Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 27: Dr Vallish Shenoy, an MBBS graduate from AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, bagged seven gold medals and one cash prize at the 21st convocation ceremony of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) held here yesterday. A total of 136 medals were awarded to students during the convocation. Dr Aparna, another UG student of D A Pandu Memorial RV Dental

Karwar, Mar 27: The Janata Dal (S) has announced its candidates for Uttara Kannada and Vijayapura Lok Sabha constituencies, which will go to the polls on April 23. For Uttara Kannada, the JD(S) has chosen Anand Asnotikar, a former Bharatiya Janata Party leader who joined the party in January 2018 in the run-up to the Assembly elections. Mr. Asnotikar was elected on Congress ticket in 2008 from

Mangaluru, Mar 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is holding Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency for past three decades, this time aims to defeat nearest opponent, the Congress, by a margin of two lakh votes, according to Sanjeeva Matandoor, DK district president of the party. Speaking to media persons here, Mr Matandoor recalled that sitting BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel had defeated the

Bengaluru, Mar 27: To quell rebellion in the Tumakuru Lok Sabha constituency, where incumbent Congress MP S.P. Muddahanume Gowda is on a collision course with the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, the Congress has started making efforts to persuade the former to withdraw his nomination. Defying his party’s decision to cede candidature in the constituency to the JD(S), the Congress MP filed

Bengaluru, Mar 27: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “lying spree”, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy disputed former’s claim that the Karnataka government had not given details of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. In a tweet, Mr. Kumaraswamy said that Karnataka has given data of 9.9 lakh registered farmer beneficiaries to the Union government. To prove his

New Delhi, Mar 27: Nota made its Lok Sabha poll debut in 2014, allowing voters to reject every candidate. But as far as results are concerned, Nota has little electoral value. Even if Nota gets the most votes, the candidate with the highest tally still wins. A look at the states where Nota was the most popular in 2014. Nota got more than 60 lakh votes or 1.08% of the total in 2014. UP, due to its

Mangaluru, Mar 26: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday morning visited the Sri Krishna mutt in Udupi and offered prayers to the presiding deity of the temple. She was accompanied by BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha seat Shobha Karandlaje, Udupi MLA K Raghupati Bhat and other party leaders. Palimaru mutt chief Paryaya Swami Vidyadeesha Teertha, handed over the 'prasadam' to

Bengaluru, Mar 26: Around 6,000 mining dependents from Bellaryand Chitradurga districts, as well as surrounding mining belts, protested in Bengaluru on Tuesday against the bad condition of the mining industry in Karnataka and appealed to the government to save their livelihoods. The mining ban in the state has resulted in large-scale job losses, said members of Karnataka Gani Avalambithara Vedike

Bengaluru, Mar 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has backed independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh in Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, is taking every opportunity to make JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy's path tougher. Seconding her claims of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy misusing the government machinery to spy on her, the saffron party has now sought the Centre's intervention. The party

Mangaluru, Mar 26: The graduation ceremony of S.C.S College of Nursing Sciences, was held today at St.Sebastian Platinum Jubliee Hall, Bendoor, Mangaluru. The programme began with an invocation song followed by lighting the lamp by dignitaries on the dais. The chief guest of the function Sr. Janet D’souza, Chief Nursing Officer, Father Muller Medical College, Hospital, Mangaluru, addressed the