Karnataka

Shivamogga, Apr 16: A mobile squad of the Election Commission, which is keeping close watch on violation of election code, today searched the Helicopter in which the State BJP President B S Yeddyurappa was to fly to Raichur this afternoon for election campaign. According to official sources, the squad reached the Helipad minutes before Yeddyurappa was to take off and searched the baggage kept in

Bengaluru, Apr 16: To ensure fair and peaceful Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, which will be held in two phases on Apri 18 and 23, in all 90,997 police personnel and officers will be deployed across the State, Director General of Police Neelamani S Raju said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, she said that Mandya, Hassan, Bengaluru Rural and Kodagu Districts have been

As BJP releases its manifesto, what strikes one is absence of any mention of what their previous promises achieved, as same promises are being repeated with stronger dose of ultra-nationalism. In public speeches its’ leaders are attributing the failures of their Government to Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minster of India. While speaking in one of the public meetings the Congress General

Mysuru, Apr 16: Strongly attacking the Union government, former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress-JDS Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah on Tuesday questioned " why the IT raids taking place only on non BJP leaders in the State". Speaking at 'Meet the Press' organized by the Mysuru District Journalists Association here, he charged that IT raids are political motivated and keeping in

Bengaluru, Apr 16: With ruling coalition partners Congress party and Janata Dal (S) waging high stakes to defeat surging BJP in Karnataka, curtains came down for the first phase of public campaign for the first phase elections in Karnataka to be held on April 18 in 14 Lok Sabha seats. Second and final phase of polling is slated for April 23 for the remaining 14 seats. Authorities have asked

Dubai, Apr 16: A 33-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to three months in prison followed by deportation for hacking 15 websites, according to a media report. The Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday charged the man with hacking websites and issuing threats, Gulf News reported. He was also handed a three-month suspended jail term and will be deported immediately, the report said. According

Bengaluru, Apr 16: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday claimed that the BJP may relaunch its "Operation Kamala" after the Lok Sabha poll to topple the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka. Siddaramaiah, who is also the chairman of Coalition Coordination Committee, however, stressed that the BJP will fail in its attempt to topple the Congress-JD(S)

Bengaluru, Apr 16: Income Tax (I-T) department conducted several raids on premises of close aids of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in Mandya on Tuesday morning. Raids were also being carried out in Hassan and Bengaluru. The searches were conducted at the properties of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Mandya Zilla Panchayat President Nagarathna Swamy, and Zilla Parishad member Timme Swamy

Udupi, Apr 16: A teenage girl in Udupi district has committed suicide due to depression after failing the II PUC examination, the results of which were announced yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Prajna, 18, a resident of Nadumane village in Udupi’s Hebri. She was student of Arts stream. She had secured above 60 per cent marks in five of the six subjects and failed in one subject –

Yadgir, Apr 16: Charging that the Opposition Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP) is talking loudly over the issue of patriotism, the Opposition Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjuna Kharge, has said that "Not even a dog belonging to the Saffron party had sacrificed for the cause of the Indian Independence". Addressing an election meeting in Kongal village of Gurmatkal taluk in Yadagir district, on