Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily has said that the Congress enjoyed double the public support all over the state this time, when compared to the previous elections.
JR Lobo, the Congress candidate from Mangalore South has described as baseless the allegation leveled against him by BJP candidate Yogish Bhat earlier in the day stating that he had attached a false affidavit while filing his nomination papers.
Ibrahim Kodijal, interim President of the District Congress has predicted that the Congress would be able to garner at least 130-135 seats in the Assembly elections.
An young woman who was found unconscious in a house at Kapikad, Bejai in Mangalore, late night, April 17, Wednesday, has breathed her last at the Government Wenlock Hospital on April 18.
Capt Ganesh Karnik, MLC has regretted the fact that the internal conflicts and the drawbacks of the BJP government were more highlighted than its actual achievements.
Preparation for the three-day ‘Ramotsava’ to be held at Nehru Maidan from April 19 to 21 is on full swing.
N Yogish Bhat has accused Congress Candidate J R Lobo of attaching a false affidavit during the submission of nomination papers.
The St Francis Xavier Church at Udyavar is all set to celebrate its post-centenary golden jubilee. The celebrations will be held on May 1 in the year of faith and with a mission to strengthen faith and good thoughts.
Shashiraj Shetty, the former district general Secretary of the JD(S) who has recently quit the party has said that the JD(S) in the district cannot prosper as long as MB Sadashiva was its district chief.
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.