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Chikkaballapur, Apr 27: A youth lost his life and many others suffered injuries when a clash erupted between Congress and JD(S) workers at a bar in Hosur hobli of Chikkaballapur district last night. The deceased has been identified as Rama Reddy (27), a resident of Hale Upparahalli. He was a worker of JD(S). It began as quarrel among Hale Upparahalli resident and rowdy-sheeter Ramesh (33) and JD(S

Mangaluru, Apr 27: He had never imagined that he could campaign for the Congress party for the May 12 Karnataka assembly polls. The octogenarian, however, stole the show when the Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi visited Mangaluru to release the party’s poll manifesto today. Rahul, who released the manifesto at TMA Pai Auditorium in the city, handed over the first copy to Janardhana Poojary though

Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, who had represented Karnataka twice in the Rajya Sabha, today said it was his democratic right to vote in the state assembly polls, but lamented that he cannot travel to India, where he is wanted to face charges of fraud and money laundering. The 62-year-old former businessman parliamentarian had first represented Karnataka as the member of the Upper House of Parliament

Belagavi, Apr 27: In a fresh embarrassment for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, a video clip obscene pictures of one of its candidates for May 12 assembly polls is going viral on social media. Anil Benake, the BJP candidate for Belagavi North is seen holding and caressing a young woman on a beach and inside a vehicle. The video, made using editing tools, has allegations of some shady land

Udupi, Apr 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have finally managed to convince the controversial seer to prevent the split of Hindutva votes by withdrawing his nomination papers in Udupi assembly constituency. Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami, the chief pontiff of historic Shiroor Mutt, whose controversial video clip had gone viral recently, was an aspirant of BJP ticket from Udupi constituency

Bengaluru, Apr 27: The police registered a case against Nowhera Shaik, the founder of All India Mahila Empowerment Party after she was caught with Rs 3.94 lakh unaccounted for cash at HAL airport in Bengaluru recently. Shaik, who is also the chief executive officer of Heera Group, a consortium of twenty companies with its headquarters at Hyderabad, had arrived at the HAL airport last sunday from

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi today released his party’s election manifesto for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections at the TMA Pai Convention Hall in the city. The Congress has prepared separate manifestos for different regions of Karnataka, namely, Mysuru, Bengaluru, Belagavi and Kalburgi. All four manifestos were released together. Dakshina Kannada and Udupi fall under

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Karnataka Rajya Kshatriyara Okkoota president J Krishnananda Rao has slammed Bharatiya Janata Party for denying ticket to former minister Krishna J Palemar. Speaking to media persons in the city on Thursday, Rao said that the saffron party’s decision is not just an insult to Palemar, but it’s a case of cheating by the BJP to the people belonging to backward class. He also warned

Udupi, Apr 27: Avani Awasthee, has successfully completed her second expedition to Antarctica in February 2018, when she visited as the mentor for the new group. Avani Awasthee, is a second-year mass communication student studying in School of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). Awasthe said that she is a founder of ‘The Recycle Army,’ an initiative which focusses on

Hubballi, Apr 26: The aircraft in which Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi arrived in Hubballi today experienced major technical snag before landing. Those who were travelling in the flight along with Mr Gandhi have alleged that the special flight was intentionally sabotaged. As soon as the news began to spread, the Prime Minister's Office called Mr Gandhi to inquire about his safety, media reports