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Mangaluru, Apr 24: Althaf Kumpala, the Janata Dal (Secular) candidate for Mangaluru constituency, who secretly withdrew his nomination without informing his party leaders, today claimed that he was forced to do so by the workers of a national party. His claim comes after JD(S) leaders expressed shock over the move of Althaf Kumpala who had gone incommunicado after secretly withdrawing nomination.

Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s key strategist Amit Shah began his campaign in the Old Mysuru region, on Monday, April 24. Amit Shah offered prayers to idol of Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill, on Monday morning. He then held roadshow in Gundlupet of Chamarajanagar district. Thousands of people had gathered in Gundlupet, swaying the BJP flags to welcome their leader. The

Udupi, Apr 24: Four youths, said to be relatives of each other, lost their lives as a fishing expedition after Eid al Fitr celebration took a tragic turn in Udupi district last night. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Farhan (16), Muhammad Sufan (20), both from Sringeri, Muhammad Faizan (18) and Muhammad Iban (25) from Hoode. The four youths, along with three more relatives had decided

Mangaluru, Apr 22: The coastal city of Mangaluru today witnessed the celebration of Eid al-Fitr with thousands of Muslims offering prayers at mosques and eidgahs. Praising and thanking the Creator, the devout Muslims thronged the mosques and eidgahs early in the day and offered Eid prayers. A large number of women and children too participated in prayers in some of the Masjids. Special duas' were

Puttur, Apr 21: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has reminded the people of coastal Karnataka that one of the suspects in Praveen Nettaru murder case is contesting the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls from Puttur constituency. Shafi Bellare, an accused in the murder of Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru, has filed his nomination from the Puttur

Jeddah, Apr 21: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended Eid Al-Fitr prayers on Friday, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. King Salman performed the prayers with dignitaries at Jeddah’s Al-Salam Palace, while the crown prince joined worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Earlier, the king conveyed Eid wishes to Arab and Muslim nations around the world on Twitter

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Ananya K A, who secured first rank in commerce stream in II PU exams - 2023 by scoring an impressive 600 out of 600 marks, generously gives credit of her achievement to her teachers. “It is not my effort alone. The teachers at Alva’s PU College and Chairman of Alva’s Education Foundation Dr Mohan Alva have been supportive throughout. I was attentive during class hours and was

The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has released the results of the 2nd Pre-University Certificate (PUC) examination for the year 2023. The Commerce, Arts and Science toppers have been announced, with Tabassum Shaik, Ananya K A, and S M Koushik emerging as the top scorers in their respective streams. In commerce stream Ananya KA of Alva's PU College, Moodubidre, scored 600

The results of second Pre-University (PU) examinations are out and the overall pass percentage is 74.67, up from the previous year. Of the 7,02,067 students who appeared for the exams, 5,24,209 manage to clear. The results will be available online after 11 am at http://karresults.nic.in Results will be displayed in colleges today after 3 pm. Dakshina Kannada district retained the first place with

Lingayat leaders of the BJP have raised the pitch for unleashing the "Lingayat CM" campaign in poll-bound Karnataka to counter the Congress' narrative to brand the ruling party as "anti-Lingayat". The politically influential Lingayat community forms about 17 per cent of the state's population, mostly in northern parts of the state which the BJP counts as its strong vote-base. Senior Lingayat