Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 25: A teenager lost his life after diving into the Mangala Swimming Pool run by gthe Mangaluru City Corporation last evening. The deceased has been identified as Yajnesh, 19, a resident of Maroli on the outskirts of the city. This is the first death reported from the pool after its renovation. According to police, Yajnesh had visited the pool along with his friends. Around 5.30pm

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The BJP is optimistic about performing well in states where the party did not have much presence earlier which will help push its overall tally to 300 in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the party's Karnataka unit president B S Yeddyurappa said here. In Karnataka too, the BJP is "doing well" in Hyderabad-Karnataka region and "already has good presence" in Mumbai-Karnataka and

Abu Dhabi: Mangalore cup 2019 (Season-7) cricket Carnival and DANCPIRATION was held under the auspices of the MCC (Mangalore Cricket Club) at Sheikh Zayed International Cricket Stadium ground, here. MCC Vice President, Yahya Abbas MICCO; inaugurated the event, he said ‘The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully

Bengaluru, Mar 24: Indian National Congress on Sunday fielded senior leader B K Hariprasad from Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seats as the party released its ninth list of candidates for the upcoming elections. Hariprasad had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru South against Ananth Kumar in 1999. Kumar had first won the seat in 1996 never lost it, making the constituency a

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Compelled by the seat sharing agreement between the Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), the leaders of both the parties in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency have put up a united front to ensure the victor of Young Congress leader Mithun Rai. The two parties held a joined press conference at the district Congress office in the city today sending strong

Dharwad, Mar 24: The death toll in the commercial building collapse in Karnataka's Dharwad has risen to 16, with the recovery of one more body from the debris. Deputy Commissioner Deepa Cholan, who is monitoring the rescue operation at the commercial building collapse site said on Sunday: "A total of 57 people have been rescued so far by the state disaster response force and the National Disaster

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The Congress party in Karnataka had fielded as many as three Legislators, including two MLAs and one MLC, to fight the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held in two phases on April 18 and 23. The Congress party's Central Election Committee, which released the list of candidates on Saturday has named Shamanur Shivashankarappa for Davanagere Lok Sabha seat, KPCC Working President

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