“My responsibility has begun now. I will work towards ensuring peace and communal harmony in the district,” said victorious Congress candidate of Mangalore South JR Lobo
The Congress pulled off an easy win in Karnataka assembly elections on Wednesday as the party appeared all set to form the government on its own with around 121 seats in its kitty
Of the five assembly constituencies in the Udupi District, the Congress has won three, while the BJP could win in Karkala while independent candidate Halady registered an emphatic win from Kundapur constituency.
It’s almost a clean sweep for the Congress in the Assembly elections in Dakshina Kannada. The Congress emerged victorious in seven constituencies while the BJP had to be satisfied with a win only in Sullia constituency.
The Bharatiya Janatha Party which was hitherto claiming that there was a pro-BJP wave in the undivided Dakshina Kannada district, has to be satisfied with wins in just two constituencies- Sullia in Dakshina Kannada and Karkala in Udupi district.
BJP has suffered another major setback in the prestigious Mangalore North constituency. Here its two time MLA and former minister Krishna J Palemar has lost to Moidin Bava of Congress by a margin of 2420 votes.
Congress candidate JR Lobo has broken the winning spree of four time MLA Yogish Bhat, by defeating the latter by a margin of 11610 votes in the prestigious Mangalore South Assembly constituency.
Counting of votes is in full progress at Canara College in Mangalore. Latest reports reveal that UT Khader, Congress candidate from Mangalore constituency has won by a margin of 29, 087 votes.
Counting of votes polled in Mangalore North, Mangalore South, Mangalore, Bantwal, Bethangady and Moodbidri assembly constituencies will be held at Canara College on May 8
In a tragic incident, an 18 year old girl, dejected by her failure in the PUC exams, the results of which were announced were announced on May 6, Monday
The nine-day long Culture Camp for children titled ‘Zollzollchim Noktiram’; organized by Mandd Sobhann, in association with Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy and ‘Raknno’ weekly, concluded at Kalaangann on May 5, Sunday.
The people of Dakshina Kannada might have been disappointed when they saw SSLC results on Monday. However, the disappointment was made up with an announcement of PUC results, with the district securing second position in the overall percentage.
With the fate of 71 candidates who contested from eight assembly constituencies of the district sealed in the electronic voting machines
An 18 year old girl named Rakshitha has been reported missing from her residence at LIG Housing Colony at Kukkundoor in the taluk.
One person was killed and 12 others sustained injuries when a speeding bus collided with another bus on the Koteshwar-Halady Road on May 6, Monday.