Karnataka

New Delhi, May 9: A Karnataka BJP delegation Thursday approached the Election Commission requesting an independent probe into the alleged role of police officers in carrying Rs 1.2 lakh in a government vehicle in the Hassan constituency a day before polling in the state. The delegation, comprising BJP national general secretary Muralidhar Rao, party's state general secretary Aravind Limbavali and

Bengaluru, May 9: Karnataka government Thursday announced Rs 10 crore as relief and assistance to cyclone-affected people of Odisha. "In view of huge loss of life and property in Odisha on account of the 'Fani' cyclone, it isproposed to contribute a sum of Rs 10 crore to assist the affected people," the government said. The toll in the cyclone-battered state has mounted to 41, officials there had

Bengaluru, May 9: The special investigation team probing the journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh murder case on Thursday denied a media report about BJP MP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's involvement in the crime. An English daily on Thursday reported that there was a possibility of the Sadhvi's link with the murder. The SIT issued an official statement, saying it did not find her

Hubbali, May 9: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Jagadish Shettar on Thursday alleged that the Congress, after smelling defeat in Kundagol Assembly by election, is resorting to lure the BJP workers to retain the seat in May 19 by election. Addressing newsmen here on Thursday, the BJP leader charged that Congress leaders including Water Resources Minister

Bengaluru, May 9: Notification was issued for holding elections to 63 Urban Local Bodies in Karnataka and over 14 lakh eligible voters are expected to exercise their franchise on May 29. Thus filing of Nominations began for 22 City Municipal Councils, 33 Municipalities and 22 Town Panchayats in 22 districts of the State. As both the Coalition partners in the Government--Congress and JDS-- have

At least 40 persons, reportedly members of a cow vigilante group, have been booked in connection with an assault on Hindutva leader and Koregaon-Bhima riots case accused Milind Ekbote, police said. Ekbote lodged a complaint with the Saswad police about the attack on him in Zendewadi village on the outskirts of Pune city around 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday. In his complaint, he said he was beaten up by a

Bengaluru, May 9: The rumours of ‘change of guard’ and the growing clamour for making Congress leader Siddaramaiah chief minister again has caused upheavals in the JD(S)-Congress coalition government. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday is learnt to have registered a strong protest with the coalition partner Congress on the issue, even as one more Cabinet minister openly backed

Bengaluru, May 8: A sessions court here has asked Asianet News Network and Suvarna News 24x7 to pay Rs 50 lakh to Congress leader Divya Spandana aka Ramya for wrongly linking her to the IPL spot fixing scam in 2013. The case was filed in September 2013 after Suvarna News aired a report linking Ramya, a former MP, to the infamous IPL spot fixing case. The channel carried a news report on the

Mysuru, May 8: The Karnataka Rajya Ritha Sangha and Hasiru Sene on Wednesday demanded the state government to bring out a white paper on the farmers loan waiver scheme alleging that the coalition government was spreading lies on this issue. Speaking to newsmen state president Badagalapura Nagendra said chief minister H D Kumraswamy claims that six lakh farmers had benefited from the scheme. ‘’Let

Kalaburagi, May 8: Amidst hectic Election campaign busy BJP candidate for Chinchol Assembly Bypoll, Dr Avinash Jadhav wrote MD (Doctor of Medicine) examination in Kalaburagi MRCM Medical collage here on Wednesday. Dr Avinash Jadhav, son of Dr Umesh Jadhav is also contesting for Kalaburagi Lok Sabha seat on BJP ticket against sitting Senior Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge. Dr Avinash