Mangalore -- There are 15,62,321 voters in DK parliamentary constituency. With two more candidates withdrawing their nominations from the election fray on Saturday, which was the last day for withdrawing nominations, the Dakshina Kannada parliamentary constituency is left with 14 candidates who w

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Wednesday, attacked the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for his double standards on corruption. Modi has the likes of Yeddyurappa, Eshwarappa, Ananth Kumar and Sadananda Gowda, whenever he speaks in the State about graft, Siddaramaiah said. He was a

The election date in the State is sandwiched between two long holiday weekends, giving those hoping for a good turnout the jitters. While the BJP did petition the Election Commission on rescheduling the election date, the latter has not replied. April 17 comes in between two series of governme

The stage is set for the big battle in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka on April 17. The contest promises to be a triangular fight among the ruling Congress, the BJP and the Janata Dal (S) in several of the 28 constituencies. While the Congress and the BJP have fielded candidates in all the c

The first day of the SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examinations on Friday was a cakewalk for students with many of them expecting very high marks in their first language paper.  Sinchana Bhaskar, from Sree Cauvery School in Indiranagar spent only two days preparing for her English e

Winnability, not dynamism, criterion for candidate selection in State With close to 300 million (30 crore) voters likely to be aged between 18 and 30 years (as per Census 2011) in these elections, it is but natural to expect that the country will see the rise of young and dynamic leaders. But

Kaup : An  head on collision between petrol tanker and fish pick up van on Muloor National Highway  66 has claimed of one person while the condition of another person is said to be serious. The deceased identified as Amanullah who was in the pickup van died on his way to the hospital while drive

Karnataka is witnessing a political churning as the Lok Sabha elections draw near. On Wednesday, former member of Parliament H T Sangliana hinted that he would quit the Congress and join the Janata Dal (Secular), while cine actor Rakshita decided to quit the JD(S) and join the Bharatiya Janata Pa

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will set the ball rolling on Wednesday for the Lok Sabha elections in the State by issuing notification, even as political parties are grappling to select candidates for many constituencies. The filing of nomination papers will commence from Wednesday and ca

The BJP is aiming to win 13 to 15 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, their hopes bolstered by the return of B S Yeddyurappa. So why did the Lingayat strongman return to the BJP’s fold? What does his comeback mean? An analysis. The return of B S Yeddyurappa to the Bharatiya Janata Party was not surpris

The last day for the citizens to register themselves as voters and to check and rectify their names in the voters’ list is March 16, said a press release issued by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP)here on Saturday.  They can submit the requisite forms at the offices of Assistant Elec

The Election Commission has on a single day received as many as 3.2 lakh applications from citizens across the State for inclusion of their names in the voters' list. On March 9, the Commission had held citizens' camps for inclusion/correction of names in the voters' list in all the polling stati

The Congress high command, which held a meeting on the selection of candidates for the coming Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka on Friday, is likely to announce the list in a day or two.  The meeting of the Central Election Committee headed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi took the opinions of the S

Like it did for the last Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has opted for single phase voting in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha polls. All 28 constituencies will face the elections on April 17. Sources in the EC said the single phase polling would help curb the use of black money, liqu

Mar 06, 2014 | Bhatkallys News Bangalore: A protest was organized by SDPI (Social Democratic Party Of India) demanding that one lakh eighty thousand (1,80,000) job vacancies that exists in the Karnataka Government be filled immediately as there are lakhs of youth, who are unemployed.  The Hono

3rd SOUTH INDIA Conference of NGOs Date : 8th (Saturday) & 9th (Sunday) March 2014 Time : 10:00AM - 7:00PM Venue : Ferozes Terrace Garden, # 74, Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 560052 Who can Participate ? Individuals and NGOs of South India working in the field of education, health, sch

Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), will hold roadshows in Bangalore on March 15 and 16 to canvass for the fledgling party’s candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.  Kejriwal will arrive here on the morning of March 15 and hold roadshows along with the party’

Shanti prakashana is a trust which was established during 1988 in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada district. The main aim of Shanti prakashana is to educate Muslims (who do not know Arabic and Urdu) on Islamic studies, Quran, Hadees or the way of life of Prophet Mohammad and his character, by translating