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Mangaluru, Apr 24: He is a three-time MLA and one of the most influential ministers in chief minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government. But, he neither owns a car, nor a piece of jewellery. The affidavit filed by U T Khader, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, while filing nomination papers from Mangaluru (erstwhile Ullal) constituency has brought to light these facts

Mysuru, Apr 24: Former chief minister H D Kumarasway has said that chief minister Siddaramaiah would taste defeat in both Chamundeshwari and Badami constituencies in May 12 polls. However, denied the reports of secret pact between JD(S) and BJP to defeat the CM. Responding to the Chief Minister’s charges that the JD(S) and BJP colluded against him in Chamundeshwari and other constituencies, Mr

Udupi, Apr 24: Addressing a huge rally of Bharatiya Janata Party at Karkala, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday claimed that the country would soon be in the list of top five fastest growing economies of the world. The minister said that in the past four years, the country has been marching towards a developed country status under the magnificent rule of BJP. The Congress, that ruled the

Bengaluru, Apr 24: The BJP and the JD(S) appear to have joined forces to take on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress in almost all constituencies in Mysuru district and not just Chamundeshwari. The two Opposition parties have decided to help each other to defeat the Congress in the district, which currently holds eight out the 11 Assembly segments. While the JD(S) had bagged three seats in

Bantwal, Apr 23: Bantwal Town Police have registered a case against Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, Ganesh Karnik, MLC, and Harikrishna Bantwal, a BJP leader, for violating model code of conduct on Friday last. It was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Abdul Razak, a flying squad member of the Election Commission, in Bantwal Assembly Constituency on April 20. The complaint said that the three

Kolar, Apr 23: Deceased IAS officer D.K. Ravi’s mother Gowramma entered the election fray by filing nomination papers as an Independent candidate from Kolar Assembly constituency on Monday. Gowramma hails from a village in Tumakuru district. “My son has served well for the people of Kolar and I would like to carry forward his good works”, she told reporters after filing her papers. Ravi had served

New Delhi, Apr 23: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, BS Yeddyurappa's close confidante Shobha Karandlaje does not find a spot in the fourth list of candidates released on Monday. The party named only seven candidates in its fourth list. Karandlaje, a Lok Sabha MP from Udupi-Chickmagalur, has been actively campaigning for the

Mangaluru, Apr 23: The Congress candidates of all three constituencies of Mangaluru city filed their nomination papers for they May 12 Karnataka assembly polls on Monday. Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, who represents Mangaluru (erstwhile Ullal) constituency, filed his nomination papers at the office of assistant commissioner in the city. The three-time MLA held a workers

Mysuru, Apr 23: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Monday announced that his son B Y Vijayendra would not be contesting from Varuna assembly constituency in Mysuru against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Yatindra. Yeddyurappa's announcement at a meeting organised by the party at Nanjanagudu, near Mysuru, led to large-scale protests by BJP workers, following which police resorted to lathi

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, April 23 announced its fourth list of seven candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections scheduled to be held on May 12. With less than a month left for Karnataka to go to polls, both the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have entered a high-pitched battle on the ground and on social media. The BJP had released its