Karnataka

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

Bengaluru, Mar 25: Rifts in the Congress- Janata Dal (Secular) coalition in Karnataka on Monday seemed to intensify further as the Lok Sabha elections inches closer. The gaping rift in the alliance was visible when Congress sitting MP, SP Muddahanumegowda on Monday filed his nomination from Tumkur, which under the seat-sharing arrangement announced earlier was ceded to the JD(S) after supremo Deve

Mangaluru, Mar 25: Mithun Rai, the Congress candidate for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, today filed his nomination papers for next month’s general elections. Janata Dal (Secular) also has extended support to Mr Rai as per seat sharing deal between the two parties. Prior to the filing of nomination, the president of Dakshina Kannada Youth Congress flaunted his strength as the workers of

Bengaluru, Mar 25: Film Actor turned Politician Sumalatha Ambareesh, who has filed his nomination for Mandya Lok Sabha seat polling for which was slated for April 18, today filed a complaint with Election Commissioner alleging that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is misusing his official machinery to influence the voters in favour of his son who is contesting against her. In the Complaint, Ms