira Gandhi had fulfilled the

Mangalore, February 29: A parked car caught fire on Wednesday afternoon in the city, causing heavy loss. The newly purchased Maruti Ritz was parked near the gate of St Aloysius School at Karangalpady here. The driver had gone somewhere after parking his car. Eye witnesses said that there was a heap of ashes, as labourers belonging to Mangalore City Corporation had burned garbage in that place in

Bangalore,February 29: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Committee probing the porngate episode involving three former BJP ministers today began its three-day sitting,amid continued boycott by Congress and JDS members, saying it would try to submit its report by the March 13 deadline set by the Speake Four members of the committee, now reduced to an all BJP panel, led by Srishailappa Bidarur

Udupi, February 29: In an interesting development that may boost the strength of Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, former MP Manorama Madhwaraj was given a red carpet welcome at a BJP programme here. The development comes minutes after BJP candidate V Sunil Kumar formally filed his nomination on Wednesday. The BJP workers began raising slogans