Mangaluru: Congress leader and former MP Rahul Gandhi showed respect for religious traditions during an election rally in Mangaluru, Karnataka.

Mangaluru: Announcing the fifth poll "guarantee" of the Congress ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised free travel for women in public transport buses, if the party is voted to power in the state.

Udupi (Karnataka): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised Rs 10 lakh insurance cover for fishermen, Rs one lakh interest-free loan to fisherwomen and Rs 25 subsidy per litre of diesel up to a maximum of 500 litres per day, if Congress is voted to power in Karnataka.

In a shocking incident that has left the locals dismayed, thousands of fish were discovered dead in River Somavathi on Thursday, which is the primary source of water to Belthangady town. The town receives up to 10 lakh litres of water from this river, but the supply has been stopped due to concerns of poisoning. The death of the fish has led to suspicions of miscreants having added poisonous substances to the river water.

TiE Bangalore, a global non-profit organization "of the entrepreneur, for the entrepreneur and by the entrepreneur," has formed the TiE Mangaluru Satellite Chapter with 10 Founding Charter Members, led by Rohith Bhat, Founder of 99Games/Robosoft as its President. Other Founding Charter members include Praveen Kumar Kalbhavi, Ram Acharya, Shylaja Rao, Rathnakar Bhat, Suyog Shetty, Shyamprasad Hebbar, Ravi Haldipur, Prasanna Shenoy, and Shilpa Bhat.

The Mangalore City Corporation on Monday informed that it will cut water supply across the city from April 27 to April 29 for a period of 48 hours. 

All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the party would welcome anyone who accepts its ideology and follows the party leadership.

Income Tax officials on Monday morning raided two houses and an educational institution in the taluk, which are owned by former minister and senior leader of the Congress Gangadhar Gowda and his family members.