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Mysuru, Apr 17: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who will be contesting from Chamundeshwari constituency in May 12 assembly polls said that he never wanted to contest from two places. Speaking to reporters here, Siddaramaiah said that he had never said he would contest from Badami constituency in Bagalkot district. He said his contest from a second seat was only media speculation. “The people of

As predicted by the political observers, the Congress party has reduced the number of Muslim candidates and increased the number of Lingayat candidates for the 2018 Karnataka assembly polls, compared to the 2013 polls. The Congress, which recently released the list of 218 candidates, has given first priority to Other Backward Classes. As many as 52 OBC candidates have secured place in the list

Bengaluru, Apr 17: Two prominent Sandalwood who had launched campaign in their respective constituencies hoping they would get tickets to contest May 12 Karnataka assembly polls, are now in deep shock as the party preferred other candidates over them. Actors Shashikumar and Bhavana had started canvassing for votes last month in Molkalmuru (ST-reserved) and Chitradurga constituencies respectively

Two women leaders of Congress have dared and demanded Bharatiya Janata Party leader Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje to speak against the two incidents of gang-rape at Kashmir’s Kathua and UP’s Unnao. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Women’s Wing President Laxmi Hebbalkar speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Tuesday condemned the incident of gang-rape and murder of eight-year-old

Bengaluru, Apr 17: BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar today accused the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka of not doing enough to curb sexual child abuse in the state, saying the number such cases increased by 10 times in the past five years. Citing statistics from the Karnataka State Integrated Child Protection Society, he said the number of cases registered under the Protection of

Mangaluru, Apr 17: The office bearers of the Youth Congress from all eight constituencies of Dakshina Kannada have resigned en masse over ticket denial to district Youth Congress president Mithun Rai in May 12 Karnataka assembly polls. The development comes two days after the Congress released its first list of 218 candidates for the polls. Mithun Rai was an aspirant for the Congress ticket from

Mangaluru: Northernsky city is situated in a location blessed with green groves. It has direct access to the highway, which is strategic itself to reach out to landmarks such as restaurants, malls, places of worship and hospitals Landscaped greenery and outdoor amenities dominated 80% of the project area. Northernsky City has a special clubhouse which covers over 20,000 sqft of area having the

While JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy concluded his three-day election campaign in the Chamundeshwari Assembly segment on Monday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah commenced his third round of canvassing in the constituency. Chamundeshwari is considered as a high-profile segment as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah himself is the Congress candidate. Siddaramaiah is back in the segment after a gap of 12

Bengaluru, Apr 17: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a notice to realtor and Janata Dal (Secular) chief general secretary B M Farookh in a case of FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) violation. Farookh, who unsuccessfully contested for the Rajya Sabha seat on a JD(S) ticket, has been asked to appear before the ED officials on Tuesday. Sources said that the notice had been issued to Farookh

Bengaluru, Apr 17: Former ministers Katta Subramanya Naidu, S N Krishnaiah Setty and Hartalu Halappa are among the 82 candidates announced by the BJP in its second list for the May 12 Assembly elections. The BJP had announced 72 candidates, including a majority of sitting MLAs and migrants from other parties, in its first list. Katta was arrested in August 2011 after being indicted by the