BENGALURU: Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, known for making controversial comments, has alleged that he received a threat call late Saturday night. The caller had reportedly threatened to "chop him to pieces" in Kannada, according to his Twitter handle. He has already filed a complaint, but isn't h

The last day for filing of nominations for the Karnataka assembly elections has passed and many local BJP leaders are heaving a collective sigh of relief because the one name that they all dreaded and vehemently opposed, was conspicuous by its absence in the party’s final list of candidates. The

The prospect of a potential clash between the sons of former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and incumbent CM Siddaramaiah for next month’s assembly elections was quashed after the former announced on Monday that his son B Y Vijayendra would not be contesting from Varuna assembly constituen

The Congress released its final list of candidates for the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly elections on Sunday, bringing in a change of candidates in six constituencies, including Badami, from where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will contest. While it has finally stuck to two-time MLA N.A. Haris fro

MANGALURU: A group of eight youngsters from Mangaluru have moved beyond discussions on the social challenges they face in India. They’re taking action to bring about a positive change. And with the help of social media, they have launched a crusade against dowry. A WhatsApp group started by these

Dehradun:Forest cover has increased by 6,778 sq km in the country during the last two years, with Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala making a significant contribution, according to the Forest Survey of India (FSI). “The growth in forest cover can be attributed to plantation and conservation act

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family have assets worth over Rs 20 crore, as per his affidavit filed along with the nomination for the May 12 assembly elections. State JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy, who is contesting from two constituencies, declared his and his wife's assets totalling

The Congress today released its list of star campaigners for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. Among others on this list were Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav, Samajwadi Party's (SP) Akhilesh Yadav and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar. Other big names on t

BENGALURU: Police on Wednesday booked doctors of a government hospital and a district health officer for failing to treat a farmer in time. Ramaiah, 46, was stung by bees and allegedly waited for more than two hours at the hospital in Kanasawadi village, near Doddaballapur, for a doctor to show u

While speaking at a campaign meeting in Sulebhavi village a few days back, BJP MLA Sanjay Patil said that the upcoming assembly election in Karnataka is not a fight for good roads or drinking water but is about Hindus and Muslims. A video of his speech even went viral on social media. Now, an FIR ha

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