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KPCC election panel finalises list of names for 15 LS seats

Bengaluru: The Election Committee of Karnataka Congress that met on Thursday has finalised a panel of names for 15 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats, which will be submitted to the party's screening committee. The meeting attended by several senior Congress leaders including CLP leader Siddaramaiah, stat

FIR lodged against 6 ABVP activists in Vijayapura

Vijayapura: Based on a complaint filed by Assitant Professor Sandeep of Dr PG Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, the AMPC police in Vijayapura have lodged an FIR against members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) who forced the assistant to kneel down for a Facebook post that

Siddaramaiah says he is scared of people wearing 'tilak', remark sparks row

Badami: Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah said he was afraid of people wearing tilak on their forehead, a remark that sparked a strong backlash in the social media. Siddaramaiah's comments have gone viral, with people posting their photos with tilak on their forehead a

‘I have clinched 10 LS seats,’ says Deve Gowda after talks with Rahul Gandhi

The Janata Dal (S) will contest 10 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, its leader and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Wedensday after talks with Congress president Rahul Gandhi, ANI reported. Gandhi met Gowda at his residence in Delhi to discuss seat-sharing in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha electi

Gang who leaked SI question paper leak booked under KCOCA

Bengaluru: The kingpin of the PSI question paper leak Shivakumaraiah and his three associates Basavaraju and Basavaraj Hanumanthaiah have been booked under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) after the investigators found that he was running a crime

Sumalatha free to contest as an Independent: Siddu

Hubballi: Coalition government’s co-ordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that asserted that JD(S) candidate will be contesting from Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency. Speaking to the reporters at Hubballi airport Siddaramaiah said that JD(S) candidate will be contesting from Man

Bengaluru hair designer gives 650 men Abhinandan moustache for free

Bengaluru: Inspired by wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman's bravado, his haircut, and the gunslinger moustache, a hair-designer here Monday gave over 650 people a similar look free of cost. The IAF pilot has become a legend of sorts after he shot down an F 16 aircraft in a dogfight and the manne

‘Moral policing is not acceptable’: Karnataka Home Min on prof forced to kneel by ABVP

Karnataka Home Minister MB Patil on Monday said “moral policing is not acceptable” after a professor of a Vijaypura district college was forced to kneel down and apologise by ABVP activists on Saturday for his Facebook posts that were critical of the BJP amid the simmering tensions with Pakistan.

Karnataka Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav resigns from Assembly

Congress's Chincholi MLA Umesh Jadhav, whose disqualification has been sought under the anti-defection law for skipping two legislature party meetings, on Monday submitted his resignation to Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar. Mr. Jadhav, a two-time MLA, had claimed he would not quit the Congress. His

It's official: Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil to contest Lok Sabha polls from Mandya

After months of speculation, the JD(S) has finally decided to give Kumaraswamy's son and actor, Nikhil Gowda a ticket to contest from the Mandya Lok Sabha segment. On Monday, over 50 persons were hospitalised after a bus turned turtle in Mandya's Maddur. Nikhil Gowda visited the Mandya Institute of

BJP making our country a mirror image of Pakistan: KPCC prez

Bengaluru: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday, March 2 said that right-wingers are chanting Jai Shri Ram slogans and killing people, just because they do not share our food habits. Addressing Congress Party meeting here on Saturday, March 2 Gundu Rao said that the right-wing people are t

Mandya: 30 injured as bus overturns after driver loses control

Mandya: In a road mishap reported from Mandya on Sunday afternoon about 30 people sustained injuries after the bus they were traveling on overturned near Aishwarya school on Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway in Maddur here. According to the reports, the driver of the bus which belonged to West Be

Bandipur Fire: One arrested for allegedly igniting fire

Chamarajnagar: Karnataka forest department of Friday, March 1 arrested one person in connection with the wildfire in Gopalaswamy Betta range of forests under Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve. The arrested is identified as Arun Kumar, a resident of Kallipura, in Gundlupet taluk. He was pro

Karnataka: Govt announces 10% fee hike for Engineering courses

Bengaluru: Engineering education will be getting costlier in Karnataka from the upcoming academic year, with the Karnataka Government allowing the private engineering colleges for 10% fee hike. On Saturday, Higher Education Minister GT Deve Gowda along with other officials and private college ass

3-year-old allegedly tortured to death; parents arrested

Kolar: The parents of a three-year-old boy have been arrested by Malur police in Kolar district for allegedly torturing the kid to death. On the wee hours of Tuesday, 3-year-old Pritvi was rushed to the Kolar District Hospital with severe injuries and cigarette burn marks on his body. The kid was

Formation of 12 more taluks approved by Karnataka cabinet

Bengaluru: The Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's proposal during the budget speech for the creation of 12 new taluks in 10 districts including Kodagu has received clearance from Karnataka cabinet. The formation of the new taluks is on grounds of better and effective administration. A few of the new ta

Clean chit for DKS in three IT cases

Bengaluru: DK Shivkumar has received a clean chit in three cases lodged against him by the income tax department. According to sources, unaccounted property worth Rs 300 crore was unearthed by IT sleuths, who had cracked down on 50 places including DKS’s residence and offices in Delhi, Bengaluru

Air strike will help BJP win more than 22 of 28 LS seats in Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa

Bengaluru, Feb 28: Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa Wednesday said India's pre-emptive strikes on terror camps in Pakistan has created a wave in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will help the party win over 22 of 28 seats in the state in the coming Lok Sabha polls. "The atmosphere...