Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 22: The Election Commission (EC) has made elaborate arrangements, including three-tier security, for the counting of votes in Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha seats from 8 a.m. on Thursday, an official said on Wednesday. "Counting centres are in the district headquarters of each parliamentary seat across the state while three are in Bengaluru for each of its three constituencies - North

Kalaburagi, May 22: Though the pre-monsoon rain brought much-needed respite from the heat for the people of the Hyderabad-Karnataka and some parts of Mumbai-Karnataka region, the gusty winds coupled with heavy rain claimed six lives. Police said on Wednesday that, most of the deaths were due to lightning in Bhalki and Humanbad taluk of Bidar District, Madwar village in Yadgir and Ratnapur village

Mysuru, May 22: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Siddaramiah on Wednesday termed the outburst by former Minister Roshan Baig was due to desperation for not being included in the Cabinet and party will take necessary action against him. Speaking at inauguration of Kannada Medium Degree College here on Wednesday, he said that Baig also sought ticket for Lok

Mangaluru, May 22: The police have arrested Hindu Mahasabha leader Rajesh, for allegedly celebrating the birth annviersary of the Mahathma Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse, here on Wednesday. According to police sources, the Hindu Mahasabha leader along with his other associated had arranged a programme to celebrate Godse's birth anniversary on Sunday and the police had registered a case into the

Mangaluru, May 22: The New Mangalore Port achieved yet another milestone today when the Secretary (Shipping) Gopal Krishna, IAS inaugurated the new terminal at the berth No.16 for mechanised handling of coal. Constructed at a project cost of Rs 469.46 crore, the terminal will enhance the Port’s cargo handling capacity by nearly 6.73 MMTPA and will enable NMPT to position itself as number one

Oman Billawas celebrated its 10th anniversary with great pomp and gaiety. Over 600 members came from across Oman came forward with great enthusiasm to celebrate “Biruva Thudar 2019” at Ramee Dream Resort, Seeb. The event was instrumental bringing all the community members together under one roof. The event commenced with lighting of the lamp and taking blessing from Brahma Shree Narayana Guru. A

Bengaluru, May 22: Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today predicted that the one-year-old JDS-Congress coalition government in Karnataka may collapse in a day or two after Lok Sabha election results comes out tomorrow. Speaking to newsmen here on Wednesday, Gowda, who was also former Karnataka Chief Minister, maintained that with the Exit poll results had predicted a windfall for the BJP. “Chief

Bengaluru, May 22: In another note of dissent from the Karnataka Congress, MLA K Sudhakar questioned on Wednesday why the issue of alleged EVM manipulation was being brought into the discourse about the Lok Sabha exit poll predictions. Sudhakar's stand is contrary to that of the Congress, which has joined other opposition parties in upping the ante on alleged EVM tampering or manipulation ahead of

Kolar, May 22: Adding fuel to the internecine fighting in the ruling coalition in Karnataka, state JD(S) president H. Vishwanath criticised coalition's coordination committee chief Siddaramaiah stating that he is not doing well at the post. "I am not only talking about Siddaramaiah. My point is as chief, Siddaramaiah should take both parties together and it is very important to implement the

Hyderabad, May 22: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily Wednesday alleged exit polls that predicted return of the NDA government at the Centre were aimed at boosting investor sentiment on the stock market and "disrupting" opposition unity. The former Union Minister said he strongly felt that those exit polls do not reflect the reality on the ground, and claimed that some agencies who have