Mangaluru: Blaming Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament (MP) Nalin Kumar Kateel for the delay in Pumpwell flyover work and accused him of playing politics with an eye on next Lok Sabha elections, former MLA of Mangaluru South constituency, J R Lobo, said that the MP did not have knowledge on the working on the National […]

Mangaluru: Unidentified fraudsters cheated Former MLA of the city (south) constituency, J R Lobo off of Rs.49,000 by collecting details of his debit card way on Thursday July 5th. It is learnt that Lobo received a call from a person claiming to be an employee of State Bank and won over his confidence by stating […]

Mangaluru: Former MLA J R Lobo refuted allegations particular from the opposition party, for claiming that ‘faulty’ development works during his tenure resulted in heavy flooding in the city on May 29th. On Saturday June 2nd, he addressed a press meet here and said, “The heavy rainfall that lashed Mangaluru flooded most parts of the […]

Mangaluru: Former MLA JR Lobo has stated that there is no common knowledge of the people who criticize me. Former MLA JR Lobo spoke on the same day in Mangalore with 24 cm rain. It did not come in the past, but it’s being criticized on my part, “he said. Similarly, there was a flood […]

Mangaluru : A complaint has been submitted to City Police Commissioner Vipul Kumar in connection with raising slogans in favour of Pakistan during Congress Vijayotsava here. The complainant has accused former MLA J R Lobo, Samarth Bhat, former corporator Padmanabha Amin, Corporator I Ramadas Prabhu and others of raising slogans in favour of Pakistan and […]

Mangaluru: While the Congress and Janata Dal(S) supporters carried out protest, the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated here following the swearing-in of B.S. Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister. A large number of Congress and Janata Dal(S) activists took part in the protest held near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Hampankatta. Speaking on the occasion, the former […]

Mangaluru: As the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are opened on Tuesday, the fate of four political stalwarts in the district, including one unwilling contender, will be known by afternoon. District in-charge Minister and six-term MLA from Bantwal B. Ramanath Rai has fought, perhaps, the toughest electoral battle this time in an atmosphere where votes appear […]

Mangaluru: Senior Congress leader and former union minister B Janardhana Poojary confidently stated that Congress will win all the eight assembly constituencies in the district. He was Addressing the press meet held at the party’s election office at Kadri on Wednesday, May 9. Poojary put an end to all the false allegations against MLA and […]

Mangaluru: Senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary on Wednesday May 9 came to the strong defence of MLA J R Lobo and expressed confidence that all Congress candidates in Dakshina Kannada would win the elections by a huge margin. Congress veteran, Janardhan Poojary came in support of MLA JR Lobo and expressed confidence of winning with […]

Mangaluru: J R Lobo, the Congress candidate of Mangaluru South and sitting MLA led a huge Padayatra in the Carstreet area on May 7, Monday evening as part of his campaigning spree. Over 2,000 Congress workers and well-wishers of Lobo took part in the Padayatra which commenced from near the Shree Venkataramana Temple at Carstreet […]