The ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Congress alliance is upbeat on retaining their hold in the Saturday’s five by-elections ahead of vote counting. Karnataka bypoll results 2018 LIVE updates: People have rejected BJP. It is also a rejection of Modi govt. Bypoll results will send a message to the entire[Read More…]
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Karnataka’s ruling alliance bets on retaining seats in by-polls
Bengaluru: The ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Congress alliance is upbeat on retaining their hold in the Saturday’s five by-elections ahead of vote count on Tuesday, an official said on Monday. “Higher voter turnout in the two assembly segments of Jamkhandi and Ramangara and moderate in the three parliamentary seats[Read More…]
Voting underway for Karnataka by-polls
Bengaluru: Voting was underway on Saturday for the by-election to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats in Karnataka, an Election Commission official said. “Voting began at 7 a.m. on a moderate pace amid tight security,” the official told IANS here. By-election is being held in Bellary (reserved), Mandya and[Read More…]
BJP candidate from Ramanagara in Karnataka quits party, back in Congress
Bengaluru: L. Chandrashekar, the BJP candidate in the by-election to the Karnataka Assembly from Ramanagara on November 3, on Thursday announced that he had quit the party to return to the Congress. Chandrashekar, 49, who was earlier a Congress leader, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 10 to[Read More…]
Karnataka: Major blow to BJP, Ramanagara candidate rejoins Congress
In a major political development, BJP Ramanagara candidate L Chandrashekhar, who left the party over issues with BJP senior leaders including BS Yeddyurappa, has rejoined Congress on Thursday. “None of the BJP leaders bothered to campaign for me and I felt I was being made a sacrificial goat in this[Read More…]
PM Narendra Modi wishes 5 states on Founding Day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished the people of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala on their Founding Day. Greeting Madhya Pradesh, the second largest state currently election bound, Modi said that it has shown unparallel development in the past 15 years. “Madhya Pradesh is India’s[Read More…]
Karnataka: BJP not interested to seek vote in Modi’s name, says DK Shivakumar
Congress leader and minister of health education & irrigation in Karnataka government DK Shivakumar on Wednesday stated that, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has no interest in seeking the vote in the name of Prime Minister Modi, as state BJP leaders have understood, PM Modi is unfit to become the Prime[Read More…]
Amid #MeToo, woman whips DHLF employee for asking sexual favour to grant loan
Karnataka: A shocking incident was caught on camera where a woman can be seen whipping a man identified as Devaiyya, an employee at DHFL loan agency in Davanagere district, Karnataka, who allegedly asked the woman to make sexual relations with her in return of sanctioning her loan. According to the[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Congress fields VS Ugrappa from Bellary seat
The seat sharing between JDS and Congress party is final and VS Ugrappa is set to contest the infamous Bellary seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST), as Congress candidate from the ruling alliance of Karnataka for the upcoming by-polls scheduled to be held on November 3. JDS has got two[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Congress hands Shivamogga and Mandya to JD(S)
Janata Dal-Secular bags the two Lok Sabha seats from its alliance partner Congress for the upcoming scheduled Karnataka By-polls and will be fielding Madhu Bangarappa from Shivamogga and LR Shivarame Gowda from Mandya seat. Two former chief minister sons are contesting against each other for Shivamogga seat. Madhu is the[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Heavyweights of BJP, JDS, and Congress’ prestige at stake
Election Commission has announced the By-elections in 3 Loksabha and 2 assembly constituencies in Karnataka on November three. By-elections will be held for Mandya, Shimoga and Bellary Lok Sabha constituencies and Ramnagaram and Jankhandi assembly seats. BJP, Congress and JDS three top leaders represent the constituency from the respected seats[Read More…]
By-polls to be held in 3 Lok Sabha, 2 Assembly seats in Karnataka
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Election Commission on Saturday announced by-elections in three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies in Karnataka on November 3 and the result will be out on November 6. By-elections will be held in Shimoga, Bellary (ST) and Mandya Lok Sabha constituencies and Ramanagaram and[Read More…]
Karnataka Forest Minister garlands Visvesvaraya statue, clueless when asked whose statue it is?
Karnataka Forest Minister R Shankar garlanded a new statue of M Visvesvaraya, but he was clueless when questioned whose statue it was. The incident took place when locals insisted that the minister pays a visit to newly erected statue at Muddenahalli, the birthplace of Visvesvaraya. Shankar was in the district[Read More…]
Modi failed to secure pensioners’ rights, say protesters
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A large number of elderly people and those with disabilities from across the country protested here on Sunday in support of their demands and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to secure their right to pension. Converging on Parliament Street, the protesters, mostly labourers[Read More…]
Viral Photo: New cop touches mother’s feet to acknowledge her sacrifices
A heartwarming photo is going viral on social media touching millions of hearts across the nation. The photograph features affection of a young police officer who got a job in the police department in Karnataka. Soon after he got the job, the young fellow rushed to his single mother to[Read More…]
Mission 2019: Unemployment, price rise creating rift within the blue colored cadre of BJP
In an opinion poll conducted earlier this year in 19 states claimed that nearly half of the voters don’t want to vote for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi again in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The mood of the nation (MOTN) survey, conducted by CSDS-Lokniti for ABP news suggested[Read More…]
Aadhaar validity will check graft, leakage of public money: BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Bengaluru: Validation of the Aadhaar Act by the Supreme Court would check corruption, eliminate middlemen and prevent leakage of public money used for direct transfer benefit, said BJP MP from Karnataka and a petitioner, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Wednesday. “The judgement will ensure that corruption and leakage in the use of[Read More…]
#StopKillingUs: Germiya Ongolu,a technocrat extends his support to eradicate human’s presence in manual scavenging
#StopKillingUs: Germiya Ongolu is a technocrat working as a chief technical officer with Ajantha Technologies, Bangalore has developed the technologies for stopping the manual scavengers entry in the main hole and sewers. Ongolu explains why and how he joined Safai Karmachari Andolan. Here he explains his innovation and its successful implementation.
Congress and corruption have become synonymous, says Sambit Patra
A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a case of money laundering against Karnataka Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the BJP on Wednesday hit out at Congress, saying the Congress and corruption has become synonymous. “Unaccounted cash, hawala transactions and corrupt deals, these are the pillars on which the Congress sits.[Read More…]
Of 3,145 sitting MLAs, Karnataka MLAs richest in India with Rs 111L income per annum: Report
An Association for Democratic Reforms report titled – “Analysis of Income and Profession of Sitting MLAs” stated that the average annual income of MLAs in India is Rs 24.59 lakh per annum while 203 out of Karnataka’s 224 MLAs have the highest average annual income of Rs 111.4 lakh. ADR,[Read More…]
Floods to have long-term negative impact on Kerala, Karnataka coffee growers
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The devastating floods in Kerala and Karnataka will not just cause one-fifth of the coffee production to be wiped out this year but its aftershocks are expected to have a long-term negative impact on farmers. Ruined plantations would take several years to return to life and[Read More…]
Rain-deficit 23 districts in Karnataka declared drought-hit
Of the 30 districts across Karnataka, 23 districts have been declared drought-hit due to deficit rainfall in the monsoon season, an official said on Wednesday. “Though the monsoon (June-September) was near normal in coastal, south interior and Malnad regions with record rainfall causing floods in seven districts, deficit-rains forced the[Read More…]
Karnataka: Killer husband walks with wife’s head and surrendered
In a shocking incident, a person walked with his wife’s head to the police station. Satish, husband of the deceased is a resident of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. He confessed to the crime in front of the police and said that his wife was having an affair with a third person. He[Read More…]
Fuel price hike: Karnataka bus fares at its highest, commuters worried
The warfare between the BJP and the opposition has gone berserk from the roads to social media. Congress has launched a protest against the increasing petroleum prices. Thousands of people came out to protest against the rising fuel prices on Monday during Bharat Bandh. The Karnataka government had announces to[Read More…]
Petrol, Diesel may soon become cheaper in Punjab, Karnataka
Petrol and diesel may soon become cheaper in Punjab and Karnataka, the All India CongressCommittee (AICC) in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajni Patil said here Sunday. Responding to a question, Patil said the chief ministers of Congress ruled Punjab and Karnatakahave already been directed to reduce value added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. Patil, accompanied by Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Sukhvinder[Read More…]