In Karnataka, 91-year-old woman dies minutes after casting vote | Bengaluru News – Times of India

BENGALURU: A 91-year-old woman passed away minutes after casting her vote in Karnataka‘s Hunsur on Friday. Hunsur comes under Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.Despite her advanced age, Puttamma exercised her democratic right. In the Mysore parliamentary constituency of Karnataka, voter turnout reached 25.09% by 11am during the second phase of the Lok Sabha . Source link

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‘Blatant lie’: Siddaramaiah slams PM Modi, defends 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Wednesday criticised PM Narendra Modi for making “illegal allegations” against Congress regarding transfer reservation quota from backward classes to Muslims calling it a “blatant lie“. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the Congress has transferred the reservation quota from backward classes and Dalits to Muslims is a blatant lie,”…

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Rural women have lost their way, says HD Kumaraswamy, triggers row in Karnataka | India News – Times of India

MANDVA/BENGALURU: Congress launched a scathing attack on Karnataka JD(S) president HD Kumaraswamy who said during a roadshow at Tumakuru on Saturday that rural women are “losing their way” because of govt’s guarantee schemes. The former CM had to make a hasty retreat after protests against the remark.Kumaraswamy said, “This govt (state) in the last election…

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Bengaluru cafe bomber arrested: ‘IS has set up shop in Karnataka’ | Bengaluru News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka BJP has come down heavily on the Siddaramaiah-led state government after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two accused in the Rameshwaram cafe blast case on Friday.Read also: NIA arrests Bengaluru cafe blast mastermind, bomber from KolkataThe BJP, in a post on ‘X’, termed the accused as “Brothers of Congress”, saying…

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Rameshwaram cafe blast case: NIA has detained BJP worker, claims Karnataka minister | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru last March, Karnataka‘s health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Friday.According to the minsters post on X, the BJP worker, identified as Saiprasad, was apprehended from Thirthahalli in Shimoga district, Karnataka….

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‘From chill to grill’: Bengaluru man seeks ‘refuge’ in Oyo to beat scorching heat, company takes jibe | Bengaluru News – Times of India

BENGALURU: As temperatures soar above 40 degrees Celsius in Karnataka, Bengaluru, often referred to as India’s startup hub, faces some tough challenges. The city is dealing with extreme heat and a serious shortage of water. Recently, an individual decided to sought ‘refuge’ in an Oyo hotel to escape the scorching heat.An user named Rishabh Srivastava…

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