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Udupi, Nov 28: Pejawar Mutt seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swami has expressed concern over deteriorating state of affairs and lamented that the moral values in politics was declining with every passing day in the country. Speaking with media here on Wednesday evening, Swami said that the three-day BJP-NCP government in Maharashtra was nothing but a reflection of collapse of moral values. He further

Hubli, Nov 28: Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party's MP Pragya Thakur's remark in Parliament on Nathuram Godse and also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking stringent action against her. "The Prime Minister last time has also said that he will not forgive her. But so far, he has not done anything. In Lok Sabha, Pragya Thakur had

Bengaluru, Nov 28: Just days ahead of the Karnataka bypolls, the Congress party on Thursday submitted a note to the Governor Vajubhai Vala alleging that the functioning of the B.S. Yediyurappa led BJP government has come to a standstill as the party has assigned election campaigning work to all its ministers. "Congress has filed a complaint to the office of Governor against the state government

Shimoga, Nov 28: The fishermen in Shimoga city are struggling to survive as the water of the Tunga river has been contaminated following excessive disposal of waste and discharge of untreated sewage into the water body resulting in the extinction of most of the aquatic life. The Shimoga city, which was once self-reliant in freshwater fish production, is now depending on other parts of the district

Davanagere, Nov 28: Former Karnataka chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday denied speculation of senior Congress leaders not campaigning for the Karnataka by-polls and said that there was no truth in such assertions. "Allegations that most Congress leaders are not campaigning for the Karnataka by-polls is not true, all leaders are campaigning. Why can't you ask the same

Udupi, Nov 28: A 50-year-old man poisoned his wife and two children before committing suicide at Shankernarayana near Kundapur in the district, police said on Thursday. Police identified the deceased as Sooryanarayana Bhat(50), his wife Manasi Bhat (40), two children Surendra (15) and Sudheendra (8). Police said that Sooryanarayana first gave food laced with poison to his wife and two children

Mangaluru, Nov 28: A 10-year-old girl has reportedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances in her grandmother’s house at Kemmaje near Mulky on the outskirts of the city last night. Druvi, the deceased, was a Class 5 student of St Mary’s English Medium School in Kinnigoli. The school had declared holiday on Wednesday on account of the anniversary of Kirem Church. Hence, Druvi had been to

Mysuru, Nov 28: Former minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Wednesday campaigned for his party candidate HP Manjunath in Hunsur constituency. He visited a few villages with the candidate and scores of party workers and urged the voters to elect the party in the upcoming by-elections. Before heading to Hunsur, he met advocates of Mysuru and thanked them for expressing their support

Bengaluru, Nov 28: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday charged that Deputy Chief minister Govinda Karajol, had violated the Moral Code of Conduct by distributing cash to lure the voters in the Athani Assembly constituency in Belagavi district. The KPCC leaders led by former Lok Sabha member V S Ugrappa, met the Karnaala Chief Electoral Officer, Sanjeev kumar and submitted

Mangaluru, Nov 27: Negligence and recklessness of a tipper driver today claimed the life of a beautician who was raiding a two wheeler on Kuntikan road in the city. The victim has been identified as Priya Suvarna, 43, who was running a beauty parlour in Kavoor, here. It is learnt that a speeding tipper knocked Priya’s scooter down near BMS Hostel when she was returning to Kavoor after visiting