Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 20: BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday mocked Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his “ignorance” and his incorrect pronunciation of Sir M Visvesvaraya’s name. Shah’s ridicule came during his address to trade and industry representatives here. “Rahul has been repeatedly saying that the BJP had waived off loans borrowed by industrialists while not doing so for farmers in distress. I

Within a day after his execution on the first day of Eid ul-Adha on December 30, 2006, the mortal remains of the dethroned Iraqi president Saddam Hussein were buried in a tomb in his birthplace, Al-Awja (near Tikrit), about 95 miles north of the capital city of Baghdad. Reports say that then-US president George W Bush had personally authorized the immediate transfer of the slain leader’s body on

Belagavi, Apr 19: Sparking a row, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Sanjay Patil said that the upcoming Karnataka assembly election is "not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents". Sanjay Patil represents the Belagavi Rural constituency in north Karnataka, which is near the state’s border with Maharashtra. Addressing a gathering in Karnataka's Belagavi, Patil said, "This

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Atlantic Leisure, a city-based non-profit trust is organising a cricket tournament – IT Cricket Bash 2018, bringing together Information Technology companies from Mangaluru and Udupi. The tournament will be held on 21st and 22nd of April 2018 between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., at the NMPT Cricket Ground, Panambur in Mangaluru. Twelve teams have confirmed their participation in the

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Bellipady Ramanath Rai, who has tasted six victories and one defeat in last seven assembly elections in Bantwal constituency, today filed nomination papers for the May 12 polls. This is his eighth electoral battle in the communally sensitive constituency of the Dakshina Kannada district. The constituency is considered one of the prestigious in the state as Mr Rai is the minister

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Hinting at a fierce electoral battle in Mangaluru City North Assembly constituency, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Muneer Katipalla today filed his nomination papers for May 12 polls. The constituency is currently represented by the Congress leader B A Mohiuddin Bava, who had defeated BJP’s Krishna J Plemar in 2013. Mr Katipalla’s entry is likely to affect the

Belagavi, Apr 19: The police have busted a massive counterfeit currency racket in Karnataka’s Belagavi. They arrested one person on Wednesday and seized fake currency notes adding up to Rs 7.10 crore face value, stocked for distribution among voters on the eve of the polling day. Acting on the credible information received, police raided an abandoned Public Works Department (PWD) quarters building

Biplab Kumar Deb, the Chief Minister of Tripura, recently made a controversial comment which has since then gone viral and within a day has garnered support from many including the Governor of the state. Speaking at a Regional Workshop on Computerisation and Reforms at Pragna Bhawan in Agartala on April 17, 2018, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that the internet was invented by India and

Bengaluru, Apr 19: The Election Commission (EC) and the police department are conducting a survey to identify sensitive booths in the city and the state. The exercise is being undertaken to deploy additional security at these booths on the day of voting. The two agencies are also working on deploying Karnataka’s popular dog squad at identified critical booths on the election day - May 12. It will

Mysuru, Apr 19: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the leaders from Badami Assembly segment were pressuring him to contest from there. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday Siddaramaiah said that leaders such as S R Patil and others visited his house on Tuesday night requesting him to contest from Badami. According to the leaders, there was confusion in the constituency since there were