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Karnataka polls: EC says 3-times higher cash, jewellery seizure this time New Delhi, Apr 10: As Karnataka gears up for assembly polls, the value of cash and jewellery seizure by the Income Tax Department there has gone up three times to about Rs 25 crore in the state as compared to the last elections, the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday. The EC said it has also been found that the "bulk of

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Newsroom, Apr 30: As the Karnataka Assembly elections draw closer, the incumbent Congress has a clear edge over the other parties in the State, said a fresh pre-poll survey by C-Fore. No incumbent has retained power in elections since 1985, and if the Congress is able to do so, it will be creating history of sorts. The C-Fore had released its pre-poll survey report over a month ago and predicted

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Riding a ‘Modi wave’, the BJP will form the next government in Karnataka with absolute majority, its chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa said on Monday, and ruled out a post-poll alliance with the JD(S) “as of now”. Pollsters have predicted a hung Assembly in Karnataka, with neither the ruling Congress nor the BJP attaining a majority. They have said the JD(S), of former

Ramnagara, Apr 30: Former Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, who recently joined Congress after quitting JD(S), has said that Deve Gowda-led party is currently facing dearth of campaigners for looming Karnataka assembly polls. Speaking to media persons here on Monday, Mr Khan charged that JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy was hiring people for his campaigns. "People are attending the JD(S)

Raichur, Apr 30: Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik has accused the BJP, the Congress, and the JD-S of trying to appease Muslims for political gains and called upon the Hindus to reject all three parties. Speaking to media persons here on Monday, the hardline Hindutva leader sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether Pejawar Mutt seer Vishveshateertha Swami's act of organising

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Bengaluru, Apr 30: The II Pre-University examination results were announced today. The results will be published in respective colleges tomorrow. Now students can check their score on http://karresults.nic.in and http://puc.kar.nic.in This year, 59.56% of the candidates have passed the exam, which is nearly 7% higher when compared with the previous year. The pass percentage was

Kalaburagi, Apr 30: Amid criticism over mining baron G Janardhana Reddy taking part in electioneering in poll-bound Karnataka, state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa today said the former minister was campaigning for his friend B Sriramulu and not for the party. He also asserted BJP would win the assembly elections and he would take oath as Chief Minister with the blessings of Prime minister Narendra

Bengaluru, Apr 30: BJP president Amit Shah and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy recently held a meeting on board a flight, according to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Siddaramaiah, while addressing a Congress rally in Belagavi on Sunday, charged that Shah and Kumaraswamy travelled together in a flight recently. The meeting of the two leaders showed that the BJP and the JD(S) had entered into a

Bengaluru, Apr 30: The JD(S) on Sunday released a 15-point charge sheet against the Congress, with party president H D Kumaraswamy launching a sharp attack against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for indulging in “devious” and “divisive” politics. Demanding that Siddaramaiah stop targeting his political opponent and fight a ‘clean and fair’ elections, Kumaraswamy raised several questions about the