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BJP hopeful of reclaiming all 14 K'taka LS seats, Cong confident of good show

Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS): Campaigning for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka going to polls in the third phase of elections on May 7 will come to an end on Sunday evening. The 14 seats located in the north Karnataka region are considered BJP's bastion and in 2019 it won all the seats. Howeve

Obscene video scandal: Three more victims approach SIT

Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS): As the Special Investigation Team intensifies its hunt abroad for the absconding Prajwal Revanna, sitting JD(S) MP and candidate for Hassan, three more victims in the obscene video scandal have approached the SIT, sources said on Sunday. The victims approached the SIT aft

Sex scandal: SIT takes H D Revanna into custody from Deve Gowda’s residence

Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS): In a major development, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sex video scandal involving JD-S MP Prajwal Revann on Saturday took his father and JD-S MLA H.D. Revanna into custody after his anticipatory bail plea in a victim kidnapping case was rejected by th

Rahul Gandhi writes to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah over Prajwal Revanna sex abuse case

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on May 4 wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case. In his letter, Gandhi condemned the actions of Revanna and requested Siddaramaiah to extend all possible support to the sexual assault victims.

Mangaluru International Airport receives email over 'bomb threat', security tightened

Mangaluru, May 4: The international airport in the city received an email on April 29, addressed to the airport authority office, purportedly from terrorists, threatening that bombs had been planted at the airport. A complaint regarding this matter was registered at the Bajpe police station.

BJP leader warned party of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna's 'Obscene Videos' scandal

Bengaluru, Apr 29: Amid the scandal involving Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna and 'obscene videos', a letter penned by a Karnataka BJP leader has surfaced. In the letter addressed to the state's party president, the leader claimed possession of a pen drive containing nearly

Former union minister, BJP leader V Srinivas Prasad passes away

Bengaluru, Apr 29: Chamarajanagar MP, former Union Minister, and BJP leader V Srinivas Prasad passed away due to age-related ailments at a private hospital in Bengaluru during the early hours of Monday April 29. Prasad had announced his political retirement on March 17, marking the golden ju

Brother-sister want to take away property & mangalsutra for their vote bank, won’t allow it, says PM

Belagavi (Karnataka), April 28 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday intensified his attack on the Congress over the wealth redistribution issue and said that the "brother and sister duo" wants to take away people's property, including the 'mangalsutra', which they wan

K'taka govt sets up SIT to probe 'sex scandal' involving Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna

Bengaluru, Apr 28 (IANS): The Congress-led Karnataka government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe a sex scandal allegedly involving sitting Hassan MP and JD-S candidate from the seat, Prajwal Revanna. Revanna is the grandson of JD-S chief and former Prime Minister H.D. D

Karnataka records 69.23 per cent voter turnout in 14 Lok Sabha seats

Bengaluru, Apr 27 (IANS): The 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka that went to polls on Friday recorded a voter turnout of 69.23 per cent, according to the tentative estimates released by the Election Commission. The high-profile Mandya seat recorded the highest turnout of 81.48 per cen

Half of Karnataka goes to polls on Friday; 2.88 crore voters to choose 14 MPs

About 2.88 crore electors will vote and choose 14 MPs in half the constituencies in Karnataka on Friday, according to election commission data. Campaigning ended on Wednesday, with the BJP-JDS coalition and the Congress having given their best shot to improve on their tally over the 2019 outcome.

Reservation given earlier to Muslim community continued in K’taka: CM Siddaramaiah

Bidar, Apr 25 (IANS): Reacting to the charges levelled by the BJP that the Congress is taking away the reservation of SCs-STs and giving it to the Muslims in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claimed on Thursday that the 4 per cent quota which existed earlier for the Muslims has been conti

More women voters in 14 Karnataka LS seats which go to polls on May 7: CEO

Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS): Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Meena on Wednesday announced the voters' list for the 14 Lok Sabha seats which would go for polling on May 7, in the third phase of the polls, has been finalised and has more women voters than men. Addressing

Cong launches ‘Go back Modi, Amit Shah” campaign against centre’s step-motherly treatment to state

Bengaluru, Apr 23: Elated by the Union Government’s assurance in Supreme Court to settle Karnataka’s demand for Central grants under the Disaster Management Fund to mitigate the drought situation within a week, the ruling Congress party on Tuesday launched a symbolic silent protest

PM Modi to visit Karnataka on Apr 28, will cover 14 LS seats in two days

Bengaluru, Apr 23 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Karnataka starting from April 28 where his main focus will be the northern part of the state. North Karnataka region is considered to be a bastion of the BJP and Prime Minister Modi’s visit will streng

Bird fever in Kerala prompts alert in DK, special monitoring along border

Mangaluru, Apr 22: Bird fever has been confirmed in two gram panchayats of Alapuzha district in Kerala. Special monitoring is underway along the border areas of Kerala adjacent to the Dakshina Kannada (DK) district border. To address this, special check posts will be established at Talapady, Jals

'Our daughters are being attacked...', PM Modi slams Cong-led Karnataka govt in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, April 20 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government over the recent incidents of crime in the state while indirectly referring to the murder of an MCA student and a Congress leader's daughter, Neha Hiremath. Speaking at a

Karnataka Congress stages empty pot protest in Bengaluru against Centre

Bengaluru, Apr 20 (IANS): Karnataka Congress workers on Saturday staged a protest at various locations in Bengaluru holding empty pots against the ‘injustices’ meted out to the state by the central government. The protest was held ahead of the visit of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, t