Mangaluru: The merger of profit-making Vijaya bank with loss-making banks is a 'dictatorial' decision which is not meant to strengthen the banking system, former director of the bank Subbayya Shetty said Friday.

Mangaluru: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre had created an atmosphere of hatred and anxiety across the nation during its five-year rule, which failed to fulfill any of its promises made in 2014, a senior congress leader in Karnataka alleged Friday.

Mangaluru: His Grace Academy of Montessori learning, an institution run by Bearys Education on Friday organised ‘Graduation day’ for their Montessori students and inaugurated the new auditorium in the Bearys Public School Campus. A family reunion was also organised on the occasion with parents of hundreds of students participating in the event.

In a tragic accident reported from Belthangady Taluk’s Kokradi village, a man and his wife died of electrocution on Thursday late night here.

Mangaluru: Right ahead of the Lok Sabha Election, Dakshina Kannada Congress Candidate Mithun Rai has stirred a discussion among the people, as the Youth Congress leader was spotted wearing saffron shawl (generally accredited to BJP, Sangh Parivar and organisations bearing Hindutva ideologies) instead of the Congress shawl.

Udupi: Sleuths of Income Tax department, along with election flying squad, carried out raids on the houses of two Congress leaders on Thursday evening. Based on a tip off that the Congress leaders are possessing illegal cash at their homes.

Puttur: A pro-BJP meeting, attended by RSS leaders and doctors, was allegedly held at a private hospital here on Wednesday evening.

Mangaluru: MLA Vedavyasa Kamath has alleged  that the Congress party has illegally opened an election office in an under construction building at Bendoorvel, which has not received 'Completion Certificate' (CC) yet.