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Telugu news anchor Radhika Reddy allegedly kills herself by jumping off building

Popular news anchor of Telugu news channel, V6, V Radhika Reddy allegedly committed suicide on Sunday by jumping from the fifth floor of her building in Moosapet, Hyderabad. She left a suicide note stating that she was suffering from depression. As per the police report, the anchor returned from

Election Commission squads seize cash, liquor, gold in poll-bound Karnataka

BENGALURU: The Election Commission's surveillance and flying squads have seized over Rs 9.9 lakh in cash, 18.9 litres of liquor and 2.4kg gold in poll-bound Karnataka, said an official on Saturday. "The flying squads have seized Rs 9,91,700 cash, 18.9 litres of liquor, eight silk sarees, 2.4kg go

Congress and corruption are related like fish and water, says Amit Shah

In his fourth round of visit to the poll-bound Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday claimed that the Siddaramaiah government will be thrown out in the May 12 Assembly polls , mainly because of corruption. “I have toured almost across the entire state and I can s

I made a mistake, Karnataka voters will not: Amit Shah on Yeddyurappa blooper

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah has a comeback to the Congress 'rejoicing' over a recent tongue-slip that saw him inadvertently calling BS Yeddyurappa -- a BJP man --"corrupt". "In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa government is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah's, and the entire Con

Karnataka: Amit Shah pays Rs 5 lakh to late RSS worker’s family, Congress complains to EC for poll code violation

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) president Amit Shah for violating the Model Code of Conduct in Mysuru. In their complaint, the Karnataka Congress said that Shah handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakhs to family of

UP man runs fake branch of Karnataka Bank for a month, opens 15 saving accounts

The likes of this case can only be found in movies. A man in Uttar Pradesh opened a fake branch of Karnataka Bank in an attempt to embezzle funds. The man, Aafaq Ahmed, who went by the name Vinod Kumar Kamble, duped the people of Mulayam Nagar of Fefna area in Ballia district by urging them to open

Karnataka: Massive fire breaks out in chemical factory in Kolar district

A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in the town of Malur in Karnataka’s Kolar district on Thursday morning. Though initial reports suggested that the factory’s 50 employees were trapped inside, they were soon rescued, The News Minute reported. There were no casualties. “The fire spread

'PM Modi will destroy nation', Amit Shah's translator goofs up at Karnataka rally

It seems the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in the election-bound Karnataka is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The party's president Amit Shah was caught in a fix today, thanks to a translator who twisted the BJP chief's words. While Shah was addressing a BJP rally in Challkere

Asaduddin Owaisi led AIMIM to contest in Karnataka polls

HYDERABAD: AIMIM, led by Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, would field candidates in the May 12 Assembly polls in Karnataka, party sources said. "We are contesting in the Karnataka polls but the number of seats is yet to be finalised," the sources said. The party would go at it alone in

Siddaramaiah makes history, becomes first Karnataka CM to complete term in 40 years

Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 12 before the Siddaramaiah government finishes its full five-year term on May 28, the Election Commission of India announced on Tuesday. With this, CM Siddaramaiah, who took charge in May 2013, is set to finish his full term of five years – the

Seven former JDS MLAs join Congress in Karnataka

In a blow to JD(S) headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, seven party rebel former MLAs today joined the ruling Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi. The rebel MLAs had resigned from Karnataka legislative assembly yesterday, a day after they crossvoted in favour of th

Karnataka PUC Pre University Board examination results 2018 likely to will be declared by 30th April

The Department of Pre University Certification Examination in Karnataka will announce the results of Karnataka Pre University Certification Board Examination (PUC II) 2018 or Karnataka Secondary Education Examination 2018 results by the end of April. Minister for Primary and Secondary Education,

Karnataka Elections 2018: Fresh Faces To Lead Congress

This April-May period is set to witness the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in 224 constituencies to elect their respective members. Karnataka Assembly tenure ends in May 2018. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is moving ahead with its Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivarthana rally, which went

Karnataka reported 68,000 new TB cases last year

Bengaluru: The World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24 to create awareness on the global epidemic and steps to eliminate the disease. This year's theme, "Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free World", focuses on building commitment to end TB. A recent study revealed that there is an increase in act

Amit Shah to tour Central Karnataka from tomorrow

DAVANGERE : BJP national president Amit Shah will embark on a Karunada Jagruthi Yatre — a two-day tour of Central Karnataka region comprising Davangere, Shivamogga and Chitradurga districts — on Monday and Tuesday. Former MLC A H Shivayogiswamy told reporters here on Saturday that Shah would arrive

Connecting Karnataka’s Kombudikki — a bus service to the outside world

As she lay uncomfortably on the makeshift stretcher — a bedsheet tied to bamboo sticks — Mahadevi knew the baby would not wait for her to reach the nearest healthcare centre, still several kilometres away. She felt every jolt as four men, her husband included, negotiated the hilly, forest terrain su

Karnataka-Goa I-T dept may cross Rs 1 lakh crore net tax collection

BENGALURU:For the first time in its history, the Income Tax Department-Karnataka Goa region is set to exceed Rs 1 lakh crore in net tax collection. The achievement comes 14 years after net tax collection of India touched the figure, according to Rajnish Kumar, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income

Karnataka: Facebook group for farmers runs online agriculture manifesto

PUTTUR: Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka some of the agriculturists in the state have started an online agriculture manifesto campaign through a Facebook group. The Facebook group created by the agriculturists has 2.77 lakh active members across the world. According to Mahesh