News for 'shimoga'

Jadeja boost for Saurashtra against formidable MP

Jadeja boost for Saurashtra against formidable MP

Rediff.com24 Oct 2025

Saurashtra will be bolstered by the presence of India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja against a strong Madhya Pradesh i the second round of Ranji Trophy.

Ranji Trophy: Karun, Smaran hit double tons as Karnataka dominates

Ranji Trophy: Karun, Smaran hit double tons as Karnataka dominates

Rediff.com2 Nov 2025

Karun Nair and Ravichandran Smaran made double hundreds as Karnataka gained upper hand over Kerala on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match.

India's next gen light up Ranji Trophy Day 1

India's next gen light up Ranji Trophy Day 1

Rediff.com25 Oct 2025

Vimal Khumar and Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck massive hundreds as Tamil Nadu piled up 399 for two against Nagaland on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Dimapur on Saturday.

Anvay Dravid wins top honours at KSCA Awards

Anvay Dravid wins top honours at KSCA Awards

Rediff.com28 Dec 2024

Anvay Dravid bags U14, Vijay Merchant Trophy honours in KSCA annual awards

Shimoga: Will Eshwarappa overcome BSY's revenge strike?

Shimoga: Will Eshwarappa overcome BSY's revenge strike?

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

Yeddyurappa will leave no stone unturned to ensure defeat for his rival Karnataka BJP chief K S Eshwarappa, who is contesting from Shimoga constituency. However, Eshwarappa won't take things lying down. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

A day after protests, Shimoga, Hassan peaceful

A day after protests, Shimoga, Hassan peaceful

Rediff.com2 Mar 2010

The situation in Shimoga and Hassan in Karnataka was peaceful on Tuesday, a day after two people in violent protests over publication of an article by controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in a leading Kannada daily.

Bangarappa wins Shimoga LS bypoll

Bangarappa wins Shimoga LS bypoll

Rediff.com5 Jun 2005

S Bangrappa of the Samajwadi Party on Sunday won the June 2 bypoll to the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka.

Mangalore tense, curfew relaxed in Shimoga

Mangalore tense, curfew relaxed in Shimoga

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

Tension prevailed in parts of Mangalore on Wednesday, while the situation was relatively calm in Shimoga town, which witnessed violent protests over an article purportedly written by Bangladeshi writer Tasleema Nasreen.

BJP expels Karnataka rebel leader Eshwarappa for six years

BJP expels Karnataka rebel leader Eshwarappa for six years

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

The 75-year-old Eshwarappa, had remained steadfast in his decision to contest, spurning efforts by party leaders to pacify him. He had even filed his nomination as an independent candidate.

BJP to field Bhanu Prakash from Shimoga

BJP to field Bhanu Prakash from Shimoga

Rediff.com10 May 2005

BJP will not contest Tosham and Hissar seats in Haryana.

Revolt in Karnataka BJP as ex-deputy CM Eshwarappa to contest as independent

Revolt in Karnataka BJP as ex-deputy CM Eshwarappa to contest as independent

Rediff.com16 Mar 2024

However, he claimed that this was a fight to save the party and its ideology and to make Narendra Modi Prime Minister once again.

LS polls: Cong announces DK Suresh among 7 candidates for K'taka

LS polls: Cong announces DK Suresh among 7 candidates for K'taka

Rediff.com9 Mar 2024

A three-time MP, Suresh is the brother of Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and is the sitting member from Bangalore Rural. He was the only Congress candidate to win in the 2019 general elections in the state.

LS polls: BJP to field Yeddyurappa from Shimoga

LS polls: BJP to field Yeddyurappa from Shimoga

Rediff.com8 Mar 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. The Election Commission has cleared 52 candidates of which 20 are from Karnataka.

BJP names Khattar, Gadkari, Piyush Goyal in 2nd list for LS polls

BJP names Khattar, Gadkari, Piyush Goyal in 2nd list for LS polls

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday named 72 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Anurag Singh Thakur, and former chief ministers Manohar Lal Khattar, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Basavaraj Bommai.

Modi votes as polling underway for 93 seats in 3rd phase

Modi votes as polling underway for 93 seats in 3rd phase

Rediff.com7 May 2024

The states and union territories where the elections are being held in this phase are Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2), Goa (2), Gujarat (25), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (10) and West Bengal (4). The BJP has bagged the Surat seat unopposed.

'I Had Never Asked For Votes Before'

'I Had Never Asked For Votes Before'

Rediff.com10 May 2024

BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar's wife and son who keep themselves far from the political limelight reveal what it is like to campaign for the first time.

Phase 3: Over 63% polling amid clashes in Bengal

Phase 3: Over 63% polling amid clashes in Bengal

Rediff.com7 May 2024

A voter turnout of 60.19 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal.

'BJP Has Sidelined Hindutva Leaders In Karnataka'

'BJP Has Sidelined Hindutva Leaders In Karnataka'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

'There is huge anger among our workers and leaders, so many of us have decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka as Independents to fight against this injustice.'

Biggest, Smallest, Highest, Largest...

Biggest, Smallest, Highest, Largest...

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

How much do you know about our country? Take this fun travel quiz.

'Hindutva is the language you speak today'

'Hindutva is the language you speak today'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

'Education played the most significant role in entrenchment of Hindutva ideology in coastal Karnataka.' 'Teachers of most of the schools, junior colleges, degree colleges and universities are active agents of Hindutva propaganda.'

'You cannot deny someone a well-deserved award'

'You cannot deny someone a well-deserved award'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

An angry Satyanarayana Shimoga questions why he has been denied the Dronacharya award.

What Happens To The BJP After Modi?

What Happens To The BJP After Modi?

Rediff.com25 May 2023

How many more years, how many more states, how many more campaigns, how many more candidates can he ask votes for, before he or the voters or both tire?, asks Krishna Prasad.

Faultlines Resurface In Karnataka BJP

Faultlines Resurface In Karnataka BJP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

In an election where every seat will matter, micro-strategising is going to be the order of the day. And in such a situation, party infighting - in all parties --could lead to unpredictable results.

'BJP was not fighting Congress or JD-S, but the very idea of Karnataka'

'BJP was not fighting Congress or JD-S, but the very idea of Karnataka'

Rediff.com16 May 2023

'By design or default, the BJP's election strategy militated against the very essence of Karnataka politics and the idea of Karnataka.'

Youth Congress chief files plea in SC over Karnataka 'hijab' row

Youth Congress chief files plea in SC over Karnataka 'hijab' row

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

A fresh plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday on the 'hijab' row in Karnataka, raising the issue of the right to practise religion as enshrined as a fundamental right in the Constitution.

War Rages Inside Karnataka BJP

War Rages Inside Karnataka BJP

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

Sniping at the BJP senior leadership has reached a new high in Karnataka. For the moment, there is a truce, but the party knows the damage it could do ahead of the polls.

HC quashes land grab complaint against Yeddyurappa

HC quashes land grab complaint against Yeddyurappa

Rediff.com5 Feb 2013

In a relief to former Chief Minister and KJP leader B S Yeddyurappa, the Karnataka high court on Tuesday quashed a land grab complaint against him.

Diesel hits Rs 100/litre mark in Kerala, Karnataka

Diesel hits Rs 100/litre mark in Kerala, Karnataka

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The seventh straight day of price hike pushed fuel rates to a new record high. The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 104.44 a litre and Rs 110.41 per litre in Mumbai, the notification showed. In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 101.03 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs Rs 93.17.

Hijab Case: Why Muslim Liberals Will Lose

Hijab Case: Why Muslim Liberals Will Lose

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

The educated, respectable and established Muslims voices, that were on the modernising side on the Shah Bano issue, are fighting on the opposite side now, mostly because they worry about Narendra Modi, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Lokayukta raids Karnataka deputy CM's residence

Lokayukta raids Karnataka deputy CM's residence

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

In a huge embarrassment to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, Lokayukta sleuths on Monday conducted searches at the residences of Deputy Chief Minister and state unit chief K S Eshwarappa in Bengaluru and in Shimoga in connection with a FIR filed against him in a disproportionate assets case.

JD-S to give Yeddyurappa a tough fight in his home constituency

JD-S to give Yeddyurappa a tough fight in his home constituency

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will be up against Geetha Shivrajkumar, the daughter-in-law of actor Dr Rajkumar and daughter of former chief minister S Bangarappa. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Bangarappa: The ultimate turncoat politician

Bangarappa: The ultimate turncoat politician

Rediff.com26 Dec 2011

From the ultimate leader for the backward classes to the ultimate turn coat, Sarekoppa Bangarappa had an interesting stint in Karnataka politics for 30 years

Taslima's article causes uproar in Karnataka

Taslima's article causes uproar in Karnataka

Rediff.com1 Mar 2010

Communal violence rocked Shimoga which is Karnataka chief minister B S Yedyurappa's constituency after a newspaper published an article authored by Tasleema Nasreen regarding the purdah system.

Karnataka verdict: Big winners and losers

Karnataka verdict: Big winners and losers

Rediff.com15 May 2018

Here's how the prominent leaders in the fray in Karataka elections have performed.

Stranded & rescued: 'He came out of nowhere!'

Stranded & rescued: 'He came out of nowhere!'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2010

Readers tell their stories of being stranded and saved by unknown people. Share yours!

Xchanging to set up 1,000-seat BPO near Bangalore

Xchanging to set up 1,000-seat BPO near Bangalore

Rediff.com22 Jun 2009

The upcoming centre will be spread over 37 acres and is expected to be operational by the first quarter of next year, said David Andrews, CEO of Xchanging. Xchanging is also in talks with at least three top Indian corporate houses to enter the domestic outsourcing market.

Mysore: Medical student commits suicide

Mysore: Medical student commits suicide

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

Raj had complained to his parents that he was being subjected to ragging.

Hijab Row: 'CM Bommai has thrown out his principles'

Hijab Row: 'CM Bommai has thrown out his principles'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

'Bommai's predicament is pathetic right now because deep inside he is not like this, but to remain in power he has to talk and speak against his own conscience.'

Here is where you can test for coronavirus in India

Here is where you can test for coronavirus in India

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

In the wake of 73 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India so far, the Union health ministry has made functional 52 laboratories for testing samples while 57 labs have been designated for helping in sample collection for Covid-19 to enhance capacity for diagnosis and detection of the disease. "Following the increase in load of screening samples from suspected cases with symptoms and travel history to the affected countries, the department of health research/ICMR has commissioned 52 laboratories for COVID-19 testing in India," an official said.

Tough days ahead for Yediyurappa

Tough days ahead for Yediyurappa

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

The Modi-Shah duo are standing with B S Yediyurappa: But B L Santhosh refuses to be silenced.