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Bengaluru Jan 23: The JD(S) MLAs Manappa Vajjal (Lingsugur) and Dr S Shivaraj Patil (Raichur City), who have resigned from their Assembly membership, requested Speaker K B Koliwad on Monday not to disqualify them. After they resigned as legislators last week, JD(S) leaders C N Balakrishna and T A Sharavana petitioned Koliwad to disqualify the duo under the anti-defection law on grounds that they

Bengaluru, Jan 23: In a move that could go a long way in preventing bogus candidates from playing mischief, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will use photographs of candidates on the electronic voting machines (EVM) during the upcoming Assembly elections. It will be the first Legislative Assembly polls in Karnataka where this will be implemented. Besides helping voters recognise their

Mangaluru, Jan 22: Former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary’s much-awaited autobiography is all set for release here on Friday, January 26. Announcing this at a press conference here on Monday, Mr. Poojary said the ‘facts’ and incidents referred to in the book might create controversy and cause pain to some people. The book will be released at the Kudroli Gokarnanateshwara temple on Friday

Hubballi Jan 22: The federation of pro-Kannada organisations has decided to call for a Karnataka bandh on January 25, and Bengaluru bandh on February 4, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Bengaluru, demanding that he resolve the Mahadayi river issue. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of various pro-Kannada organisations and Kalasa-Banduri agitation committee here

Chikkamagaluru Jan 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's body language and expressions resemble the character Duryodhana in the Indian epic Mahabharatha, remarked BJP General Secretary C T Ravi. "The Congress government in the state is definitely a 'Kaurava' government and Siddaramaiah is 'Duryodhana', its head," Ravi quipped. He was speaking at the BJP's special district meeting here on Monday. "The

Mangaluru, Jan 22: Janata Dal (Secular) National President H D Deve Gowda has said that his party would will field candidates in all the 224 constituencies of Karnataka in the upcoming Assembly polls in May 2018. Speaking to media persons here on Monday, the former prime minister said that the JD(S) is open to have an alliance with the Left parties during the polls. "If CPI and CPM approach us for

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Mangaluru, Jan 22: Dismissing the rumours about his visit to a rowdy’s home during poll campaign in his constituency as baseless and false, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader has said that he never ever visited any rowdy’s home so far and would never stoop to such a low level in future too. Speaking at a programme here on Sunday, Mr Khader, who had earlier preferred to ignore the

Davos, Jan 22: The richest 1 per cent in India cornered 73 per cent of the wealth generated in the country last year, a new survey showed today, presenting a worrying picture of rising income inequality. Besides, 67 crore Indians comprising the population's poorest half saw their wealth rise by just 1 per cent, as per the survey released by the international rights group Oxfam hours before the

Mangaluru, Jan 22: The coastal city of Mangaluru on Monday woke up to the news of another coldblooded murder. A gang of miscreants hacked a 45-year-old man to death at his home at Tannirbhavi. The deceased has been identified as Shivaraj, son of Karunakar. He is the brother of rowdy-sheeter Bharatesh, who is also a suspect in Bejai Raja murder case. Police sources said that the incident took place