Bangalore: There are two days left for the Karnataka Assembly elections and as always money power is a concern in the state. Not just that, the state Election Watch finds that more than 20 per cent of candidates have criminal records. Political parties may have promised to make the Karnataka 2013 Assembly polls a clean one, but a report by the Karnataka Election Watch shows that nearly 21 per cent...
09:34 AM, May 03, 2013
Mangalore: Senior BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday cautioned Karnataka's electorate against voting for the Congress in the state legislative assembly poll May 5, 2013, as it had failed on all fronts at the national level. "You have seen how the Congress-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government in Delhi has been faring during the last nine years, how it failed to control price rise, inflation and in...
05:33 AM, May 03, 2013
Bangalore: In a last-minute bid to woo Bangalore voters, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday promised to extend the city's nightlife by two hours if voted to power. The BJP claimed it will extend the 11.00 pm deadline to 1.00 am for restaurants and up to midnight for bars. The party also promised to build a new reservoir to cater to the city's water problem. ...
11:32 PM, May 02, 2013
Bangalore: More than 1900 detonators were recovered on Thursday by the CISF from Kolar district of poll-bound Karnataka after a bus was intercepted along the state's border. The seizure was made when a bus coming from Pummur in Andhra Pradesh was intercepted at Baipelly checkpost and two unattended bags were found inside the vehicle. The CISF troops, deployed as part of poll duties in the state, immediately took the bus...
05:54 PM, May 02, 2013
Gulbarga (Karna): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday charged the BJP government in Karnataka with having "looted" the state and "incited" communal feelings. On the second and final leg of her campaign for the May 5 Assembly polls in the state, she asked the BJP Government to account for the funds allotted by the Centre for various schemes. "Where did the Central funds go?', she posed to the gathering and...
05:05 PM, May 02, 2013
With both the Congress and the BJP grappling with massive corruption charges, at the Central and state-levels respectively, will local, civic, cultural, ethical issues play a bigger part in the Karnataka elections? How is the state's intelligentsia reacting? What's the local buzz in the cities and towns of Karnataka? Prathibha Prahlad, classical dancer and cultural activist, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Is there any undercurrent...
04:44 PM, May 02, 2013
Mangalore: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the government over what he called was an extremely timid foreign policy. He also launched an indirect attack on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, called him 'Mr Golden Spoon'. Speaking in Mangalore during an election rally in Karnataka, Modi said, "This Mr Golden Spoon says he follows the principals of Mahatma Gandhi. Does this Mr Golden Spoon know that...
12:49 PM, May 02, 2013
Bangalore: In a first initiative of its kind in Karnataka, the Election Commission has decided to monitor over 1,000 polling booths through web-casting. Briefing reporters in Bangalore on Wednesday, Karnataka Chief Election Officer Anil Kumar Jha said, with a view to prevent persons from creating nuisance at booths, live video from over 1,100 booths will be directly monitored by the Election Commission through "web-casting". The novel initiative will be used...
01:46 AM, May 02, 2013
The Karnataka Assembly polls are just four days away. As the state votes to elect a new government, national political parties will look to it as a dress rehearsal for the general elections. The regional parties will also expect to fare well so as to grab a significant share in the power-sharing arrangement in the state in case of a hung Assembly. Dr Sandeep Shastri, social scientist and analyst joined...
05:06 PM, May 01, 2013
Mandya: Stepping up his offensive against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused it of having "mortgaged" people's future to "mafia" and "sold" the state to mining barons Reddy brothers. Attacking the BJP in the third lap of his campaign for the May 5 Assembly elections, Gandhi charged it with having "built" the Reddy brothers -- G Janardhana and G Karunakara --...
04:38 PM, May 01, 2013
Bangalore: From a Radio Jockey to a former policy wonk, there are some unusual contenders in the battle for Karnataka. Some candidates are contesting from parties that don't have much of a footprint, but they're all united in wanting to change the political landscape and give voters an alternative. Rohit, a Radio Jockey, is contesting from Jayanagar, Bangalore. But Rohit who isn't from a major party has his reasons on...
10:05 AM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday said there was "no malafide intention" in the checking to which BSP leader Mayawati was subjected to during campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka. Mayawati, while campaigning in Karnataka's Gulbarga district on April 27, was stopped for checking at the airport and a total of Rs 1 lakh found in her possession. She had objected to the act and alleged "bias" against her. Replying to...
04:46 AM, May 01, 2013
Bangalore: After keeping everybody in the state guessing for months, former Chief Minister and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is now vigorously campaigning for the Congress. SM Krishna, who has been in the electoral politics since 1962 is campaigning for a record 12th time. SM Krishna and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, who are the two senior most political leaders of Karnataka are once again campaigning against each others...
07:35 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Hyderabad: An aircraft carrying senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani made an unscheduled landing at the old airport at Begumpet in Hyderabad on Monday, after developing a technical snag. Advani was on his way from New Delhi to Bangalore to campaign for BJP for the May 2013 elections in Karnataka, party sources said. The former deputy prime minister had to wait for nearly two hours at the airport...
03:57 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Taking strong exception to alleged harassment of party chief Mayawati while campaigning in Karnataka, BSP on Monday demanded immediate removal of the state Chief Electoral Officer and action against erring officials to ensure fair polls. BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Misra has complained to the Chief Election Commissioner, saying Mayawati was "deliberately" frisked and checked for unaccounted cash when she was campaigning in the southern state on April...
01:11 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Bangalore: The Congress would build world class infrastructure in 'Bengaluru' if voted to power again in Karnataka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday while attacking the ruling BJP for its "corruption" which had stalled the development of the city and the state. "I assure you, the new Congress government, when elected to power, will give world class infrastructure to Bengaluru because Bengaluru deserves the best. We will give good...
10:40 PM, Apr 29, 2013
India on Monday formally asked Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh, the death row convict, whose condition remains critical after he was brutally assaulted in a Pakistani jail. ...
09:48 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Bangalore/Hubli: In an allround attack on the BJP Government in Karnataka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday accused it of "misgovernance" and "corruption" and said the minorities were feeling insecure under its rule. Addressing election meetings at Hubli and on Bangalore outskirts for the May 5 Assembly polls, he said Karnataka had been "slipping" behind others in the last five years as "good governance" and "dynamic leadership" were missing. Singh...
06:51 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Hubli: "Development has taken a backseat in Karnataka due to bad governance and corruption," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. He was speaking at a public rally in Hubli. Karnataka will go to polls on May 5 and results will be declared on May 8. "...bad governance, carelessness in development works and above all corruption has led to the slackening of progress...
01:24 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Bellary (Karna): The fall of the once powerful and mighty Reddy brothers is evident in the infamously called 'Republic of Bellary' but the influence of mining lords has not diminished going by their presence in the fray for the May five Assembly polls. Flashback 2008. The BJP made a clean sweep of Bellary district, winning seven of the nine seats in a region where the Congress had traditionally maintained an...
10:21 AM, Apr 29, 2013
