Bangaluru: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily has said his son Harsha will not contest the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections for the “sake of unity” of the ruling party. The announcement comes days after a tweet row erupted over selection of candidates for the coming elections. “I have decided. My son (Harsha) has also […]

Mangaluru: The Union Government is pursuing a step motherly attitude towards the state government on various issues including disbursal of drought relief, alleged AICC Spokesperson and Communications Cell Convenor Priyanka Chaturvedi. Addressing reporters At the Congress office here on March 29, Thursday she said though Karnataka faced one of the worst droughts in 2017, the […]

Bangaluru: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that the Karnataka assembly polls will be held on May 12 and the votes will be counted on May 15. EC also clarified that the model code of conduct, which begins once the dates are announced, would not interfere with the formation of the Cauvery Management Board. The […]

Bangaluru: Polling was underway on Friday for four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka. “Polling began at 9 a.m., on a steady note in the state legislature building to elect four of the five candidates in the fray for the Upper House seats,” said an election official. Five candidates, including three from the ruling Congress and […]

Bangaluru: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has advised Karnataka Congress be confident and not be too confident. Speaking to the media, Sonia Gandhi said “Karnataka is an essential state for us…we need to do our best to come back to control, Our people there are very certain, but, it is better not to be excessively […]

Mangaluru: “Chief Minister Siddaramiah has put up hoardings claiming his government is a number one government. Yes Karnataka is number one; not in development, but in crimes like murder, robbery, rape and kidnapping”, said Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Anant Kumar. He was speaking at the closing of BJP Janasuraksha Yatra in central maidan of […]

Mangaluru: “BJP has successfully made Congress eat their dust by winning elections in east, north and northeast states of India. Karnataka too must bring Congress into power and hence get India rid of Congress”, said UP chief minister Yogi Adityanatha. He was delivering his speech at the closing ceremony of BJP’s ‘Janasuraksha Yatra’ at Central […]

Mangaluru: JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy said the party has not submitted application before Congress for an alliance in Assembly election. Lashing at Congress, the JD(S) leader said chief minister Siddaramaiah should stop showing his arrogance of money power and political power. “We will show our power in the assembly election. It was Congress […]

Bangaluru: The State Assembly polls may be held around mid-May, with the election date to be announced around April 15. The Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat told on Monday that The SSLC board examinations will end by the month end of March. Other examinations will commence around mid April. The poll dates will be […]

Mangaluru: BJP will simultaneously organize ‘Karnataka Safety March’ from Kushalnagar and Ankola on 3rd Mar to 6th Mar. The march will culminate in Mangaluru on 6th March with the conference. BJP state in-charge Murulidhar Rao informed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be taking part in this conference. Speaking at the press meet, […]