Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 29: The hatred between Congress veteran B Ramanath Rai and Social Democratic Party of Indian has now turned into love and both have entered into wedlock, according to Harikrishna Bantwal, Spokesperson of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr Bantwal, who was expelled from the Congress party in 2015 on charge of anti-party activities, joined the BJP in 2017. In

Hassan, Apr 29: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has accused Congress of destroying ant-graft watchdog Lokayukta in Karnataka and claimed credit for establishing it. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, the former PM also accused the Congress of indulging in low level of politics and that the people would not believe in their manifesto. "Unable to digest the rising popularity of the JD(S), the

Mangaluru: Calling upon people to vote for a stable government in the impending Karnataka assembly polls, multi-lingual actor Prakash Raj said that a fractured mandate that will help parties make their own arrangements to govern the State. Interacting with reporters in the city on Saturday, Mr Raj said that people should use their common sense before casting vote. “You should choose a party that

Mangaluru, Apr 29: Karnataka’s coastal district of Dakshina Kannada is known as a the district of intelligent people. It has the highest literacy rate. Besides this is the educational hub of south India. Ironically, many of the elected representatives of this district are school dropouts. BJP leader Nalin Kumar Kateel, who represents the district in the parliament, has not studied beyond Class 10

Newsroom, April 28: In two separate incidents, two minor girls were raped in religious centres belonging to Hindu and Muslim communities in the North Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh recently. A 48-year-old priest and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested in connection with the heinous crimes committed in the holy places. A 34-year-old Maulvi also has been taken into custody for failing

Bengaluru, Apr 28: In a setback for the Sangh Parivar, three video advertisements of the BJP against the ruling Congress in poll-bound Karnataka were banned by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) from being aired for spreading false information and lies. The committee restrained the media on Friday from airing or sharing the advertisements on the ground that they were violative

Belagavi, Apr 28: Income Tax officials raided the house and offices of Nasir Bagwan, JD(S) candidate from Khanapur in Belagavi on Saturday. Mr Bagwan, who has declared assets of over Rs. 191 crore, is the richest candidate in the district. The businessman from Khanapur has investments in real estate in Bengaluru, Mysore and Belagavi. According to reports, a 11-member I-T team conducted searches at

Bengaluru, Apr 28: Police have seized 42kg of gold ornaments worth about Rs 12.5 crore from a van at an election checkpost at Balepura near Devanahalli on the outskirts of the city. Bheemashankar S Guled, superintendent of police, Bengaluru Rural district, said the gold was being transported in an SUV by four persons, including a gunman. Officers on duty at the checkpost flagged down the SUV

Bengaluru, Apr 28: Former chief minister and BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa is sure that mining baron B Janardhan Reddy will help the party win 10 to 15 additional seats in Ballari and surrounding areas. Replying to the queries of media persons in Hassan, Yeddyurappa said BJP president Amit Shah had advised party leaders to seek help of anyone, including their opponents, if it is beneficial

Mangaluru: As many as 58 candidates remained in the fray for the May 12 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in the eight constituencies of the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil told reporters that eight candidates withdrew their candidature on Friday, the last date for the withdrawal of nomination papers, while many