Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 27: In a heartrending tragedy, an eight-year-old boy lost his life after he was trapped between the floors in a lift at an apartment in the city today. The four-storeyed building, Bharathi Heights, is located on fourth cross in Chilimbi area. Ironically, the victim’s parents work as security guards in the same apartment. Police have identified the boy as Manjunath, son of Neelappa

Mangaluru, Mar 27: The nomination papers of 14 candidates, most of them independents, have been accepted in Dakshina Kannada constituency for next month’s Lok Sabha polls. Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil told media persons that as many as 15 persons had filed 24 nominations. The nomination of one Sudarshan of BJP was rejected as he was a dummy candidate and the

New Delhi, Mar 27: A group of Muslim women from over 10 states Wednesday said the new dispensation at the Centre should bring a law against mob lynching. Ahead of the April-May parliamentary election, the women, including Khalida, the wife of alleged lynching victim Umar Khan, published a manifesto listing their demands. The women, who came together under Bebaak Collective - a movement against

Bengaluru, Mar 27: When India is looking towards a government that unite the country and not flare up religious sentiments, the BJP central leadership has named Mr Tejasvi Surya, a highly aggressive proponent of right wing sentiments from Bengaluru South Segment and such forces should be defeated, KPCC President Dinesh Gundurao today said. In an exclusive interview with UNI Kannada Service, the

Bengaluru, Mar 27: Denial of the party ticket to Ms Tejasvini Ananthkumar from Bengaluru South Lok Sabha segment, that was taken without giving a hint to local BJP leaders in the city by the central party leadership, was opposed senior leader N Somanna on Wednesday. Senior BJP MLA elected from the city, came out in the open against naming greenhorn Tejaswi Surya, instead of Ms Tejaswani and said

Bengaluru, Mar 27: The dream of a young Bengaluru-based businessman and his family to own a luxury car culminated in a tragedy. Sagar J Rao, 31, was killed while four others, including his wife and six-year-old son suffered severe injuries as a Range Rover SUV he was test-driving met with an accident in south Bengaluru, on Tuesday. The incident took place at the Nayandhalli toll gate on Nice Road

Manjeshwar, Mar 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded K Surendran, one of the several Kerala general secretaries, as its candidate in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency, where the Sabarimala temple is located. Known for his controversial speeches, and topsy-turvy translations, K Surendran had lost 2016 assembly polls by 89 votes to Muslim League in Manjeshwar seat of Kasaragod district

Kalaburagi, Mar 27: Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) has decided to contest for 119 Lok Sabha seats in the country, including 7 in Karnataka, SUCI (C) State Committee member H V Divakar said here on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Divakar criticised Left parties, including CPI(M) and CPI for joining hands with the Congress in Odhissa and West Bengal. “BJP has continued

Bengaluru, Mar 27: The Karnataka State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president B S Yeddyurappa, have expressed confidence that party, which had given ticket to a new face, Tejasvi Surya, for Bengaluru South, Lok Sabha seat for the April-18 Lok Sabha elections, will retain the BJP's bastion. Speaking to newsmen, he said that "There is no any set back to the party candidate for fielding a new

Bengaluru, Mar 27: As the filing of nominations for the first phase of polling for 14 Lok Sabha constituencies ended in Karnataka Tuesday, a total of 455 nominations have been submitted by 362 candidates, poll officials said. Among these, 337 are male candidates and 25 are female, the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer's office that revised nomination figures late Tuesday night said in a release