Karnataka ranks sixth in India considering criminal cases charged against their sitting MPs. Karnataka has 28 sitting MPs in the forthcoming 16th Lok Sabha elections as reported by Association of Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch. Out of the 28 MPs nine have criminal cases against them and five have serious criminal cases. Fifty […]
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With the Lok Sabha elections coming closer, the voters still find it hard to understand the concept By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, April 8, 2019 After the introduction of “None of the above” (NOTA) in 2013, the coming Lok Sabha elections will be the second time the voters will be able to chose this option. Dr. […]
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Hope people remember this on May 23, says B.PAC Only a third of Bengaluru’s MLAs have a good score – 75% or more – in ratings released by the Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC), a citizens’ group. A study done by the group shows that only nine of the 27 Bengaluru MLAs have a percentage […]
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The ongoing bandh called by the Bharatiya Janta Party is against the complete washout of the Lok Sabha for 23 days. Bangalore, April 12, 2018: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar and Union Minister Prakash Javdekar have lashed out at the Indian National Congress, terming their act on April 9 as ‘Chola Bhatura’ fast. The Bharatiya […]
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The Karnataka Elections are around the corner, and all local parties like All India Mahila Party, Jai Bharath Jan Sena Party, Sampoorna Bharat Kranti Party, Rani Chenamma, and KPJP are very optimistic about winning seats this election season. By Team CityCast The Karnataka Elections are around the corner, and all local parties like All India Mahila […]
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Ahead of the assembly elections in the state, JD (U) brings in Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar was all praise for Karnataka’s leaders, especially people like former Chief Minister J H Patel. Patel, he recalled, was one of the first people to speak in Kannada […]
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Minority tag is a selfish decision: JD(S) The Siddaramaiah government’s decision to award Lingayats minority status has been applauded as a political masterstroke by many. But some have criticized the move as a political gimmick to divide the electorally important Lingayat-Veerashaiva community ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections. Praising the Siddaramaiah government, KPCC general secretary L. Hanumanthaiah […]
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Bangalore, April 10, 2018: The Election Commission (EC) has seized nearly Rs. 5 crore of unaccounted cash ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections to be held in May. A total of 1,156 flying squads and 1,255 have been doing round around the states, and catching hold of any activity that violates the election model code […]
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By Ayushi Singh and Ritika Arun Gondhalekar Bangalore, April 10, 2018: The Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) on Tuesday protested against the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and demanded it be withdrawn. Led by N. Murthy, about 70 DSS members, carrying banners, shouted slogans like […]
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Bangalore, April 10, 2018: A youth labor organization called ‘Youth For Employment’ has threatened to storm political rallies and ask tough questions on unemployment if political parties do not meet the labor demands they have set in a youth manifesto. Ravi, a member of the organization explained that the organization has set three demands in […]
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