With elections due in less than a month now, political temperature in Karnataka has started to rise. Both BJP and Congress are busy taking potshots at each other. But a BJP lawmaker in Karnataka recently allegedly made a communal remark which has lead to much outrage in the state politics. Accord

BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he is still under pressure to contest from north Karnataka, fuelling speculation again whether he would opt for an alternative or a second constituency in the May 12 assembly elections. However, the chief minister, who has been fi

BENGALURU:  Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde has alleged a "deliberate attempt on his life" by a truck that he said tried to hit his car and then rammed an escort car on Tuesday night in Karnataka. Posting multiple tweets and pictures, he has asked the police to investigate a possible conspiracy.

BENGALURU: She quit the police two years ago with a Facebook post over alleged interference in her work by a minister in Karnataka. Now she has returned with her own political party, whose symbol the lady's finger or bhindi was approved by the Election Commission in February. "I have entered poli

Congress president Rahul Gandhi spent Sunday meeting some two dozen Congress leaders from Karnataka, including MLAs who have been denied tickets and others who were considered seriously but could not make the cut. The attempt to pacify them and prevent a rebellion, however, had only a partial impact

Bengaluru: The State BJP has drawn a road map for the party’s poll campaign and according to it PM Modi will address public rallies at over 20 places in the State. BJP National President Amit Shah has already been touring the State. Modi will launch his poll campaign on Apr.18 and will take part

The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a health scheme for SC/ST and BPL families, has recorded an impressive performance by reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional deliveries in the State, says a study conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengalur

With several Independent candidates wishing to contest the Assembly elections complaining that they are not being allowed to hold rallies and meetings, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar on Saturday clarified that any candidate — either Independent or belonging to a party — can do so only after fi

“I appeal to all Telugu-speaking people in Karnataka to support JD(S).” These were the words spoken by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao after his meeting with Janata Dal (Secular) supremo Deve Gowda and party President HD Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on Friday. KCR had come to hold talks

Asserting that the BJP will not come to power in Karnataka in the coming assembly elections, actor and activist Prakash Raj has said that south India will lead in removing the party from the power at the centre in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Interacting with presspersons here on Thursday, he ca

Owing to the upcoming Karnataka polls and a need to improve academic performance of students, Pre-University (PU) colleges in Karnataka will commence classes in May this year. Usually, classes for PU colleges would commence in June. Second year students would begin their academic year in the firs

With the Karnataka Assembly elections exactly a month away, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is a busy man, dividing time between his personal campaign and overseeing the list of candidates. The longest serving Chief Minister in 40 years after Devaraj Urs is confident that his party will return to power.

The Karnataka Assembly election is witnessing a fierce battle between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The stage is set for an even more interesting battle in Varuna Assembly constituency, which is expected Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Dr Yathindra take on former CM and

Pulling up the Centre for not sticking to the March 29 deadline for framing of a scheme to implement the award for distribution of the Cauvery river waters, the Supreme Court Monday directed the government to come up with a draft scheme by May 3. The delay over implementation of the river share a

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday announced the first list of 72 candidates who will contest the high stakes Karnataka assembly polls. The list of names was made public following a meeting of the BJP's Central Election Committee at the party headquarters in Delhi. The meeting was chaired by party pres

Bengaluru: Nearly 1,500 soldiers from North India arrived in the city in the first phase on Friday to assist local police in the security arrangements during the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. Deputy Commissioner of Police Abdul Ahad welcomed the soldiers who arrived in a special train

Bengaluru: Congress on Friday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) chief ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa had received kickbacks of Rs. 4.11 crore from RNS Infrastructure Ltd. (RNSIL) for awarding Rs. 1,033-crore tender works for Murudeshwara Power Corporation Ltd., a subsidiary of RN

Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait informed that SSLC examination result will be declared on May 7 on the internet. Addressing a press conference, the Minister said that SSLC examination has been finalized today and the results will be published in respective schools