Senior Congress leader and former union minister B Janardhan Poojari would be embarking on a two-day Padayatra in Mangalore South Assembly constituency limits on April 18 and 19 in favour of the Congress candidate JR Lobo.
Sri Shivananda Rajendra Swamiji of Kodi Mutt, who is famous for his astrological predictions, has come up with another prediction pertaining to the Assembly elections.
“ Former chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda who saw to it that I was kicked out of the BJP after hurling unnecessary allegations against me, ought to have contested against me in Puttur if he had the courage to do so,” said Shakuntala Shetty, former MLA and Congress candidate from Puttur.
District Congress President and Congress candidate from Bantwal Ramanatha Rai has declared that his fight was against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhaker Bhat and not against the local BJP candidate Dinesh Naik.
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily has said that the Congress never expected that former minister and senior Congress man Vasanth V Salian would join the JD(S).
Congress candidate from Kaup constituency Vinaykumar Sorake submitted his nomination at the taluk office here on April 17, Wednesday.
A voter awareness programme under ‘SVEEP’(Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation) was held at St Agnes College, Bendur on April 17.
Deacon Richard Menezes was ordained to priesthood at a solemn ceremony held at Mathihalli in Hassan district on April 16, Tuesday.
Senior Congress leader and former union minister B Janardhana Poojary has said that former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty will not contest the upcoming election as a rebel candidate.
Congress candidate from Mangalore (Ullal) constituency UT Khader filed his nominations for the Karnataka Assembly elections, at the DC’s office here on April 17, Wednesday.
After a lot of confusion, Moidin Bava, the Congress candidate from Mangalore North constituency, filed his nomination papers with Election Officer Ajith Kumar Hegde at MUDA office on April 17, Wednesday.
One woman was arrested and five children were rescued from a house at Kulai in a raid by the CoD police of Bangalore on April 16, Tuesday. Police suspect that a prostitution racket was operative from the house and minors were trafficked and pushed into flesh trade.
Rebellion is brewing in the Congress. As per latest reports two disappointed ticket aspirants former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty and former minister Vasanth Salian would be filing their nominations as rebel candidates on April 17, Wednesday.
The graduation ceremony of the Unity Academy of Education was held at the Institution campus at Ashoknagar on April 16, Tuesday.
Vinaykumar Sorake, AICC Secretary and former Udupi MP is the Congress candidate from Kaup assembly constituency. The party leadership has finally chosen Sorake for the constituency after days of suspense. With this the Congress has chosen candidates for all the 224 seats in the state.