Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 5: Two days after the Election Commission of India stopped Karnataka Chief Minister's Range Rover and his convoy for checks, HD Kumaraswamy accused the poll panel of harassing his family. “Election Commission and Income Tax Department are literally harassing me and my family. Let the EC officials perform their duties, but don’t harass us on mere suspicion,” said the Chief Minister

Vijayapura, Apr 5: The process for deporting 24 illegal Bangladesh nationals who were staying illegally has been undertaken in this North Karnataka city as per Court order by the local police from Thursday. Police said on Friday that the illegal migrants, who had entered the country without valid Passport and working in a beef packaging factory here were arrested during a raid in 2016 and charge

Bengaluru, Apr 5: Nitesh Estates Limited, a real estate company, is in the dock for allegedly duping as many as 50 customers of Rs 120 crore after promising delivery of villas and residential apartments. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has raided the company’s corporate office on M.G. Road. The raids were the fallout of a series of complaints of cheating by the firm’s chairperson and managing

Bengaluru, Apr 5: The Karnataka State Commission for Women has summoned Tejasvi Surya, the BJP candidate for Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency, after a complaint was filed following a tweet by a woman alleging that he had harassed her. Chairperson of the commission Nagalakshmi Bai said that Mahila Congress president Pushpa Amarnath had filed the complaint. “We have also issued a notice to him

Bengaluru, Apr 5: At least two persons were killed and several others were injured after an under-construction car parking structure collapsed in Karnataka’s capital. The incident took place at 4: 40 am in Apmc yard, Yeshwantpur, which lies in the northwestern part of Bengaluru city. Police said that the workers were sleeping at second floor of the building when the tragedy occurred. “Around 70

Haveri, Apr 5: BJP’s Haveri candidate Shivakumar Udasi filed four sets of nomination papers on Thursday. He filed the first set with his family members — father and Hanagal MLA C M Udasi, mother Chennamma, wife Revathi and another relative. He filed the other three sets with MLAs and party leaders. Later, a massive rally was taken out from Purasiddeshwara temple to Municipal School grounds, where

Mandya/Hassan, Apr 5: JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda on Thursday claimed that the rivalry in Congress ranks against Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s candidature in Mandya constituency, is so deep rooted that even former chief minister Siddaramaiah cannot salvage the situation. Addressing a rally in KR Pet, Mandya district, Gowda said: “I’ve been freed by deputy chief minister G Parameshwara from electioneering

Karwar, Apr 4: Former minister Anand Asnotikar today filed his nomination papers from Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka as Janata Dal (S) candidate. As per the pre-poll agreement between coalition partners JD(S) and Congress, this seat was among seven segments in which JD(S) is contesting in this election and the remaining 21 will was allotted to Congress in Karnataka. Ashnotikar face

Mangaluru, Apr 4: Notorious rowdy sheeter Akashbhavan Sharan, who is also a hardline Hindutva activist, has been arrested the CCB police in connection with the illegal confinement and rape of a minor girl. Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil today confirmed the arrest of Sharan, who was already facing one and a half dozen other cases including murder and extortion. Sharan was an active

Mangaluru, Apr 4: Kannada actress-cum-politician Tara today campaigned the coastal city in favour of Dakshina Kannada sitting MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is seeking reelection for the third consecutive time on BJP ticket. Accompanied by the women leaders of the BJP, the 45-year-old actress visited Mangaluru’s bustling fish market and urged the fisherwomen to forget “silly” issues and vote for BJP