Bengaluru: A total of 2,655 candidates are in fray for the ensuing May 12 Karnataka Legislative Assembly polls, according to a data from the state Chief Electoral Office. Of the 3,509 who filed valid nominations by the last date on Tuesday, 583 candidates withdrew by Friday and 271 were rejected after their papers were scrutinised … Read more
Amid the standoff between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Cauvery water, pro-Kannada groups have demanded ban on movies of superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, who recently entered politics. According to media reports, the call for ban on the movies of the superstars has been raised by Vatal Nagaraj, the leader of pro-Kannada outfit … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a setback for the Siddaramaiah government in poll-bound Karnataka, former Congress MLA Malikayya Venkayya Guttedar and chairperson of the state’s Yadgir City Municipal Council Lalitha Anpur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday. Delhi: Former Congress MLA Malikayya Venkayya Guttedar and Chairperson of Karnataka’s Yadgir City Municipal Council Lalitha Anpur joined … Read more
BENGALURU: A day after another gaffe emerged from Amit Shah’s BJP campaign’s, the party chief sought to clarify his previous comment on Yeddyurappa. “In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa government is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah and the entire Congress party started to rejoice,’ said Shah at a rally in Mysuru. “I want … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi will on Tuesday kick off the third leg of his tour to poll-bound Karnataka. In his two-day visit, the grand old party chief will be touring the south coastal and Malnad regions. Rahul, who visited the northern parts of the state in the earlier two rounds, will tour Dakshina … Read more
BENGALURU: Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty was on Wednesday stabbed in his office in Bengaluru. He was reportedly stabbed thrice by a man who came to his office. Soon after the attack, he arrested by the Vidhana Soudha police. Justice Shetty was rushed to the Mallya hospital where he has been kept in the intensive care unit … Read more
Karnataka Bank aims to achieve an export credit target of Rs 2,500 crore during the current financial year. Besides, the Bank will be proactive in extending all the required banking facilities to the forex sector by giving preferential treatment. Karnataka Bank operates as a private sector bank. Its products and services include current account, demand, … Read more
