Karnataka

New York, May 13: India was the largest remittance-receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country sending home USD 69 billion in 2017, according to a report which said remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to US 256 billion last year. The report ‘RemitSCOPE - Remittance markets and opportunities – Asia and the Pacific’ said India (USD 69 billion), China (USD 64

Bengaluru, May 13: The polling to fill the imminent vacancies in the Legislative Council of Karnataka will be held on June 8 and the counting will be held on June 12, announced the Election Commission. The elections will be held for the six constituencies in Karnataka - South East Teachers, South Teachers, South West Teachers, South West Graduates, Bengaluru Graduates and North East Graduates. The

Bengaluru, Mar 13: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asked people to relax and enjoy the weekend and not worry about the exit polls that predicted a hung assembly with some giving a slight advantage to the Congress and others to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A hung House could position the Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S), the third political force in the state, as the potential

Mangaluru, May 13: The Dakshina Kannada police have taken up cases against three persons who attempted to impersonate voters in Bantwal and Puttur constituencies in Saturday’s Karnataka assembly polls. Superintendent of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda said Chasen Change (22) from Sonithpur district in Assam, and Ajay Makes (24), from Haleem sub-division in Assam, were caught at booth no. 59 of

Bengaluru, May 13: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar today said women and young voters exercised their franchise in large numbers in today's poll and the turnout was expected to cross 70 percent. "It is heartening to tell you that women and young voters have come out in large numbers in this election and we are expecting voter turnout percentage to cross 70 percent," he told

Udupi, May 12: The five assembly constituencies in the coastal district of Udupi recorded an average voter turnout of 78% in the Karnataka polls on Saturday, according to the tentative figures provided by the district administration. Udupi segment saw 77% polling, Kaup 78%, Karkala 80.13%, Kundapur 79%, and Byndoor 77%. There was 78-80% voter turnout in the 54 polling booths in the Naxalite

Mangaluru, May 12: Moderate to brisk polling was witnessed in Dakshina Kannada district wherein fate of 58 MLA aspirants from eight constituencies were sealed in EVM on Saturday. Polling in 1,858 booths of the coastal district began at 7 a.m. and continued till 6 p.m. There were 17.11 lakh eligible voters, including 100 transgenders. Among them 77.63% people cast their votes in today’s Assembly

Belagavi, Nov 12: An orthodox Muslim woman was stopped from entering the polling booth in Belagavi district after she refused to remove the veil of her 'burkha' for identification. However, the woman was later allowed to cast her vote after her identity was verified by a female official. The Karnataka Election is taking place today. A total of 2,654 candidates are in the fray and 4.96-crore

Mangaluru/Mandya, May 12: Two elderly voters died of heart attack at the polling booths in Dakshina Kannada and Mandya district during Karnataka assembly polls on Saturday. Anni Acharya, a 70-year-old man died of heart attack while he was waiting in the queue to cast his vote at Andinje booth in Belthangady Assembly constituency in Dakshina Kannada district. A resident of Jarigedadi village

Will the chief minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress retain power in Karnataka or will Narendra Modi-Amit Shah led BJP continue its meteoric rise by taking over Karnataka? Some exit polls after Saturday’s elections for Karnataka assembly have predicted that Congress would emerge as the single largest party while some other exit polls indicated BJP’s rise. In all exit polls JD(S) remained third. Will