Mangaluru: It was past 9 a.m. on Monday when 40-year-old D. Vedavyasa Kamath, BJP candidate in Mangaluru City South constituency, began his campaigning in the Ashok Nagar area. He, along with his party activists, straight away entered Sri Ramanjaneya Bhajana Mandir in Ashok Nagar. After praying before the presiding deity and taking prasada from the […]

Udupi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s supporters are offering potted tulsi plants at a famous shrine here, seeking divine help for the BJP to unseat the Congress in Karnataka. Forty-five-year-old devotee Keshavacharya travelled all the way from Shiruru village, 22 km from Udupi, to pray at the 800-year-old Sri Krishna temple for Modi and his party’s […]

Mangaluru: Elections are coming out of the central government in the elections. Congress leader and former minister Kumari Shelja said in Mangalore that there was no moral right to talk to Prime Minister Modi on Ambedkar. Dalit issues at the grass root level remain flammable. The Dalit Violence Act has been weakened. Rajiv Gandhi’s law […]

Udupi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday blamed the Congress government in Karnataka for advancing ‘ease of doing murder’ and said that the general population of Karnataka have officially chosen to ‘punish’ the Congress and send it home. Tending to an immense social gathering at MGM grounds here as a feature of his election campaign, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address about 20 rallies in Karnataka to boost the BJPs campaign in a state where his party is locked in a keen fight with the Congress. Party sources said Modi, BJPs biggest crowd-puller, is likely to kick off a series of rallies in the southern state […]

Mangaluru: Candidate names have been finalized and the election arena has been prepared. To attract the voters, BJP and Congress parties are putting in their complete efforts and as a part of the efforts; the party’s national leaders are expected to once again visit the coast. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah, […]

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “casteist” and anti-Dalit and said his party will always stand against the BJP’s oppressive ideology. Speaking to reporters at Rajghat, where he is leading the Congress’s nationwide fast against alleged communalism and non-functioning of Parliament, Gandhi also said the grand […]

Shivamogga: As part of his fifth leg of the election campaign in Karnataka, AICC President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Shivamogga and took part in road show. Since the model code of conduct is in force, there existed no banners or flex boards on the road to welcome him. He addressed party workers at Gopi circle […]

Amaravati: Attacking the Narendra Modi government over its alleged failure to fulfil promises made to Andhra Pradesh post-bifurcation, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today accused it of playing with people’s sentiments. “You are playing with people’s sentiments.It may give you temporary political benefits, but will cause permanent damage to the nation. We may differ in […]

New Delhi: The Congress and the BJP on Monday again locked horns on the prickly issue of data sharing with Rahul Gandhi dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians” and the ruling party accusing the Opposition party of “theft”. Taking to Twitter after allegations surfaced that data from […]