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No direct flight to Haj pilgrims from Mangaluru since three years
Mangaluru, May 9: For the past three years, Haj pilgrims from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have faced inconvenience due to the lack of direct flight facilities. Every year, 1.75 lac pilgrims undertake the Haj pilgrimage from India, with Karnataka contributing 10,500 pilgrims annually. Followin
H D Revanna sent to judicial custody till May 14 in victim kidnapping case
Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS): The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in Bengaluru sent JD-S MLA H.D. Revanna to judicial custody till May 14 in connection with a case of kidnapping a victim of alleged sexual assault by his son and the party's sitting MP from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna.
Class 10th result to be announced on May 9, check steps to download
The Karnataka School Examinations and Assessments Board (KSEAB) will declare the Karnataka SSLC Result 2024 on May 9. Students can check the KSEAB Class 10 results on the official website of Karnataka Results at karresults.nic.in or kseab.karnataka.gov.in. As many as 8 lakh candidates appeared for C
Karnataka's final round of LS polls begin, 2.59 crore voters to seal fate of 227 candidates
Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS): The second and final phase of polling for Karnataka's remaining 14 Lok Sabha constituencies began on Tuesday May 7. People queued up early outside the 28,269 polling stations of 14 Parliamentary constituencies to exercise their franchise in Karnataka. Elabor
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