Karnataka

Udupi, May 1: Prathvik Nayak, a student of Vidyodaya PU College in Udupi has scored 97% in science stream in Karnataka PU examinations, the results of which were declared yesterday. He is the son of Mrs. Ramesh Chandra Nayak and Vanita Patkar, residing Shirva, Panjimar, at Udupi district. He is the former student of International Indian Embassy School Dammam (IISD). Prathvik Nayak has got 100 out

Mangaluru, Apr 30: A local court today acquitted all the three accused in the sensational Karthik Raj murder case. Karthik Raj, an engineering graduate and resident of Sudarshan Nagar in Pajeer was murdered during his jogging routine in October 2016 near Asaigoli under the limits of Konaje police station. Though the BJP had blamed Muslims and Congress for the murder, finally it had come to light

Karnataka recorded an overall pass percentage of 59.56 in the II Pre-University examinations 2018. Like every year, girls outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 67.11% against 52.3%. Interestingly, most of the state toppers are also girls. Here are the toppers from each stream: Science Kruti Muttagi (VVS Sardar Patel PU College): 597 marks Mohan S L (Masters PU College): 595 marks Ankitha P

Karnataka polls: EC says 3-times higher cash, jewellery seizure this time New Delhi, Apr 10: As Karnataka gears up for assembly polls, the value of cash and jewellery seizure by the Income Tax Department there has gone up three times to about Rs 25 crore in the state as compared to the last elections, the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday. The EC said it has also been found that the "bulk of

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Newsroom, Apr 30: As the Karnataka Assembly elections draw closer, the incumbent Congress has a clear edge over the other parties in the State, said a fresh pre-poll survey by C-Fore. No incumbent has retained power in elections since 1985, and if the Congress is able to do so, it will be creating history of sorts. The C-Fore had released its pre-poll survey report over a month ago and predicted

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Riding a ‘Modi wave’, the BJP will form the next government in Karnataka with absolute majority, its chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa said on Monday, and ruled out a post-poll alliance with the JD(S) “as of now”. Pollsters have predicted a hung Assembly in Karnataka, with neither the ruling Congress nor the BJP attaining a majority. They have said the JD(S), of former

Ramnagara, Apr 30: Former Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, who recently joined Congress after quitting JD(S), has said that Deve Gowda-led party is currently facing dearth of campaigners for looming Karnataka assembly polls. Speaking to media persons here on Monday, Mr Khan charged that JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy was hiring people for his campaigns. "People are attending the JD(S)

Raichur, Apr 30: Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik has accused the BJP, the Congress, and the JD-S of trying to appease Muslims for political gains and called upon the Hindus to reject all three parties. Speaking to media persons here on Monday, the hardline Hindutva leader sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether Pejawar Mutt seer Vishveshateertha Swami's act of organising

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Bengaluru, Apr 30: The II Pre-University examination results were announced today. The results will be published in respective colleges tomorrow. Now students can check their score on http://karresults.nic.in and http://puc.kar.nic.in This year, 59.56% of the candidates have passed the exam, which is nearly 7% higher when compared with the previous year. The pass percentage was