Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 9: As many as 237 candidates have remained in the fray in the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies which goes to poll in the second phase in Karnataka on April 23 after 45 candidates withdrew from the contest. According to official sources, in the second phase a highest number of 57 candidates are in the fray in Belagvi segment, while Raichur has the lowest contestant at just five. The

Bagalkote, Apr 9: Senior Bharaitya Janata Party leader and former Karnataka Deputy Chief minister K S Eshwarappa said that there was no space for social justice in the Congress party. Addressing newsmen here on Tuesday, he said, "the prominent minority community leaders quitting this party including H T Sangliana and J Alexander, and this proved that Congress is shedding only crocodile tears for

Bengaluru, Apr 9: Retired IPS officer H T Sangliana on Monday tendered resignation from the post of vice president Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and primary membership of the Indian National Congress (INC) claiming that the Congress has lost its focus and neglected the minority Christian community in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. In a letter written to Congress president Rahul

Bengaluru, Apr 9: CM H D Kumaraswamy said the BJP members in Lok Sabha from the State remained mute spectators in the outgoing Parliament and now they were seeking re-election riding ‘piggy back’ on Narendra Modi’s name. Speaking at a election meeting in Bengaluru North segment in support of State Minister Krishna Byregowda, he said two time winner and Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and BJP

Bengaluru, Apr 9: Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Monday said he doesn’t think marital rape should be made an offence in India. “There is no necessity to bring such kind of law. This is my personal view,” he said. Participating in the inaugural session of National Conference on Transformative Constitutionalism in India: Reflections on Shifting Paradigms organised by the KLE Society’s

Belagavi, Apr 9: A youth allegedly slitthe throat of a friend for not giving him Rs 200. The incident took place at Gangwadi in the city late on Sunday night. Ravi Gadiwaddar, 22, the Injured youth was taken to a private hospital and is said to be out of danger. Both the accused and the injured are from the same area. Malmaruti police arrested accused Hanamant Gadiwaddar, 24 on Monday and are

Bengaluru, Apr 8: The CCB Police have unearthed a inter-State illegal arms selling gang, arrested 8 people and seized from them two country made pistol, 8 live bullets and one Air gun from them in the City. Police said on Monday they also seized Rs 55,000 cash, one saw blade, a car, 2 Motorbikes from the gang. This included two illegal weapon sellers from Maharashtra and six buyers of illegal arms

Mandya, Apr 8: With election campaign coming to a boil ahead of April 18 phase polls in 14 Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka, the state is witnessing political skirmish and it turned worse when Janata Dal (S) and supporters of independent candidate Sumalatha clashed in Mandya segment leaving three JD(S) workers injured. The incident was reported from Gurudevanahalli in this sugar bowl of Karnataka

Ballari, Apr 8: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar today said that "the lives of 40 CRPF soldiers could have been saved if Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had informed the Union Government about the possibility of 'Pulwama' attack two years back." Demanding legal action against Kumaraswamy, he said that "it was a cooked up story saying that he had knowledge about

Shivamogga, Apr 8: BJP’s rabble-rouser and former minister K S Eshwarappa has submitted a complaint to Superintendent of Police M Ashwini alleging that he received a death threat call from an unknown person. He has also sought police security for him. In the complaint, he said an unknown person phoned him on April 6th when was heading towards Shivamogga from Bengaluru and made a death threat to