Karnataka

Bangalore, May 4: It has been a bitter five years marked by corruption, intrigue and vicious infighting with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) splitting right down the middle but Karnataka voters hope to put it behind them when they vote in a new assembly Sunday. The polls have drawn national attention as the ruling BJP and the Congress, the two major contenders for power, are locked in a

Mysore, May 4: The KJP candidate from the Varuna constituency Ka Pu Siddalinga Swamy was allegedly beaten up by the supporters of his Congress rival Siddaramaiah in the city on Friday. Swamy, who complained of uneasiness during a dharna after the alleged assault, was treated at a hospital and later discharged. Siddaramaiah's supporters allegedly blocked Swamy's car, by placing stones and parking

Bangalore, May 4: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal sought to indulge in "black humour" vis-a-vis the ruling BJP government in poll-bound Karnataka, but appeared to be "stumped" when asked to do so targeting the Congress-led UPA. Speaking to reporters here two days before the May 5 Assembly poll, Sibal sought to mock at the BJP government which he joked has given rise to "new terminology" like

Dubai, May 3: An Indian national has won BMW's luxury car 520i Executive 2013 model worth Dh180,000 (Rs2.61 million; $49,000), but he doesn't have a licence to drive. Hailing from the Malapuram district of Kerala, India, 28-year-old Nisar Valiyavalappil arrived in Dubai two years ago and has since been working with an AC spare parts company as a sales person in Ajman. Valiyavalappil is the first

Mangalore, May 3: Campaigning for the May 5 Karnataka Assembly poll ended on Friday evening, capping a bitter canvassing that saw national leaders of the BJP and Congress making a strong pitch for people's mandate in the high-stake elections. The Election Commission which has kept a tight vigil on the parties and their modes of campaigning had directed that even advertisements in visual and print

Mangalore, May 3: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has effectively produced before the people the statistics of the UPA's corruption. The voters now know that the BJP government's so called corruption in Karnataka is nothing compared to the corruption that the Congress led UPA government has indulged in, B Nagaraj Shetty, President, Election Campaign Committee, BJP, DK. Speaking to media

Mangalore, May 3: In a fresh allegation, Mangalore North BJP candidate and incumbent MLA Krishna J Palemar has said to have covered up a criminal case against him before the Election Commissioner. Leveling allegations, Srinivas Salian, Managing Trustee, Vidya Education Trust, has said in a news conference that pretending to show interest in Konchadi's Vidya Education Trust at the time of starting

Bangalore, May 3: The Second Pre-University Examination Results 2013, conducted by the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, will be announced on May 6, 2013. Over 6.13 lakh students appeared for the Second PUC Exams from March 13 at 961 exam centres across Karnataka. The Department of Education would soon be announcing the time when the results will be made available on the official

Mangalore, May 3: Former MLA Vijay Kumar Shetty who was an aspirant for Congress ticket from Mangalore North Constituency has put up a unity show by calling himself a sincere soldier of the Congress, whose duty is to work for the party. Rumours were rife that Mr Shetty was out of the Congress brigade and was contemplating to contest the polls as an independent candidate, after the Congress

Bangalore, May 3: Those who involve in any kind of electoral offences such as offering or accepting inducements, proxy or multiple voting, will face stringent action, including imprisonment of up to one year. Issuing this warning at a press meet here, chief electoral officer Anil Kumar Jha, urged the public to alert election officials if they came across allurements being offered by candidates to