Karnataka

The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Friday released its third list of 59 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. The party had released its first list of 72 candidates on April 8, followed by the second list of 82 candidates on April 16. Karnataka will go to polls on May 12. The counting of votes will take place on May 15. The term of the current 224-member legislative Assembly

Bengaluru, Apr 20: Multilingual actor and activist Prakash Raj today said that he opposed BJP more not because loved other parties but because the saffron party was worse than all. Replying to a question on his silence on Congress and JD(S), the actor who founded #JustAsking campaign said he will start questioning them at a time when he considers it appropriate. He said he has been training his

New Delhi, Apr 20: Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Singh Sachar passed away at a private hospital here today, a family friend said. Sachar, who was the chairperson of a committee set up by the previous UPA government to look into the social, economic and educational status of Muslims in India, was 94. He was admitted to Fortis Hospital in New Delhi earlier this week where he was

Mangaluru, Apr 20: CentrumDirect Ltd., a leading foreign exchange company, has been awarded rights for providing Foreign Exchange services at Mangaluru International Airport. The forex counter was inaugurated Venkateshwara Rao, Director of the Airport, in presence of other senior airport officials. Centrum offers passengers flying in and out of the city, foreign exchange at competitive rates

Mysuru, Apr 20: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is contesting the upcoming polls from Chamundeshwari constituency, filed his nomination on Friday after offering prayers at Chamundeshwari temple. Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy filed nomination from BTM Layout constituency. Congress candidate Priyank Kharge, son of party leader Mallikarjun Kharge, filed his nomination papers from

Mangaluru, Apr 20: The Karnataka state unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha has dropped hints about forming an alliance of hardline Hindutva fringe groups without the Bharatiya Janata Party, the political arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Addressing media persons in the city on Friday, Mahasabha’s Karnataka state president N Subrahmanya Raju said that non-BJP Hindutva groups would be

Udupi, Apr 20: Gururaja Poojary aka P Gururaja, a truck driver’s son from this coastal district, who won the silver medal in the 56 kg category in weight lifting in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, earlier this month, was given a rousing reception here yesterday. The officials of the district administration accompanied Mr. Gururaja from the Mangaluru International Airport

As part of a new campaign strategy, the Congress will deploy some of its national leaders, some with celebrity status, to campaign in Karnataka for the May 12 polls. Former union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Lok Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia, cricketers-turned-politicians Mohammad Azharuddin and Navjot Singh Sidhu are expected to visit Karnataka. Sidhu is currently a minister in the Punjab

Bengaluru, Apr 20: A case has been filed against Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao for allegedly stating that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should be beaten with chappals. Nathapantha Jogi Seva Samithi president Keshav Kotteshwar said Dinesh has hurt the sentiments of Nath sect followers.

Bengaluru, Apr 20: With assets of Rs 840 crore declared in the affidavit submitted to the election officer on Thursday, Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar among the wealthiest in the fray this election. The Congress heavyweight had declared assets of Rs 251 crore during the 2013 elections. The appreciation in the value of non-agriculture land owned by him in Bengaluru and Mysuru has shot up