Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 26: Late Union Minister Ananth Kumar’s wife Tejaswini, who was a strong contender for the BJP ticket from Bengaluru South, has expressed shock after the party decided to filed 28-year-old Tejasvi Surya instead of her. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, 53, had been recommended for the seat that her husband held till he died last year. Ananth Kumar was a five-time parliamentarian from the seat

Hubballi, Mar 26: Several parts of north Karnataka including the city of Hubballi witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied with gusty winds last evening. In the city, the rain started around 4.20pm and continued till 5pm, throwing life in the city out of gear. The first summer shower brought wide smiles on the faces of citizens who were struggling due to the scorching temperatures. However

Millions of women and homeless people will be barred from voting in elections because of biases and difficulties in getting identification papers, human rights groups said on Tuesday, warning this would increase their marginalisation. Every citizen who is 18 years or older has a right to vote in polls due to start on April 11, with about 900 million citizens eligible to take part. But the country

Mangaluru, Mar 26: The Indian Skating team won a total of 49 medals (13 gold, 20 silver and 16 bronze) in the Skating Competition which was a part of Special Olympics World Games held in Abu Dhabi from 14th to 21st March 2019. The Special Olympics Bharat Skating team comprised of 26 members (13 boys and 13 girls). They were trained by Mahesh Kumar of Mangaluru who was also the coach for the Indian

Bengaluru, Mar 26: Official candidates of major political parties and independents rushed to file their nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka which will be held on April 18. BJP’s G S Basavaraju, preparing himself for big battle and a fifth term is pitted against former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H D Devegowda, filed his nomination for Tumakuru LS Seat. Besides

Bengaluru, Mar 26: Actress Sumalatha’s decision to contest as an independent from Mandya Lok Sabha seat, where JD(S) has fielded Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil, has upset the calculations of the ruling coalition, especially with the BJP now extending support to her. Under the seat-sharing agreement between Congress and the JD(S), the Mandya constituency in the Vokkaliga heartland was

Bengaluru, Mar 26: A software engineer from Australia has asked the police to track down his girlfriend in Karnataka’s capital who allegedly promised to marry him but disappeared after borrowing Rs. 25 lakh. Based on a complaint by Simon J. Burton, the police on Friday registered an FIR against Sangeetha S., 32, a resident of HSR Layout. She has been charged with cheating, extortion and criminal

Udupi, Mar 26: Over 80 people, including several children fell ill allegedly after consuming a specific kind of ice candies at Belve, Bidkalkatte, Hengavalli and Thombathu villages near Kundapur in Udupi district. 81 people got admitted to Primary Health Centres at Belve and Bidkalkatte after Sunday. Taluk Health Officer Nagabhushan said that of these patients, 42 were from Belve and 25 from

Mangaluru, Mar 26: As many as eight women, who were allegedly forced into performing obscene dances at a ladies bar in Saibeen Complex in the heart of the city, were rescued by the cops following a raid last evening. The police, acting on a specific complaint, raided the Golden Gate Bar in Saibeen Complex, confirmed Sandeep Patil, City Commissioner of Police. During the raid eight women, who had

Bengaluru, Mar 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party ended the suspense on its candidate for Bengaluru South by naming Tejasvi Surya late on Monday night. He will take on Congress leader B K Hariprasad. The party also named Ashwat Narain from Bengaluru Rural. Meanwhile, in yet another twist to coalition politics, the JD(S) returned the Bengaluru North seat to the Congress, which, after much dilly