Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 17: In an unprecedented incident, the Election Authorities, on Wednesday prevented the Karnataka Home minister M B Patil to address a press conference, by stating that it would violate the Model Code of Conduct. Mr Patil, who is also chairman of the Education institution, BLDE, based out of his home district Vijayapura, had convened a press conference to clarification over a false

Bengaluru, Apr 17: Former Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raju Kage stirred a controversy after comparing state Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy to a buffalo. His comment comes days after Kumaraswamy took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that the glow on his face is due to makeup and wax. “Narendra Modi applies powder 10 times and changes 10 clothes

Chandigarh, Apr 17: The foreign ministry has confirmed that two Indians, Satwinder Kumar of Hoshiarpur and Harjeet Singh of Ludhiana, have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia on charges of murdering a fellow Indian. The two were executed on February 28 this year. The Indian embassy in Riyadh, however, was not informed by the Saudi authorities before the executions. The families of the deceased may not

Udupi, Apr 17: The district administration of Udupi, which falls under Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency, has made all arrangements to facilitate smooth polling in the four Assembly constituencies under its jurisdiction. Deputy Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati told media persons that there were 15,13,231 voters in the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru parliamentary constituency, including 7,74

Mangaluru, Apr 17: If Dakshina Kannada registers a high turnout of voters in April 18 Lok Sabha polls, it will work in favour of BJP, according to incumbent MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is seeking reelection for the third consecutive term. Addressing a press conference at the party’s election office before winding up his public campaign yesterday, Mr Kateel said that he was expecting a good turnout

Bengaluru, Apr 17: In an apparent attempt to mislead and polarize Hindu community on the eve of Apr 18 Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP’s official Twitter handle posted fake letter accusing State Home Minister M B Patil and former Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi of trying to “divide Hindu religion for political gain”. Shocked over the fake later dating back to 2017, which was in his name, Mr Patil

Hassan, Apr 17: Two days ahead of polling, PWD minister H D Revanna and BJP candidate A Manju on Tuesday entered into a verbal spat over their political past. While Manju claimed that he had helped former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda in the 1990s, Revanna, his son, disputed the claim. According to Manju, Revanna is apprehensive as his son—JD(S) candidate Prajwal Revanna—will lose the polls. “It

Shivamogga, Apr 17: Former chief minister and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday claimed that the Congress is ready to stoop to any level to win the elections and it is trying to divide Hindus to improve its voting percentage and Lok Sabha seats in the state. Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, he stated that the Congress policy will boomerang on that party in the Lok Sabha election

Tumakuru, Apr 16: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Congress of helping Janta Dal Secular (JDS) through corrupt means to form the government in Karnataka, despite JDS securing least number of seats in the assembly elections last year. Addressing an election rally here, Shah said: "JDS got the lowest number of seats in the assembly elections while the BJP got the

Mandya, Apr 16: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that Sumalatha Ambareesh, multilingual South-Indian actress and wife of former actor and union minister late Ambareesh, has got recognition in public because of him. Speaking at a public rally in Mandya, Kumaraswamy said, "It is because of me that contribution of Ambareesh is being recognized and she goes around Mandya saying