The Karnataka chapter of the Congress party will be riding on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's achievement of a five-year stable government during the polls of 2009.

"In spite of the ups and downs of a coalition government, the party has managed to provide a stable government. The face of our party, prime minister Manmohan Singh, will be our major focus in the campaign," said M Ramachandrappa, general secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

Veteran South Indian actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan had insisted the politicians of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka not to mix art with politics.

Kamal was speaking in the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Kannada Film Industry that was held on Sunday evening in Bangalore.

Speaking in his inaugural speech here on the Sunday evening, Kamal said, “Let us put in efforts to strengthen the relationship between the people of the two states. We are like brothers and let's solve the problems without the intervention of others.”

A gathering of about fifty women under the banner of Fearless Karnataka/Nirbhaya Karnataka staged a protest outside the Police Commissioner's office on Monday, demanding safety for women in the cit

Banglore, Mar.

Bangalore, Mar 2 : Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief Deve Gowda on Monday announced the formation of a Third Front, an alliance of eight parties, including the Left.

The Front will be launched formally in Tumkur, 50 kilometers from Bangalore, on March 12.

Bangalore, Feb 28 : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L. K. Advani on Saturday condemned the attack on young women at Mangalore pub by Sri Ram Sena, terming it a violation of Indian ethos.

"I strongly condemn the attack on girls in Mangalore. There can be no compromise on this. It is wrong and against Indian culture and ethos," Advani said.

People were entitled to have different perspectives on whether young men and women should visit pubs, but attacking them was wrong, he added.