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Mangaluru, Feb 5: Coastal Karnataka has produced a lot of young promising talents to shine in the glitzy glamour world. Young promising talent Deepak Shetty, hailing from Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district adds to the list. Deepak has emerged as the winner of ‘Mr South India 2018’ and also achieved success in the modelling arena. Deepak Shetty is the son of Vittal and Gulabi Shetty. Along with

Tumakuru, Feb 5: A farmer who was travelling to a cattle fair in Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru district on Sunday was charred to death after his four-wheeler caught fire. Eleven head of cattle that were trapped inside the canter also died. The police have identified the farmer as Gangaraju, 38, from Thigalarapalya in Koratagere taluk of Tumakuru district. The cattle was being transported in the

New Delhi, Feb 5: Congress social media head and Karnataka leader Divya Spandana Ramya took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi wondering if he was on “pot”, a put-down which invited a sharp response from the BJP by calling it atrocious and “insult” to the masses. Ramya’s swipe came following Modi’s comment in a rally in Karnataka during which he said farmers are his top priority and described

Bantwal, Feb 5: In a fresh raid on illegal sand mining at Mularpatna in Bantwal taluk, the sleuths of Bantwal Rural Police on Sunday arrested eight persons and seized boats and trucks involved in extraction from the River Phalguni. According to Dakshina Kannada Additional Superintendent of Police V.S. Sajeeth, eight persons, engaged in illegal extraction, including the owner of the Dhakke (landing

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today attacked BJP chief Amit Shah, alleging that instigating communal tension was his "standard". "Whoever indulges in triggering communal violence in Karnataka, we will not allow them. We will take strict action against those who take the law into their hands," he told reporters here. "I will not say that (Narendra) Modi will come and

Bengaluru Feb 5: The state Congress on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he has forgotten about the corruption that happened during the previous BJP governments in the state. "B S Yeddyurappa was sitting next to Modi (during the party rally in Bengaluru). How can he accuse the Congress of being corrupt when Yeddyurappa was sitting next to him?" KPCC president G

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Actor Prakash Rai, who has of late taken on the prime minister and the BJP, launched his first book 'Iruvudellava Bittu' on Sunday. He said he had set off on a journey that is "nothing but a process of getting naked". "I have set off on a journey to discover and learn something which remains unknown. In a way, the journey is a process of getting naked. It's not the process of

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sounded the poll bugle in Karnataka and said the ruling Congress was on the cusp of being ousted from the state. Reiterating the BJP catchphrase of a "Congress-free India", PM Modi said: "The Congress is standing on the exit door and Karnataka will soon be free from Congress culture." The Prime Minister was addressing a public meeting at Palace Grounds

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today redefined what he means by the term 'TOP' priority of the NDA government led by him. TOP means Tomato, Onion, and Potato, he said at a public rally to mark the culmination of Karnataka BJP's 'Parivarthana Yatra' that crisscrossed the entire state covering all the 224 assembly constituencies. Modi said, "Those growing vegetables and fruits are

Bengaluru Feb 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lambasted the Congress government in the state on the issue of corruption, terming it a "10% sarkar" and vowed to make Karnataka "Congress mukth" (free of Congress) in the coming Assembly elections. Addressing a large gathering to mark the conclusion of BJP's Navakarnataka Parivarthana Yatra at the sprawling Palace Grounds in Hindi, he also