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The Janata Dal (Secular), which has forged pre-poll alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Nationalist Congress Party, has reportedly convinced its allies to field their candidates at least in 40 constituencies with the intention of snatching votes from Congress party. JD(S) state president and H D Kumaraswamy has admitted that his party would ask its alliance partners to contest in 40

Mangaluru Feb 17: Acting swiftly on a specific intelligence, the sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday detained a Dubai bound passenger at Mangaluru International Airport and recovered foreign currency from him. The accused has been identified as Sirajuddin Pallikke Kunhali (39) hailing from Kasaragod and presently residing in Mangaluru. He was carrying foreign currencies

29-year-old Zubair, who hails from in Bajathoor village of Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district has become talk of the town after he exhibited his valour in an operation against Lashkar-e-Taiba militants at Karan Nagar in Kashmir recently. CRPF director-general on Friday honoured the brave Zubair with a ‘Commendation Disc and Certificate’ for his role in the crucial operation against the

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Businessman Chandrakanth S Kondli, 38, who was arrested last week for allegedly murdering his wife Akshatha, had paid Rs 25,000 to get his employee Rajvinder Singh, 24, to dispose of the body. A police officer said Kondli literally begged Singh and fell at his feet to convince him into disposing of the body. Singh had initially declined to oblige, considering the risks involved

Kerala's Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Friday claimed a political conspiracy in the murder of Youth Congress leader M Shuaib in Kannur, by pointing out that 19 murder case convicts were granted parole ahead of the killing. Chennithala released to the media copies of a home department order dated January 23, 2018, that carries the recommendation by a review committee to grant

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Udaya Ravi, Rashtrakavi Kuvempu's residence in Mysuru, will be developed as a national poet monument to introduce the thoughts of the great poet to the next generation, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced in his 2018-19 budget. The budget also seeks to boost Kannada software development and research through fellowships for students working in these areas. The government will

Puttur, Feb 16: A 24-year-old Dalit woman hailing from Sarve village in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district has lodged a complaint against her boyfriend and his two friends for gang-raping her. The woman, who is now pregnant, in her complaint claimed that her boyfriend not only repeatedly sexually exploited her but also encouraged his two friends to rape her. Though the gang rape took place nearly

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government has made significant allocations for the welfare of the backward classes, dalits and religious minorities (Ahinda communities) in the 2018-19 annual budget. Mr. Siddaramaiah, in the last budget of his government tenure, offered several sops to various small and marginal communities, including free bus passes for all students from 2018-19. The

Former Minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, who spent several years in jail over corruption charges, is reportedly considering joining Congress party as several pre-poll surveys conducted in Karnataka have predicted victory of the CM Siddaramaiah-led ruling party again. New base According to sources, Reddy and his brothers who had played a key role in previous BJP government in

Bengaluru, Feb 16: In his pre-assembly election budget for 2018-19, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today announced schemes for universal health coverage, providing free LPG gas connections and mitigating miseries of dry land farmers. The chief minister also said the implementation of the sixth pay commission for 5.93 lakh state government employees and 5.73 lakh pensioners would cost Rs 10