Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 19: Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday directed IGP (Eastern range) Sharat Chandra to conduct a probe into an incident wherein a truck hit Union Minister Anant kumar Hegde’s convoy in Haveri. Hegde had claimed that it was a deliberate attempt on his life, while the BJP leaders demanded a thorough probe into the incident. State BJP general secretary Shobha Karandlaje claimed

Mangaluru, Apr 18: B A Mohiuddin Bava, Congress candidate for Mangaluru City North, today said that the development works carried by him as an MLA in his constituency during the last five years will come to his rescue in the May 12 assembly polls. Addressing the party workers at the party’s election office at Surathkal, on the outskirts of the city, Mr Bava said the looming polls would be fought

Mangaluru, Apr 18: The resignation spree among the new generation of the Congress leaders has continued in Dakshina Kannada over the ticket denial to the Youth Congress’ district president Mithun Rai. Two days after several youth Congress office bearers from all eight constituencies of Dakshina Kannada resigned en masse, nearly 80 office bearers of the district unit of National Students Union of

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Every single assembly seat in Karnataka will witness a tough fight among Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal- Secular, according to Chikkaballapura MP and former chief minister M Veerappa Moily. In an interview, the Congress veteran ruled out his party entering into any post-poll alliance with the JD(S) and targeted the BJP for fielding tainted candidates like elder

New Delhi, Apr 18: With Karnataka heading for the polls in May, Facebook has announced a third-party fact-checking programme in the state to fight spread of fake news on its platform. The social media giant on Tuesday announced a partnership with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative, for a pilot programme that will be rolled out in the state. Karnataka goes to election on May 12, and

Mangaluru, Apr 18: Bantwal Congress candidate B Rananath Rai, who has intensified his campaign for May 12 Karnataka assembly polls, on Wednesday called on the former union minister and party veteran B Janardhana Poojary and sought his blessings. Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology in the incumbent state government and six time MLA from Bantwal, Mr Rai is expected to file his nomination

Dharwad, Apr 18: Basavanand Swamiji of Sri Gurubasava Mahamane Mutt in Dharwad, who had decided to take a political plunge, has expressed disappointment over ticket denial by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The visually impaired seer was hoping to contest from Kalghatagi constituency in Dharwad district. However, the BJP issued ticket to Mahesh Tenginkai. Upset with this development, Basavanand Swami

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Union minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde on Tuesday claimed that a ‘deliberate attempt’ was made on his life. The minister said a truck tried to ram into his car when he was traveling near Halageri in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district around 11:30 pm. The truck missed the minister’s car and hit his escort vehicle. “Since our vehicle

New Delhi, Apr 18: Actor-turned-politician Divya Spandana attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on former prime minister Manmohan Singh having ties with Pakistan. Hitting out at PM Modi the former Congress MP from Karnataka's Mandya tweeted, "Why do they need social media platforms to spread fake news when they have the PM to do it, right?" In an interview to DNA, Spandana said

Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) may increase the maximum number of applications being issued at Post Office Seva Kendra (POPSK) to 75 per day from the present 50 following overwhelming response for the service. In February this year, the Ministry of External Affairs started 11 new passport service centres at head post offices across the state, as part of a country wide effort