Man behind BJP's experiments, B.L. Santhosh draws the ire of state bigwigs
By M.K. Ashoka
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) Political circles here are abuzz with BJP national general secretary (organization) B.L. Santhosh's role in the saffron party's new experiment in Karnataka ahead of the assembly polls.
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National BATTLEGROUND KA 10:04 AMWith Shettar and Savadi, Cong expects rich dividends from reverse Op Lotus
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National BATTLEGROUND KA 10:04 AMNo tickets to Muslims from BJP, so why's the community upset with Cong?
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Clear, sunny weather after week-long wet spell in J&K
Srinagar, April 23 (IANS) After a weeklong wet spell, clear, sunny weather greeted Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
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BJP muscles into south Karnataka, triangular fights now the norm
By M.K. Ashoka
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) The south Karnataka region has always been the turf of the Congress and the JD-S in the state. The JD-S derived its core strength from the region and formed governments.
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By denying Shivamogga to Eshwarappa, BJP has made it a hot seat
By M.K. Ashoka
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) The series of communal incidents that took place in Karnataka's Shivamogga brought this assembly constituency to the national limelight and the contest and developments there are being keenly watched now.
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Friends-turned-foes make it tough for BJP to retain grip on north K'taka
By M.K. Ashoka
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) The BJP is going to face a litmus test in the 2023 state assembly elections in the north Karnataka region considered as its bastion. Fingers are crossed over how the people of this region would react to the saffron partys experiments.
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Four injured in house roof collapse in UP
Hathras, April 23 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, suffered serious injuries after they got buried under the debris of a newly-constructed roof of a house in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district.
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As polls draw near, Kumaraswamy confident of playing kingmaker
By M.K. Ashoka
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) The JD-S, which is confident of becoming a kingmaker, is upbeat after the family feud that had threatened to break the unity in the family of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda was resolved. His son H.D. Kumaraswamy, who single-handedly faced the onslaught of the national parties, the Congress and the BJP, is brimming with confidence.
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SDPI fields Hindu activist murder accused, tremors in Dakshina Kannada
By M.K. Ashoka
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) The move by the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) to field Ismail Shafi Bellare, accused in the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Kumar Nettaru, and and Riyaz Farangipet as its candidates in the communally-sensitive Dakshina Kannada district has become a topic of discussion in Karnataka ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections.
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After 36 days of chase in several states, pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal arrested (Ld)
BY VISHAL GULATI
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) After 36 days of the cat-and-mouse chase spread over several states between the Punjab Police and the pro-Khalistan propagator, Amritpal Singh was arrested on Sunday from the native village of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed in the Indian Army's Operation Blue Star in 1984.
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Man stabbed to death in Delhi
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A 32-year-old man was brutally stabbed to death in Delhi's Raj Park area, a police police said on Sunday.
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Mega projects may worsen water supply situation in parched Goa
By Sanjay Borkar
Panaji, April 23 (IANS) With a shortage of drinking water felt in many parts of Goa, the opposition Congress, while raising the issue, alleged that it has "exposed" the "inefficiency and mismanagement" of the BJP government in the coastal state.
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As summer intentifies, UP scales up beer production
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is scaling up beer production by 15 to 20 per cent to meet the increased demand amid the intense summer heat.
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UP: 3 of a family die after inhaling poisonous gas
Mahoba, April 23 (IANS) In a tragic incident, three persons of a family died after inhaling poisonous gas inside a well in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district.
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Former K'taka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy hospitalised
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday night following fever and fatigue.
