Mysuru (K'taka), May 13 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the party will come to power on its own by winning over 120 seats in the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly and claimed the visits of BJP brass led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had no impact on the voters of the state. The former...
Karnataka, May 10: In a "rare incident", a 23-year-old woman delivered a baby at a polling station in Karnataka's Ballari on Wednesday, the Election Commission said. The woman had arrived at the polling station in Kurlagindi village of Ballari to exercise her right to franchise in the assembly elections, the poll panel said. Women officials and female...
Bengaluru, May 10: Voting came to an end for the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday at 6 pm with data showing a voter turnout of 65.69 per cent an hour ago. With just an hour left for voting to close for the polls to the 224-member Assembly, Ramanagara recorded the highest turnout of 78.22 per cent,...
Bengaluru, May 10 (PTI) Violent incidents were reported from at least three places during polling to the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday, police sources said. At Masabinal village in Basavana Bagewadi taluk of Vijayapura district, several angry villagers destroyed some electronic voting machines, VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machines and damaged the vehicles of polling...
New Delhi, May 9: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious exception to political statements being made on the sub-judice matter related to withdrawal of four percent Muslim quota in Karnataka, saying "some sanctity needs to be maintained". A bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Ahsanuddin Amanullaj said, "When the matter is pending before...
Bengaluru, May 6: Amid the ongoing controversy over banning Bajrang Dal, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday said in a tweet that a legal notice has been issued to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge seeking Rs 100 crore for "defaming" Bajrang Dal and "hurting the sentiments" of the Hindus globally. The legal notice was sent by...
Mysuru, May 4: Congress on Thursday said it would build Hanuman temples across the state if it is voted to power in the upcoming Assembly polls. "Our party will construct new Anjaneya temples, on priority basis, in various parts of the state to honour the rich cultural heritage of Karnataka," Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar...
Mumbai, May 4: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to Karnataka voters to utter the name of ‘Jai Bajrangbali’, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday urged the Marathi voters to invoke ‘Jai Bhavani’ and ‘Jai Shivaji’ while casting their votes. He said when Balasaheb Thackeray had sought...
