Karnataka

New Delhi, Mar 14: A pre-poll survey today projected Naredra Modi-led BJP sweeping Gujarat, Rajasthan and Karnataka and the party-led NDA giving a big jolt to ruling Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections. The NDTV-Hansa Research survey, which released the electoral projections of 319 seats in 12 states today, says AIADMK is projected to win 27 out of 39 Lok Sabha seats

Lok Sabha poll fever has swept across Karnataka after major political parties formally announced their candidates for various constituencies of the South Indian state. In spite of internal conflicts and confusions in finalizing candidates in a few constituencies, the three major parties of the state, namely Congress, BJP and JD(S) have launched massive campaigns in all 28 constituencies of

Bangalore, Mar 13: Congress release second list of candidates for 71 Lok Sabha seat. M Veerappa Moily has managed to get Chikkaballapur ticket drawing curtains for all the speculations. Rizwan Arshad will contest elections from Bangalore central parliamentary constituency. The latest list contains 10 candidates from Karnataka. They are: M Veerappa Moily (Chikkaballapur), Janardhan Poojary

Bangalore, Mar 13: Former MP C Narayanaswamy, who switched loyalties to Congress from JD(S), today emerged victorious by a comfortable margin in the primary held by the party to choose its candidate for the Bangalore North seat. Narayanaswamy, who recently joined Congress, defeated Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Secretary GC Chandrashekhar by 66 votes after garnering 180 votes, Congress

Udupi, Mar 13: A section of people among Muslims is trying to mislead the entire community through spreading blind beliefs, polytheism and Darga worshipping culture alleged a Salafi activist. Addressing a media conference here, Ismaeel Shafi, Secretary of the South Karnataka Salafi Movement (SKSM), alleged that a few mullahs, through their misdeeds, are spoiling the image of peaceful Muslim

Bangalore, Mar 13: The BJP leadership seems to have found a way to settle the tricky question of merger with BSR Congress headed by B Sriramulu in Karnataka. According to the latest reports it has reportedly decided to field Sriramulu from Bellary on its ticket, while deciding against the merger. This should keep senior leader Sushma Swaraj happy as she had staunchly opposed the merger. It will

Mangalore, Mar 13: Mahabala Marla, a three-time councillor representing Kadri Padavu ward, was elected as Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation following the mayoral polls that were held in the city council hall here on Thursday. Kavitha Vasu, the councillor representing Hoige Bazaar, was elected as Deputy Mayor of Mangalore city. Both members of the Congress party, Mahabala Marla and Kavitha

Bangalore, Mar 13: There existed ambiguity in the BJP house with the recommendation of second list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections. The State election committee, which met in Bangalore on Wednesday to finalise candidates for eight Lok Sabha constituencies, recommended the candidature of Sriramulu and has proposed his candidature from Bellary (reserved) constituency. “The party bosses in New

Bangalore, Mar 13: V?Dhananjay Kumar, who quit the BJP to join the KJP founded by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, has been hoping against hope that Yeddyurappa would convince the BJP central leaders to take him back to the party fold. Waiting for the BJP to take a final decision, Kumar is learnt to have put on hold his plan to join the JD(S). It is learnt that Yeddyurappa, who will be in

Mangalore, Mar 13: Three associates of underworld don Ravi Poojary and Kaliyogish have been arrested by city crime branch police at Manjanady village on Wednesday. The arrested have been identified as Aboobakker Siddiq alias Siddiq, 26, resident of Balepuni, Bantwal taluk; Nitin Kumar, 23, Karkala and Guruprasanna, 22, Kolnadu Village, Bantwal taluk. The police have seized six live pistol rounds