Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 5: Bypolls are being held in 15 assembly constituencies across Karnataka today with the ruling BJP government hoping to win at least six to remain in power. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. As many as 37.78 lakh people are expected to cast their votes. The by-elections are being held to fill the vacancies caused due to the disqualification of 17 rebel Congress and

Shivamogga: A farmer in Karnataka says he has found a unique solution to protect his coffee and areca crop from the menace of monkeys. Srikanth Gowda, a farmer from Naluru village in Shivamogga district's Thirthahalli Taluk has dyed the fur of his dog to make him look like a tiger. He said that he decided to paint his dog after his earlier measures - using soft toys of tigers - failed to do get

New Delhi, Dec 4: Even as the Gujarat Police is looking for self-styled godman, Swami Nithyananda, in an alleged case of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of children to make them collect donations from followers to run his ashram in Ahmedabad, a website named Kailaasa.org has popped up suggesting that he has founded his own country and designed its flag, constitution and emblem. The website

Bengaluru, Dec 4: Ahead of by-polls to 15 Assembly constituencies in Karanataka, senior Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday hit out at the BJP claiming that they were going to be defeated in the elections and if they would try to do another 'operation' people would not tolerate it. "The survey reports say that they (BJP) are not going to get the numbers. So they are thinking of doing

Bengaluru, Dec 4: The health department of Karnataka government is contemplating on granting permission to all Ayush doctors to prescribe allopathic medication for primary care. Currently, only Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidda and Homeopathy) doctors working on government sector are allowed to prescribe allopathic medication for primary care only. In a statement issued by the minister of health

Belagavi, Dec 4: In shocking case, a four-year-old girl was reportedly raped and murdered by her 47-year-old relative in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The incident took place in the last week of November. The accused has committed suicide by hanging. After the toddler went missing from their house in Kodni village in Nippani Rural police station limits, her father filed a complaint on November

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 4: A local court has acquitted four persons including Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik in a case pertaining to the staging of protest inside the cave shrine of Sri Gurudattatreya Bababudanswamy Dargah during Datta Mala Abhiyana in 2016. The JMFC First Additional Civil Court Judge K S Shilpa passed the order on Tuesday. Muthalik, Mahesh Kattinamani of Sri Rama Sene, Durgasene

Bengaluru, Dec 4: Officials of the Income Tax and Excise department jointly carried out raids at the residence of Congress candidate from Ranebennur assembly segment K B Koliwad, drawing the ire of the party workers. The searches took place on Tuesday night at the Ranebennur residence of the former Assembly Speaker, following complaints of hoarding of liquor and cash, officials said. "Following a

Bengaluru, Nov 4: Campaigning for the December 5 bypolls, that will determine the future of the BJP government in the state, ended at 6pm on Tuesday, with leaders of political parties making last-ditch bids to woo voters. The byelections saw BJP seeking votes for “stability”, while the Congress and the JD(S) urged the electorate to defeat the disqualified legislators responsible for the collapse

Bengaluru, Dec 4: Opposition leader and Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the BJP of “spending crores” to lure voters in the bypolls, but insisted that it “would not work”. “Voters are fed up with turncoats and have decided to teach them a lesson,” Siddaramaiah said. “During my campaigns in the 15 segments, voters told me BJP functionaries have got cash from Mumbai