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Karnataka bypolls: Disqualified MLA Nagaraj grew richer by Rs 185 crore in 18 months!

Bengaluru: Disqualified MLA and BJP candidate from Hoskote MTB Nagaraj submitted his election affidavit to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). The election affidavit of MTB Nagaraj disclosed the net worth of over Rs 1201 crores, including himself and his wife. The disclosure made shows that he has

7 people injured after bee attack in govt college

Koppal: As many as seven people were injured a on Saturday after a swarm of bees attacked the staff of a government college in Yelburga area of Koppal district of Karnatak. As per the sources, the seven people injured in the incident were taken to a government hospital and are undergoing treatmen

Illegal cattle trafficking: Kundapur police rescue 31 buffaloes

Kundapur: Based on credible information, Kundapur DySP Hariram Shankar and ther police personnel on Thursday, November 14 night rescued 31 buffaloes that were being taken to a slaughterhouse in Mangaluru and arrested four persons involved in illegal cattle trafficking. The DySP and his team were

Bypoll to one RS seat in Karnataka on Dec 12

Bengaluru: The the Election Commission on Thursday announced by-polls for one Rajya Sabha seat in Karnataka, which fell vacant recently. The Bypolls will be held on December 12, and counting of votes will also take place on the same day after the polling concludes, the Election Commission said.

13 rebel Karnataka MLAs are now BJP candidates in bypolls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given tickets for the December 5 bypolls to 13 of the 17 rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs, whose resignations had toppled the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka. Sixteen of them were welcomed into the BJP by chief minister BS Yeddiyurappa earlier i

Bengaluru man arrested in Sharjah for assaulting wife

Bengaluru/Sharjah: A 47-year-old man has been arrested in Sharjah after his wife, with a heavily swollen and bleeding eye, posted a video online alleging domestic abuse, according to media reports on Thursday. Jasmine Sultan, 33, of Bengaluru on Tuesday tweeted, “Required urgent help. My name Jas

SC upholds disqualification of 17 Congress-JDS MLAs but allows them to contest Dec 5 Karnataka bypolls

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of the 17 Karnataka MLAs on the orders of the then Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar but allowed their plea to contest the by-election to be held on December 5 for the seats that fell vacant in July. A three-judge bench of justices NV Rama

Free teachers from poll duty,so they can focus on teaching: Edu Minister

Bengaluru: Ahead of the December 5 bypolls to 15 state assembly segments, State Education Minister S Suresh Kumar has pitched for teachers being relieved from election duty as it was hampering school activities and indirectly affecting students. Suresh Kumar on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Electora

Prank goes awry: Bengaluru youth dress up as ghosts to scare people, get arrested

In the '90s Kannada horror films, a ghost typically wore white robes and a wig with long hair that covered its face - and many of us may have scared a sleeping sibling by taking inspiration from the screen. But these seven Bengaluru men took it a notch higher and tried to scare unsuspecting late nig

Preparations afoot for smooth conduct of elections on Dec 5: CEO

Bengaluru: Ahead of the model code of conduct coming into effect from Monday in the 15 assembly constituencies where bypolls are scheduled, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said the preparations were afoot for the smooth conduct of elections on December 5. According to the amended schedule fo

Hubballi woman gives birth to quadrapulets

Hubballi: A Hubballi woman is in the news after giving birth to a set of quadrapulets on Sunday at KIMS hospital to the city. The babies included three baby boys and a girl. The mother and children are reportedly in good health. Quadruplets are rarer than twins or triplets. There are only a fe

SC to hear on Nov 13 fresh plea of disqualified Karnataka MLAs for deferring bypolls

New Delhi/Bengaluru: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on November 13 a fresh plea moved by the disqualified Karnataka MLAs seeking a direction to the Election Commission to again postpone the assembly bypolls for 15 seats scheduled on December 5. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana on

Bengaluru: Sandalwood worth Rs 6.20 lakh seized from Chinese man

Bengaluru: Sandalwood worth Rs 6.20 lakh has been seized from a Chinese man as he was about to board a Hong Kong-bound flight from the Kempegowda international airport here, the customs department here said. The man was detained just as he was about to board a flight for Hong Kong on November 6

Disqualified MLAs move SC for postponement of Dec 5 bypolls

New Delhi/Bengaluru: The disqualified Karnataka MLAs moved the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking further postponement of the Assembly bypolls which are scheduled to take place on December 5. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana on October 25 had reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions filed b

Delivery agent, cancer survivor among the 49% women candidates in M'luru civic polls

The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) polls this year, scheduled to be be held on November 12, will see a new trend and some new faces. Of the 180 candidates confirmed by the Karnataka State Election Commission, 88 are women candidates, each from all walks of life — a driver working with a food deliv

Chikkamagaluru: Woman arrested for killing her 3-month-old baby

Chikkamagaluru: A 28-year-old woman was arrested by the Tavarakere Police for allegedly throwing her three-month-old baby into a canal. The deceaed bay is Tejas and the accused is his mother Kamala. As per the sources, Kamala and her mother-in-law had taken the child to a private hospital in T

KPL betting scam: Two Karnataka Ranji players arrested

Bengaluru: Two more domestic cricketers were arrested on Thursday in connection with the Karnataka Premier League fixing scandal, taking the total number of those detained to six. Bellary Tuskers captain C M Gautam, a former Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman and his teammate Abrar Qazi were arrested

Gold worth Rs 74.46 lakh seized at KIA; 4 held

Bengaluru: Over 1,875.75 grams of gold worth Rs 74.46 lakh was seized from Four passengers at Kempe Gowda International Airport (KIA) here, customs officials said. In the first incident, officials detained two men from Mysuru, who flew into Bengaluru from Bangkok via Kolkata by flight number 6E-0