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Free Dosa and Data: How Karnataka voters are being lured to get inked

Bengaluru: Right from masala dosa to filter coffee, Karnataka’s electoral menu has it all. With less than 40% vote count in the poll bound state till 1 pm and media reports earlier painting a sad picture for India’s Silicon Valley voters, cyber cafes and food joints in Bengaluru are offering attr

Bengaluru boy slept on the footpath, sold vegetables & scored 79% in SSLC

If you are a resident of Bengaluru then you ought to be familiar with the Krishna Rajendra market, which is popularly known as City market. The hustle and bustle at this market begin in the wee hours of the morning and continues through the day. If you think that it is not possible, Vinod Kumar B

Security beefed up with 1.4 lakh personnel for Karnataka elections: DGP

Bengaluru, May 11 (UNI) Elaborate security arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair elections when Karnataka goes to polls on Saturday to elect 223 candidates for the Legislative Assembly, Director General of Police Neelamani Raju said. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, Ms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees threat in me, says Rahul Gandhi

BENGALURU: Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a "threat" in him, and the attack by him over his prime ministerial ambition was only aimed at "distracting attention". Gandhi also hit out at Modi for raking up the issue of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's fore

Karnataka elections: Seven-time winner BS Yeddyurappa stands tall in Shikaripura constituency

Shortly after filing his nomination from his electoral den of Shikharipura, in Shimoga district of central Karnataka, the BJP’s chief minister candidate, B S Yeddyurappa, 75, told his supporters that he was entrusting the constituency to them while he campaigns for the BJP across Karnataka. “Ther

Will form government with independents' backing: H D Devegowda

Mysuru: Janata Dal (Secular) will form government on its own, taking help from independents and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) opined Supremo H D Devegowda. This will be a reality as more than 10-12 independents are likely to win in the forthcoming polls, he said. Speaking to media at a private hotel

In dramatic midnight conference, EC announces around 10,000 voter ids seized in Bengaluru

Just days ahead of Karnataka assembly elections, for which the voting is scheduled for May 12 and counting will be done on May 15, the Election Commission has seized around 10,000 original voter ids in Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru. In a late-night press conference on Tuesday Chief Electoral O

Karnataka elections: 64% rise in assets of 184 siting MLAs who are contesting this poll

The 184 MLAs who are re-contesting the Karnataka assembly election on May 12 have seen a 64 per cent growth in their assets as compared to the 2013 election, reveals an analysis of their affidavits. The five richest MLAs, who saw a growth of more than Rs 100 crore in their wealth since the last e

CM-Siddaramaiah dares Modi, Yeddyurappa for debate

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa to an open debate with him. "Prime Minister Modi is deliberately confusing Karnataka voters with his bombastic speeches on non-issues. All hot

Aware of Reddy brothers' past, but winning each seat important: BS Yeddyurappa

BENGALURU: Defending the BJP leadership's decision of giving tickets to mining barons,the Reddy brothers of Ballari and their associates, BJP's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa today said that winning each assembly constituency was important for the party in the upcoming Karnataka election

BJP accuses Congress of 'pseudo-secular politics', questions stand on triple talaq

BENGALURU: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday accused the Congress party of practicing "pseudo-secular politics" in poll-bound Karnataka, and went on to juxtapose the Congress party's professing of secularism with their objection to the triple talaq bill. Prasad said the Congress wa

Modi is confusing voters, I challenge Yeddyurappa, PM to an open debate: Siddaramaiah

After Congress President Rahul Gandhi, now Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has challenged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for an open debate. In the run-up to the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018, political slugfest has erupted and charges are being levelled every day. On Monday, Siddara

In Karnataka, Sonia Gandhi to address first election rally in 2 years

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address her first election rally in nearly two years on May 8 at Bijapur in Karnataka, where her party is trying to return to power in a close contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prime Minister Narendr

Cash and articles worth over ₹152 crore seized in poll-bound Karnataka

The Election Commission on Saturday said the enforcement agencies have so far made progressive seizures of cash and other articles worth over ₹152 crore in the poll-bound Karnataka. While ₹67.27 crore in cash has been seized, the agencies have made a total seizure of gold and silver worth more th

Karnataka man on BJP's list of 'martyrs', Ashok Poojary is still alive

Mangaluru: As Karnataka braces itself for the assembly election on May 12, a new revelation has come up which might work against BJP in the upcoming polls. BJP levelled a charge that 23 of their workers have been killed by 'jihadi' forces in the past five years, under the Congress rule. BJP ML

BJP will pay the price in Karnataka for what they have sown in north: Prakash Raj

RAICHUR:Actor Prakash Raj has become politically active in poll-bound Karnataka after the death of his friend and activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh. He is currently on campaign trail in the state to galvanise votes against the BJP. The impact of his visits — after his campaign #justasking —  may be

Karnataka elections: Adityanath cuts short trip after Siddaramaiah questions his absence from storm-hit UP

Facing flak from the opposition over his absence from storm-hit Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday decided to cut short his Karnataka trip and rush back to his state to review the relief and restoration efforts. Confirming the development, Principal Secretary Information Avanish Awasthi sai

BJP releases manifesto for elections, farmers to see relief

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released their manifesto for the upcoming elections on May 4 a mere week after the Congress party released theirs. Reaching out to farmers, the BJP manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls promised allocation of Rs 1.5 lakh crore for irrigation projects