Karnataka

Belagavi, Mar 24: Union Minister for Forest, Environment, Science and Technology Dr Harshavardhan today said that the 'BSY Dairy' and 'Rafal' are non-issues to be discussed during General Election for Lok Sabha. Underlining that NDA will retain power at the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue, he said that both the BSY Dairy and Rafal are not issues to be discussed as it will

Mangaluru, Mar 24: A day after the Congress high command formally announced him as the party candidate for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha seat, Youth Congress leader Mithun Rai today said that his dream was to be the voice of the youth of the coastal district in the Indian parliament. Speaking to media persons at the party office in the city, Mr Rai said that in spite of the presence of several

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Former union minister B Janardhana Poojary, who had recently threatened the Congress high command that he would contest as a rebel candidate from Dakshina Kannada if the party gives ticket to aspirants like M N Rajendra Kumar or Ivan D’Souza, today sincerely blessed BJP candidate Nalin Kumar Kateel. Mr Kateel, who is contesting for third time after registering two successive

Kannur, Mar 24: A country-made bomb, which was hidden inside the compound of a house of a local RSS functionary, exploded prematurely at Naduvil under the Kudiyanmala police station limits in Kannur district of Kerala yesterday injuring at least two children. The injured have been identified as Gokul, 7, son of RSS functionary M. Shibu, and his relative Kajinraj, 12, son of Kumar. They had come to

Bengaluru, Mar 24: Independent candidate and multi lingual actress Sumalatha received a big boost on Saturday with the BJP deciding to support her in Mandya to take on Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamys son Nikhil in the Lok Sabha polls. Sumalatha, widow of actor-turned-politician M H Ambareesh, decided to contest as an independent after being denied a ticket by the Congress, which is now facing

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The Indian National Congress has finally announced candidates for 18 out of 20 Lok Sabha seats it will contest in Karnataka. As expected it has re-nominated nine incumbents while fielding young leaders in some seats including Dakshina Kannada. The Congress has not declared a candidate for the Bangalore South seat, amid concerns that the party lacked a strong contender in this

Bengaluru, Mar 24: In one of the biggest drugs haul at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here in recent times, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) nabbed two men who tried to smuggle out over Rs 55 lakh worth contraband, including cocaine, hashish and amphetamine, from Bengaluru to Doha. They had concealed the substances inside lunchboxes and a quilt. Sources with the NCB’s Bengaluru zonal

Mangaluru, Mar 24: A massive fire erupted at Dhoomappa compound in Pandeshwar last night partially destroying at least seven houses. There are a total of nine houses in the compound. However, timely action by the fire personnel that rushed to the spot and succeeded in containing the blaze quickly, averted a major disaster. The blaze would have spread to other houses in the densely populated area

Kolar, Mar 23: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials have nabbed a First Division Clerk (FDC) in Tashildar office here while accepting bribe for showing official favour. ACB in a release here on Saturday said that a resident of Dhanamatra Village in Vemagal Hobli of Kolar District approached FDC Y Shankara Reddy for certifying Zerox copy of his Identity Card needed for filing Nomination to

Bengaluru, Mar 23: With the campaign for Lok Sabha election is picking up in Karnataka, an incident of pelting stone on the house of Kannada cine star Darshan, supporting Independent candidate in hotly contested Mandya segment, was reported today. Sources said Darshan’s house was stoned by some miscreants in the city when he was not at home.