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Mandya, Apr 25: Five people from Bengaluru, who came to their relative's house for Eid al Fitr holidays, drowned while playing in Visvesvaraya Canal, at Doddakothagere village in the taluk, on Tuesday. Anisha Begum (34), her daughter Mehtab (10) and Tasmia (22), Afika (22) and Ashrak (28), children of Amanulla are the deceased. They are from Neelasandra layout in Bengaluru. They had come to their

The Riyadh chapter of Gulbarga Welfare Society, an NGO working for the poor and people irrespective of cast creed and religion, back home in Gulbarga, organized iftar get-together in Riyadh. Abdul Majeed Bathruddin CEO and managing director universal inspection company attended the event as chief guest, while Syed Nasir Khursheed, president, Jeddah chapter presided the event. Appreciating the

Mangaluru, Apr 25: As many as 60 candidates are in fray in the eight assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district. Monday was the last day to withdraw nominations. A total of 109 nominations were received and after the withdrawal and rejection of nominations, 60 are in fray. There are eight candidates each in Belthangady, Moodbidri, Mangaluru City South, Puttur, Sullia, 10 in Mangaluru

Mysuru, Apr 25: AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday, in a rally in Mysuru, guaranteed that the Congress would strive to develop Karnataka and strengthen the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) if voted to power. However, she called on people of the state to go by their own experience in the elections and base their votes on which government made their life better. "The BJP state

Bagalkote, Apr 25: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday defended the BJP government's decision in Karnataka of scrapping four per cent quota for Muslims saying the party never believed in ‘religion-based reservation’. The former BJP chief also took a dig at Congress for its stand that the quota would be restored if it is voted to power in the state after the May 10 Assembly polls. "There was a

New Delhi, Apr 25: The CBI on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and others in the alleged excise policy scam case, officials said. The CBI had arrested Sisodia on February 26 and it filed the chargesheet on the 58th day which may deny him the chance of getting default bail. The agency has also named Hyderabad-based CA Butchi Babu

Hassan, Apr 24: Taking on JD(S) in their home turf of Hassan district, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday told the people that voting for the regional party means backing the Congress, as he appealed them to choose BJP in the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. He urged the voters to ensure that BJP candidates win and thereby strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "You made JD

Bengaluru, Apr 24: Congress veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said "false propaganda" that he was anti-Hindu took centrestage during the 2018 Assembly elections and denied he was against the majority faith as projected by the BJP. In an interview, the excerpts of which were released on Monday, he further said there was nothing wrong in state Congress President DK

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Althaf Kumpala, the Janata Dal (Secular) candidate for Mangaluru constituency, who secretly withdrew his nomination without informing his party leaders, today claimed that he was forced to do so by the workers of a national party. His claim comes after JD(S) leaders expressed shock over the move of Althaf Kumpala who had gone incommunicado after secretly withdrawing nomination.

Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s key strategist Amit Shah began his campaign in the Old Mysuru region, on Monday, April 24. Amit Shah offered prayers to idol of Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill, on Monday morning. He then held roadshow in Gundlupet of Chamarajanagar district. Thousands of people had gathered in Gundlupet, swaying the BJP flags to welcome their leader. The