Karnataka

Udupi, February 8: Former Udupi MLA UR Sabhapathi, who has been inactive in Congress since the last Assembly elections, is all set to join JD(S). Sabhapathi has called a meeting of his followers on Wednesday in Udupi and is likely to announce his decision to join JD(S) on February 18, at Bangalore, in the presence of former Chief Ministers HD Kumar Swamy and S Bangarappa. He also has a plans to

Udupi, February 8: Udupi district unit of Popular Front of India on Tuesday evening held a protest in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner, against the findings of the Justice Somashekhara Commission and demanded the Prime Minister, in a memorandum, to order for a CBI inquiry in to the cases of serial attacks on churches in the state. Rev Fr William Martis of Udyavara Church, President

Mangalore, February 8: Mangalore City police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh has placed Mangalore Rural Police Inspector B R Lingappa under suspension for allowing a live band of sorts to function in a licensed pub in his jurisdiction. The disciplinary action follows a raid carried out by Panambur ACP on the pub located at Thokkottu junction on the Konaje road on Saturday night and based on his

Mangalore, February 8: The city unit of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishath (ABVP) staged a protest against the scams of the Union Government in front of the Deputy Commissioner's Office here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, head of the unit Vinay said that the Rs. 1.78 lakh crore 2G spectrum scam was the biggest scam in the history of the country. This scam could not have taken place without

Mangalore, February 8: BJP re-established its firm grip on Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat when its nominees KT Shailaja Bhat and Dhanalaxmi Janardana D got elected as President and Vice-President respectively on Tuesday in the election held at Nethravathi Auditorium of ZP here. While Shailaja from Vittla constituency defeated former ZP President Mamatha D S Gatti of the Congress to the post of

Mangalore, February 8: A government official was caught red-handed by Lokayukta officials on Tuesday, after he accepted bribe from a person. Lokayukta Inspector Uday Nayak confirmed the raid saying that they are currently questioning commercial tax officer Somashekhar after arresting him at around 12:30 pm at his office situated near PWD office in the city. The raid was carried out by Lokayukta

Puttur, February 8: Traffic on National Highway 48 disrupted for many hours after a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas from Mangalore to Bangalore, tumbled near Nelyady in Puttur taluk on Tuesday morning. There was panic in the area following this accident, which resulted in leakage of a large quantity of gas. Sources said that the traffic from Bangalore to Mangalore has been diverted via

Mangalore, February 8: In memory of art Guru late BG Mahammad, Sapna Noronha, a city based artist will organise a painting exhibition “Tribute to BG Mahammad” in association with Karavali Chithra Kalavidara Chavadi Mangalore at Prasad Art Gallery here on Friday, February 11 at 4.30 pm. Addressing the media persons at Press Club here on Tuesday, Ganesh Somayaji, senior artist said that BG Mahammad

Mangalore, February 8: As part of All India Demands Day being observed throughout the country, South Canara Beedi Workers' Federation, an affiliation of Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) held a demonstration on Tuesday in front of Central Post Office Pandeshwar here. One of the main demands of the protesters was to implement uniform minimum wages of Rs 100 for rolling per thousand beedi for

Kasargod, February 8: Police arrested 30 Chengara agitators including women who tried to put up huts in front of the collectorate here on Monday morning. The agitators had come with plastic sheets and bamboo poles to put up the huts. But their attempts were foiled by the police, who seized the materials and arrested the members. The Chengara families said the government did not demarcate the land