Karnataka

Udupi, Apr 18: The polling today was by and large peaceful in Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency which saw a voter turnout of 75.8 per cent. The voter turnout in the eight Assembly segments of the parliamentary constituency were: Udupi – 78%; Kaup – 77%; Karkala – 78%; Kundapur 77%; Chikkamagaluru – 69%; Sringeri – 78%; Mudigere – 73%; and Tarikere – 72%. Hephsiba Rani Korlapati

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Election Commission officials on Thursday searched the chopper of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy here. The bags kept in the chopper used by Kumaraswamy, who was travelling from Ramanagara in Uttara Kannada district, were checked. This comes alongside Kumaraswamy's visit to Kumta to attend a public rally in favour of Janta Dal (Secular) candidate Anand Asnotikar. In a

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Polling for the 17th Lok Sabha elections in Dakshina Kannada passed peacefully with 77.25% of voters braving the sun to exercise their franchise on Thursday. In the 2014 general elections, 77.18% of the voters had exercised their rights. Voting commenced at a brisk pace early in the morning in urban areas while people turned up slowly at polling stations in rural and semi-urban

Udupi, Apr 18: A youth today came on a stretcher in an ambulance to cast his vote at the government school booth at Ulthoor near Kundapur which falls under Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency. Jayasheela Poojary (30) had been injured in his leg in a road accident at Goliyangady village about three weeks back. He was admitted to a private hospital in Kundapur for treatment and had got

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Amidst voting, Bengaluru South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya today violated the model code of conduct by influencing voters through social media, inviting case from the Election Commission officials. Soon after casting his vote, Surya shot a video of himself outside the polling booth urging people to vote for BJP and elect PM Narendra Modi led government yet again at the centre

Bagalkot, Apr 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a pitch for a strong government at the Centre and mocked the "helpless" dispensation of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who is heading the Congress-JD(S) coalition. "....if you want to see a strong government, look at Delhi; if you want to see a helpless government, see Karnataka," Modi told a rally here in north Karnataka. Modi said

Ramanagara, Apr 18: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said the Congress-JD(S) alliance is expected to win 10-12 seats out of 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka which are undergoing polling today during the second phase of general elections. "Today I request all voters to go to the polling station and cast their vote, whatever decision you will take will form the future of the country

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Voting is underway in 14 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, where the contest is mainly between the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition and the BJP, in the second phase of parliamentary polls. Prominent contestants in this phase include former prime minister H D Deve Gowda (Tumkur), his grandsons Prajwal Revanna and Nikhil Kumaraswamy from Hassan and Mandya respectively, as

Mangaluru, Apr 18: Dakshina Kannada, known as the district of intellectuals and an educational hub in south Indian, is being represented in the Parliament for past one decade by a rabble-rouser BJP leader who had quit formal education after Class 10. The two-time MP Nalin Kumar Kateel is seeking re-election for the third term in 2019. There are a dozen other candidates in the fray. Following is

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Torrential rains that lashed Karnataka’s capital and surrounding areas on the eve of Lok Sabha polls claimed at least three lives casting a shadow on the turnout for Thursday’s election. The heavy rain, spanning more than two hours coupled with gusty winds in Bengaluru and adjoining districts, resulted in the uprooting of trees across Bengaluru and surrounding areas. While a