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Chikkamagaluru, Dec 4: A local court has acquitted four persons including Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik in a case pertaining to the staging of protest inside the cave shrine of Sri Gurudattatreya Bababudanswamy Dargah during Datta Mala Abhiyana in 2016. The JMFC First Additional Civil Court Judge K S Shilpa passed the order on Tuesday. Muthalik, Mahesh Kattinamani of Sri Rama Sene, Durgasene

Bengaluru, Dec 4: Officials of the Income Tax and Excise department jointly carried out raids at the residence of Congress candidate from Ranebennur assembly segment K B Koliwad, drawing the ire of the party workers. The searches took place on Tuesday night at the Ranebennur residence of the former Assembly Speaker, following complaints of hoarding of liquor and cash, officials said. "Following a

Bengaluru, Nov 4: Campaigning for the December 5 bypolls, that will determine the future of the BJP government in the state, ended at 6pm on Tuesday, with leaders of political parties making last-ditch bids to woo voters. The byelections saw BJP seeking votes for “stability”, while the Congress and the JD(S) urged the electorate to defeat the disqualified legislators responsible for the collapse

Bengaluru, Dec 4: Opposition leader and Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the BJP of “spending crores” to lure voters in the bypolls, but insisted that it “would not work”. “Voters are fed up with turncoats and have decided to teach them a lesson,” Siddaramaiah said. “During my campaigns in the 15 segments, voters told me BJP functionaries have got cash from Mumbai

New Delhi, Dec 3: Lok Sabha members demanded on Tuesday that the bill seeking to regulate ship-breaking in India be discussed in detail to ensure it has adequate measures to reduce the impact on the environment, saying 'Make in India' should not become "Dump in India". Make in India is the government's ambitious programme to boost manufacturing in the country. Participating in a debate on

Bengaluru, Dec 3: The high voltage campaigning in Karnataka for 15 bypolls to be held on December 5 came to an end on Tuesday, with high stakes involved for the ruling BJP government. The campaigning by BJP, Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) was electric in content and delivery, ranging from mud-slinging of rival opponents to religion. The run-up to the elections saw top Ministers and leaders

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3: In an incident which has triggered shock and outrage and exposed chinks in the social security net, acute poverty and starvation forced a mother in the State capital to hand over four of her six children to the care of the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare. Such was the plight of the family living in a shanty on a railway puramboke land at Kaithamukku that one of

Bengaluru, Dec 3 Ahead of December 5 by-polls in the state, Static Surveillance Teams (SSTs) seized cash worth Rs 42,00,000 in the last 24 hours. The official press release in this regard read, 'Static Surveillance Teams have seized cash worth Rs 42,00,000 in the last 24 hours. Cumulatively, the SSTs have seized cash of Rs 3,69,18,325, vehicles worth Rs 3,50,000, party accessories worth Rs 27,000

Tumakuru, Dec 3: Tumakuru police on Tuesday arrested a father-son duo for flashing air guns here in the outskirts of the city. According to official sources, "Chikkaramaiah (58) and his son Ashok (18) were roaming around the APMC godown holding airguns. Their act inflicted fear amongst residents."

Mysuru, Dec 3: Former Karnataka chief minister and JD-S senior leader HD Kumaraswamy has refuted BJP's claim of a secret pact between his party and the Congress. Addressing a JD(S) rally in Hunsur on Monday evening, Mr Kumaraswamy said the party had its own strength and did not have a 'secret understanding' with anybody. He also lashed out at the BJP candidate AH Vishwanath for telling people that