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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday reportedly held a closed-door, private meeting with his son and a few confidantes in the party at the Serai resort in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar. CM's son Dr Yathindra, Minister H C Mahadevappa, MLA Venkatesh, leaders Mari Gowda, Chenna Reddy and Nanjappa took part in the meeting. Sources said that the topic of discussion was the strategies for winning

Mysuru, Mar 30: BJP National President Amit Shah visited the Amba Vilas palace in Mysuru on Friday morning and spent some time conversing with the members of the Wadiyar royal family-- the rulers of erstwhile Mysore state. Shah, who arrived in Mysuru at midnight on Thursday for campaigning, arrived at Amba Vilas palace at about 10.30 am. He was welcomed with a Mysuru peta (turban) and handed a

Hassan Mar 30: JD(S) supremo and MP H D Deve Gowda said that he will not contest the next Lok Sabha elections. "I don't wish to go to Parliament in a wheelchair," he remarked. He said that he would consult his party leaders and decide on candidates depending on seniority. He added that if a senior leader does not wish to contest then he would wish to field his grandson Prajwal in the Lok Sabha

Bengaluru, Mar 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party is reportedly considering to field former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa’s son B Y Vijayendra from Varuna constituency in Mysuru, from where the party still believes Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will contest the Assembly elections. According to sources in the BJP, the local zilla panachayat members and councillors have suggested to the party State unit

Kasaragod, Mar 30: Two youths from Uttar Pradesh were run over by an express train close to the Mogral bridge, near Kumbla in Kasaragod district on Thursday. The accident occurred as Israel, 22, son of Azad, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti district, and Mohammed Hussain,18, also hailing from UP, were hit by the Coimbatore-Mangaluru Inter City express around 1.30 p.m. The youths were killed

Sullia, Mar 30: In 2013 assembly polls BJP candidate S Angara had defeated Congress candidate Dr Raghu by a thin margin of around 800 votes in Sullia constituency of Dakshina Kannnada district. It was fifth victory for Angara and second defeat for Dr Raghu after quitting a government job. Though Sullia is considered as a BJP bastion for many years, recent surveys had predicted a favorable

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Another Janata Dal (Secular) leader from Mysuru region has rebelled against his party and decided to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Former Mysuru Mayor Sandesh Swamy, who is the brother of JD(S) MLC Sandesh Nagaraj, was aspiring for a ticket from Narasimharaja constituency in Mysuru. The party, however, decided to field businessman Abdullah, leading to discontentment among

New Delhi Mar 30: With the poll schedule for Karnataka already announced, the Election Commission has imposed restrictions on implementation of the MPs' Local Area Development scheme in the State. The EC wrote to the Chief Secretary and Chief Electoral Officer of the state, imposing a ban on fresh release of funds for the MPLAD scheme in Karnataka. The poll panel also banned fresh release of funds

Bengaluru, Mar 30: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah poised to create history - the first chief minister in 40 years to complete a full five-year term - he took to social media to bid farewell while batting for primacy for Kannada and the state's own flag. "I thank the people of Karnataka for this honour...Going forward, we will work with all to strengthen and build the Karnataka model of

Bengaluru, Mar 29: The editor of Postcard News, a right-wing website, which is infamous for spreading lies and promoting enmity between religious communities, has been arrested by the Crime Branch of Bengaluru Police for attempting to disrupt peace through provocative fake news. Police said that Mahesh Vikram Hegde had put a fake news about a Jain monk being attacked by Muslim youths in Bangaluru