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Bengaluru, Oct 6: Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa, who is facing corruption charges, has accused the chief minister Siddaramaiah-led state government of misusing the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to target those who speak against the ruling party. Reacting to reports that the ACB was planning to raid the Income Tax department’s officials, Yeddyurappa said that the I-T sleuths need not worry as

Bengaluru, Oct 6: Energy Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday appeared before the Income Tax officials in connection with the ongoing investigation. The I-T sleuths had conducted searches and seizure from houses and business establishments linked to Shivakumar between August 2 and 5 this year. After appearing before the taxmen, Shivakumar said, “They asked me to submit certain documents. I have

Bengaluru, Oct 6: Traders cutting across various sectors on Thursday sought that no penalties be imposed on them till March 31 next year for errors in the filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns as they are yet to get accustomed to the new tax regime. Participating in an interactive session on GST organised by the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) and the

Bengaluru, Oct 6: While the ruling Congress gets bullish on promoting the government’s achievements, 10 out of 18 flagship programmes of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah - the party’s face for the upcoming Assembly polls - are unlikely to meet implementation targets before the end of his tenure. These 18 programmes or schemes are directly monitored by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). Ten of them are

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Family members of the slain journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh on Thursday said that they cannot be happy even if the investigating team will catch murders. Addressing the media persons in Bengaluru, Gauri’s sister Kavitha Lankesh said, “It’s been a month. Our family cannot be happy anymore because we have lost our elder sister. We are honoured as her work is identified in

Mumbai, Oct 5: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his promises made during his election campaign, alleging he has betrayed the people of the country. "The entire nation including me trusted you.. voted for you.. You promised 'Acche Din'. But you betrayed us. Prime Minister Modi had promised that he would get back black money and deposit Rs

Mysuru, Oct 5: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, at least six persons were killed and few others injured when they were struck by thunder bolt and lightning at Nandinathapura village of Periyapatana taluk in Mysuru district on Thursday. The victims were identified as Sujay, Puttannaiah, Sudeep, Suvernamma, Umesh and Thimmegowda. The injured were identified as Nagesh, Mahesh and Vishwa. The incident took

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead by unknown assailants on September 5, has been posthumously accorded with the prestigious Anna Politkovskaya Award, instituted by Reach All Women (RAW) in War. RAW, in a statement, said that it was honoured to award the annual Anna Politkovskaya Award for women human rights defenders from war and conflict zones jointly to Gauri

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that his government would seek a Constitution amendment to ensure 70% reservation for the SC/ST communities in education and public sector services. Reservation would be sought on the lines of Tamil Nadu model, he said. He was addressing a dispersed gathering during the Valmiki Jayanti celebrations in Vidhana Soudha, which

Mangaluru, Oct 5: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called the coastal city of Mangaluru a sacred land which had attracted religious figures in the past. The priest-cum-politician, who stayed at Kadali (Kadri) Yogeshwar (Jogi) Mutt, in front of the Kadri Park here, last night after returning from the Janaraksha Yatra in Kerala, he asked the local residents not to ignore Dharma and