Karnataka

Kannur, Mar 24: A country-made bomb, which was hidden inside the compound of a house of a local RSS functionary, exploded prematurely at Naduvil under the Kudiyanmala police station limits in Kannur district of Kerala yesterday injuring at least two children. The injured have been identified as Gokul, 7, son of RSS functionary M. Shibu, and his relative Kajinraj, 12, son of Kumar. They had come to

Bengaluru, Mar 24: Independent candidate and multi lingual actress Sumalatha received a big boost on Saturday with the BJP deciding to support her in Mandya to take on Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamys son Nikhil in the Lok Sabha polls. Sumalatha, widow of actor-turned-politician M H Ambareesh, decided to contest as an independent after being denied a ticket by the Congress, which is now facing

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The Indian National Congress has finally announced candidates for 18 out of 20 Lok Sabha seats it will contest in Karnataka. As expected it has re-nominated nine incumbents while fielding young leaders in some seats including Dakshina Kannada. The Congress has not declared a candidate for the Bangalore South seat, amid concerns that the party lacked a strong contender in this

Bengaluru, Mar 24: In one of the biggest drugs haul at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here in recent times, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) nabbed two men who tried to smuggle out over Rs 55 lakh worth contraband, including cocaine, hashish and amphetamine, from Bengaluru to Doha. They had concealed the substances inside lunchboxes and a quilt. Sources with the NCB’s Bengaluru zonal

Mangaluru, Mar 24: A massive fire erupted at Dhoomappa compound in Pandeshwar last night partially destroying at least seven houses. There are a total of nine houses in the compound. However, timely action by the fire personnel that rushed to the spot and succeeded in containing the blaze quickly, averted a major disaster. The blaze would have spread to other houses in the densely populated area

Kolar, Mar 23: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials have nabbed a First Division Clerk (FDC) in Tashildar office here while accepting bribe for showing official favour. ACB in a release here on Saturday said that a resident of Dhanamatra Village in Vemagal Hobli of Kolar District approached FDC Y Shankara Reddy for certifying Zerox copy of his Identity Card needed for filing Nomination to

Bengaluru, Mar 23: With the campaign for Lok Sabha election is picking up in Karnataka, an incident of pelting stone on the house of Kannada cine star Darshan, supporting Independent candidate in hotly contested Mandya segment, was reported today. Sources said Darshan’s house was stoned by some miscreants in the city when he was not at home.

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda will contest from the Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency in south Karnataka, a party official said on Saturday. "Deve Gowda will file his nomination on March 25 at the deputy commissioner's office at Tumkur as a joint candidate of the JD-S-Congress alliance," said JD-S spokesman Ramesh Babu in a statement

Mysuru, Mar 23: Senior BJP leader V Srinivas Prasad will be filing his nomination from the Chamarajanagar constituency on March 26. Speaking newsmen on Saturday he said, “Battle lines are drawn and I will not not rest until I win this election and strengthen the BJP. We will get 16 days for campaigning and the preparations are already on.” He said NDA retain power as the Congress has become weaker

Wayanad, Mar 23: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad parliamentary constituency. The State Congress chief Mullappally Ramachandran today announced that Gandhi has agreed to contest from Wayanad, the party’s bastion in Kerala that borders Karnataka. “Talks were on about this for almost a month. Initially, he (Rahul Gandhi) was not willing