Karnataka

Mangalore, October 24: The Janata Dal (Secular) workers staged a dharna in front of Town Hall here on Sunday against the alleged failure of the State government in administration. M.G. Hegde, spokesperson of the district unit of the party and general secretary of the State unit, said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the State was a party of businessmen. Hence the government managed by it was

Mangalore, October 25: The BJP is sure of getting outstanding response to Advani's Rathyathra, which will be entering the district on October 30. Addressing a news conference in Mangalore on Monday after holding discussion over the preparations required to welcome L K Advani's Rathyathra, BJP General Secretary C T Ravi said that the 41-day long yatra intends to spread awareness against corruption

Sullia, October 24: Mocking at the Opposition party's demand to dissolve the State Assembly and face fresh elections in view of 'series of leaders' of BJP entering into jail over charges of corruption, Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda urged the Congress leaders to demand the resignation of Union government for 'unprecedented corruption' Speaking to media persons after arriving in Sullia to

Mangalore, October 24: Miscreants broke into a house and decamped with gold jewelleries worth rupees several lakh in the wee hours of Monday at K C Road near Ullal on the outskirts of the city. The thieves gained entry into 'Mubarak Manzil' belonging to one Naushad and made away with 62 pawan gold jewelleries. The total value of the stolen ornaments is estimated at Rs 12 lakh. It is learnt that

Mangalore, October 24: Nearly eight months after she allegedly stole a bag containing jewelleries from a customer at City Centre mall, a city based beautician was arrested by police. The accused has been identified as Anita D'Souza, a 30 year-old resident of Valencia and a beautician by profession. Her husband lives abroad. It is said that D'Souza had stolen the bag of a customer in the shopping

Madikeri, October 24: Kannadigas and Tamilians are like twin children for Cauvery river, which is the lifeline of the district and both the States. By bringing them together, it spreads the message of harmony among the two states, said Pejawar Seer Vishweshatheertha Swamiji. Speaking after flagging off 'Mathe Sri Cauvery Jagruthi Theerthayathre' at Bhagamandala on Sunday, he said the yathre aims

Mangalore, October 24: In yet another act of vandalism targeting religious symbols at the educational institutions in city, unidentified miscreants have desecrated a chapel at Padua Pre University College in Nanthoor, here. The incident comes a few hours after the statue of St Therese at St Theresa's School, Bendur, was attacked by the trouble mongers early on Sunday. According to the management

Mangalore, October 23: Over a decade after then-chief minister S M Krishna's ardent dream of transforming the metropolitan city of Karnataka into 'Singapore', was subsided, a promising politician from coastal Karnataka has floated a new idea of converting Mangalore into Singapore. The event was the 81st founder's day of the Vijaya Bank organised in Mangalore on Sunday. The Deputy Speaker of

Mangalore, October 23: The management of city based St Theresa's School, where a statue of St Therese was attacked by the miscreants in the early hours of Sunday, said that the intention behind the evil act was to desecrating the statue and creating breach of the peace in the city. Addressing a media conference at the School premises here after the attack, Sr Lynette, former president of the

Kasaragod, October 23: Section 144 of the Kerala Police Act was clamped under the limits of the Vidyanagar and Kasaragod police stations. The District Collector imposed the prohibitory order for seven days from Sunday. The order was passed since a section of the people tried to take out a march in Uliyathadka in Madhur grama panchayat where a youth returning home was stabbed by a group of