Karnataka

Newsroom, Nov 6: Even though Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance has outwitted BJP in November 3 bypolls by winning four of five seats, it’s in fact the dynasty politics of above three parties which retained supremacy. In three of five seats (three for the Lok Sabha and two for assembly) where bypolls were held dynasts came out victorious. Shivamogga (BJP | Yeddyurappa’s son) This is the only

Ajman, Nov 6: Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, the biggest private medical university in the Middle East region celebrated its 20th anniversary on 5th November 2018, with a special ceremony attended by Dr. Thumbay Moideen – Founder, President Board of Trustees GMU, Prof. HossamHamdy – Chancellor of GMU, Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay – Vice President of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group

Shivamogga, Nov 6: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa’s son B Y Raghavendra is the only BJP candidate to win in the five constituencies of Karnataka where by-elections were held on November 3. Shivamogga has been a stronghold of the BJP since Yeddyurappa’s entry to state politics. This time it was clash between sons of two former chief ministers in this Lok Sabha seat. For BJP candidate it was

Bengaluru, Nov 6: Anitha, the wife chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has become a legislator for the second time by registering a massive victory in Ramanagara assembly constituency bypoll. Anitha had become MLA for the first time exactly a decade ago through a bypoll. She had got elected in the Madhugiri bye-election in 2008. However, she went on to lose in Channapatna in the 2013 Assembly polls and

Belagavi, Nov 6: Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Omprakash Kanagali, son of former Union Minister late B Shankarananda, died at KLE Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 69. He was survived by one son and a daughter. Omprakash had served as Irrigation Minister and Belagavi District In-charge Minister in the cabinet of former Karnataka Chief

Newsroom, Nov 6: By winning both assembly seats and two out of three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka bypolls, the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition has succeeded in giving a major blow to Bharatiya Janata Party, which had dreamt of overthrowing the state government through ‘Operation Lotus’ after the results. The BJP faced massive defeats in the Lok Sabha segments of Bellary, Mandya and the

Ballari, Nov 6: Congress candidate V S Ugrappa is heading towards a massive victory in Bellary Lok Sabha constituency against BJP candidate J Santha, the sister of powerful Nayaka leader B Sriramulu. The constituency, once a Congress bastion, has been the scene of the famous electoral battle in which AICC president Sonia Gandhi made her electoral debut defeating senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj in

Bengaluru, Nov 6: Even though he withdrew from the race and rejoined Congress ahead of voting, the Ramanagara BJP candidate L Chandrashekar has interestingly secured around eight thousand votes. The election commission had said that Chandrashekar will be declared MLA if he gets majority of votes even after withdrawal. Chandrashekar, son of incumbent Congress MLC C M Lingappa, had joined the BJP

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Nov 6: Cracking whip on its inactive leaders, the Congress has suspended 19 officer bearers of its youth wing in Karnataka including Dakshina Kannada district unit president Mithun Rai from their positions. Ravindra Das, national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge of Youth Congress confirmed the suspension of the 19 office-bearers of Youth Congress for being inactive in

Bengaluru, Nov 6: The 4-1 victory for the ruling JD(S)-Congress alliance has come as a shot in the arm while the BJP had to bite the dust. Results of the bypolls were seen as a litmus test for the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance. The pre-poll tie-up for bypolls has worked for the alliance and it now seems that the electoral arrangement will continue for the Lok Sabha polls next year. While the