Karnataka

Bangalore, May 2: More than 1900 detonators were recovered on Thursday by the CISF from Kolar district of poll-bound Karnataka after a bus was intercepted along the state's border. The seizure was made when a bus coming from Pummur in Andhra Pradesh was intercepted at Baipelly checkpost and two unattended bags were found inside the vehicle. The CISF troops, deployed as part of poll duties in the

Bantwal, May 3: An incident of three shops being gutted in fire has been reported from Pariyaladka junction in Punacha on Wednesday. The accidental fire caused damages to three shops housed in a building besides gutting a telephone exchange and an electric equipment room. The financial loss is estimated to be in lakhs following the damage caused by the fire to the building owned by one U T Moosa

Bangalore, Apr 3: Crony capitalism, plunder of resources and corruption in government are usually issues main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party loves to talk about, but not in Karnataka, where it faces elections after five chaotic years in power. Polls show the centrist Congress party, which heads the national government, is likely to win the Karnataka elections on Sunday, after what critics say

Bangalore, May 3: Karnataka's electoral outcome will reveal what the national mood is ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections, say both the BJP and the Congress. This is probably one of the reasons why the Sunday election has attracted so much national attention. Voters will pick 223 members for the 225-seat assembly that includes one nominated member. Polling in Periyapatna in Mysore district has

Belthangady, May 3: As the sun set, as many as 180 couple entered into wedlock at the 42nd free mass marriage ceremony organised by Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade at Amruthavarshini Hall in Dharmasthala on Thursday. The marriage ceremony commenced with Dr Heggade handing over saris, blouse pieces to brides and dhoti-shawl to the grooms on Thursday morning. Film actor Devraj and Chandrakala

Mangalore, May 2: Calling Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi a 'mass murderer' and 'encounter specialist', Congress leader V S Ugrappa has said that the BJP stalwart has used a 'sadist' approach for campaigning in Karnataka. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore, Mr. Ugrappa lashed back at Mr. Modi over his allegations against the Congress led UPA government. “He (Mr. Modi)

Bangalore/Gulbarga, May 2: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday sought a clear mandate for her party to provide a stable government in Karnataka, which, she alleged, had slipped on development due to the BJP misrule in the past five years. "Cast your vote for change. Cast your vote for the Congress to bring back the glory of Karnataka. Give us a clear mandate to provide a stable government in

Bangalore, May 2: Campaigning for the May 5 Assembly polls in Karnataka ends tomorrow, 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. Graft was the recurrent theme, with the Congress seeking to paint the ruling BJP as a "champion of corruption", and the latter hitting right back on the party

Mangalore, May 2: While BJP's star campaigner Narendra Modi has predicted that the BJP will be voted to power again by people of Karnataka, senior Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary has in response declared that he will take political retirement if Mr. Modi's words come true. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr. Poojary threw an ultimatum of 48 hours to Mr

One of the youngest contenders from the Congress, he is rightly christened as the 'Prince' of Ullal because he carrying the reins of one of the forts of the Congress. Carrying forward the legacy of his father Late U T Fareed, U T Khader's very entry into politics was accidental or destiny, is somewhat debatable. However, he has ably lived up to the faith that the people had vested on him and