Udupi: In a surprising move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dropped Raghupathi Bhat, a prominent leader in Coastal Karnataka, from its list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka elections. Bhat, who is the MLA for the Udupi constituency, had played a key role in the controversial Hijab row in his constituency.

Mangaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its list of 189 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka elections, with a few unexpected changes in the Dakshina Kannada district. The announcement came on Sunday, with a few major surprises in store for the people of Karnataka.

Bhatkal, Karnataka – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Sunil Naik as its candidate for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections from the Bhatkal constituency. The decision has sparked a wave of reactions from both political parties and local residents.

Mangaluru: Moodbidri MLA Umanath Kotian has obtained an injunction from the Mangalore JMFC court, preventing the publishing of any defamatory news, photos, or videos against him. The MLA, who is afraid of personal harassment, said that he has been targeted with personal attacks in various media, including social media, for the past few days.

Mangaluru: Mangaluru city was left in shock after news broke that a young entrepreneur, Oshin Pereira, had passed away during a Scuba diving session in Thailand on April 11. Oshin Pereira, aged 26, was the owner of the popular Mangalore Baking Company and was the daughter of the late Oscar Martin Pereira and Olivia Pereira from Gorigudda.

Bhatkal: Ahead of the release of the candidate list of the BJP, speculations in the local political circles are rife that the Saffron party is likely to dump its sitting MLA Sunil Naik from the constituency and would be fielding a fresh candidate as the party’s face in coming elections.

Mangaluru: Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) on Monday organized an Iftar get-together at the Taj Vivanta Hotel here in the city.

A resident of Kapu, who had been injured in a road accident in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago, died at a hospital in Jubail on Sunday.