Udupi: The second list of 82 candidates released by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held no surprises for Udupi district as only the candidate for the Byndoor Assembly Constituency was announced on Monday. However, suspense continued on who would get the party’s nod for the prestigious Udupi Assembly Constituency and the Kaup Assembly Constituency. The […]

Mangaluru: More than five years after 17-year-old Sowjanya was found murdered after being raped in Ujire near Dharmasthala, her mother Kusumavathi Gowda on Monday pledged her support to those fighting sexual assaults against women. “Five years have gone by since my daughter was murdered. Ever since the day her body was found, I have left […]

Karkala: Since the businessman Uday Shetty Muniyalu was not given the party ticket for Karkala constituency for the upcoming assembly elections, several supporters of the businessman protested demanding that the party ticket be given to him. The irate supporters vented their anger against Congress leader Veerappa Moily and attempted to set fire to an effigy […]

Mangaluru: In a bid to condemn the Kathua rape and murder incident, the women’s wing leader of the Karnataka Congress Prathibha Kulai stirred a controversy by saying that she feels ashamed to call herself a woman of India. At a press conference in Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee office in Mangaluru on Monday, Kulai said, […]

Kathua: The eight people accused of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl here today pleaded not guilty and asked the district and sessions judge for a narco test. As the trial in the case began here, the district and sessions judge asked the state Crime Branch to give copies of the charge sheet to the […]

Mangaluru: As the BJP does not have any issue to convince the electorate, they have been indulging in spreading misinformation and mistrust among the voters, rued District-in-Charge Minister B Ramanath Rai. Addressing reporters after inaugurating the Election Office near KSRTC bus stand at B C Road near here on Saturday, he said that he will […]

Mangaluru: CPI(M) leader and DYFI State President Muneer Katipalla said that the upcoming elections are between the 10% who represent the rich and 90%, who represent the marginal. Speaking during the CPI(M) convention of Mangaluru South assembly constituency, at Don Bosco Hall here on Sunday, he said that all the current MLAs of the district […]

Mangaluru: The inaugural of the second edition of Nitte International Film Festival (NIFF) organized by Nitte Institute of Communication was held at Bharath Cinemas in Bharath Mall on Monday morning, April 16th. Cine-lovers from in and around Mangaluru attended this function. Filmmaker and theatre person, Mr Sadananda Suvarna was the chief guest for the function […]

Mangaluru: Hosabettu Corporator and Congress leader Pratibha Kulai who has strongly condemned the Kathua incident reported from Jammu and Kashmir has said that she would add the name of the Kathua victim to the name of her daughter Prithvi. pratiba 16 apr 18Speaking to reporters at the DK District Congress Office on April 16, Monday, […]

Kasargod: Kasargod is observing a voluntary bundh or hartal on April 16, Monday to protest against the barbaric rape and murder of an eight year old girl at Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. Buses as well as other vehicular movement has come to a standstill as part of the hartal being observed under the aegis […]