Karnataka

Mandya, Apr 24: Actor-cum-politician M A Ambareesh, who was asked by Congress to contest from Mandya constituency, announced his retirement from electoral politics, on Tuesday, the last day to file nomination papers for May 12 Karnataka assembly polls. I am growing old. I don’t want to contest the elections. Let the party field anybody from Mandya constituency,” the 66-year old leader told

Bengaluru, Apr 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA Government at the Centre of misusing the income tax department to scare Congress leaders in poll-bound Karnataka. He was reacting to reports of I-T raids on various contractors across Karnataka on Tuesday. Rumours were doing rounds that PWD minister HC Mahadevappa’s house also was raided

Bengaluru, Apr 24: The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted searches on a number of contractors in poll-bound Karnataka in connection with a tax evasion probe, officials said. They said the raids are being conducted against at least 11 contractors in Mysuru and Bengaluru by the investigation wing of the department. These contractors are linked to public works jobs rendered by them on

Mangaluru, Apr 24: The Janata Dal (Secular) has decided to field its Mulky unit president Jeevan Shetty from Mulky-Moodbidri constituency as the party veteran and former minister K Amarnath Shetty has decided not to contest this time. The JD(S) which released its second list of candidates for May 12 Karnataka assembly polls had announced the name of Amarnath Shetty from Mulky-Moodbidri

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 24: The family of a Lithuanian tourist, whose highly decomposed body was recovered from near Kovalam, on Monday demanded a high-level probe into the circumstances leading to her death. "We demand a special crime investigation team formed to find out what happened to Liga Skromene," her sister Ilze, told reporters here. "We want justice for Liga," an emotional Ilze said. ANI

Chikkamagaluru, Apr 24: At least three workers of Bharatiya Janata Party were killed on the spot and five others suffered injuries when the vehicles in which they were travelling rammed into a tree on the roadside near Hunasaghatta Gate at Tarikere, near here yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Anjanappa (35), Anand (35) and Suresh (45), all residents of Jaladhihalli near Ajjampura

Udupi, Apr 24: Addressing a huge rally of Bharatiya Janata Party at Karkala, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday claimed that the country would soon be in the list of top five fastest growing economies of the world. The minister said that in the past four years, the country has been marching towards a developed country status under the magnificent rule of BJP. The Congress, that ruled the

Bengaluru, Apr 24: The BJP and the JD(S) appear to have joined forces to take on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress in almost all constituencies in Mysuru district and not just Chamundeshwari. The two Opposition parties have decided to help each other to defeat the Congress in the district, which currently holds eight out the 11 Assembly segments. While the JD(S) had bagged three seats in

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Multilingual actor Prakash Raj said people have a significant role to play in removing the communal tag of Dakshina Kannada district. He was speaking as the chief guest at the Democracy Day programme organised by Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti at Town Hall on Monday. Raj said the district has been tainted due to communal incidents as a result of some selfish people. The public

Kolar, Apr 23: Deceased IAS officer D.K. Ravi’s mother Gowramma entered the election fray by filing nomination papers as an Independent candidate from Kolar Assembly constituency on Monday. Gowramma hails from a village in Tumakuru district. “My son has served well for the people of Kolar and I would like to carry forward his good works”, she told reporters after filing her papers. Ravi had served