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Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi clarifies, says his SIR remarks were misinterpreted

India, Oct. 30 -- Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi on Friday clarified that his remarks appearing to endorse the electoral roll Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were misinterpreted, after the Bhara... Read More


s.i.r. deletions in k'taka justified, says jarkiholi

Bengaluru, Oct. 30 -- Congress leader and minister Satish Jarkiholi on Thursday defended the deletion of 9.93 million names from the electoral roll in Karnataka after the special intensive revision (S... Read More


Karnataka: Draft rules propose banning coaching for under-15s, fee instalments, refunds

India, Oct. 29 -- The Karnataka government has published draft rules proposing to bar coaching centres from enrolling students under 15, require them to spread course fees across at least four instalm... Read More


Karnataka SIR: Congress minister defends deletions, says exercise legitimate unlike other states

India, Oct. 29 -- Congress leader and minister Satish Jarkiholi on Thursday defended the deletion of 9.93 million names from the electoral roll in Karnataka after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).... Read More


'Mandate for 2028 polls': HDK as NDA sweeps 4 K'taka council seats

Bengaluru, Oct. 29 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (Secular) alliance won all four Karnataka legislative council seats, delivering a major blow to the ruling Congress. The four ... Read More


'Mandate for 2028 polls': HDK as NDA sweeps 4 K'taka council seats

Bengaluru, Oct. 29 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (Secular) alliance won all four Karnataka legislative council seats, delivering a major blow to the ruling Congress. The four ... Read More


Karnataka SIR: Final roll today amid row over exclusion of 10.8mn from draft list

India, Oct. 27 -- The final electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Karnataka is scheduled to be published on Tuesday. It will determine how many of the over 10 million excluded f... Read More


Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar says considering scheme to use temple gold for deities

India, Oct. 27 -- Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar said on Monday that the government is considering a statewide scheme to ensure that gold and jewellery held by temples are properly accounted ... Read More


Bengaluru's four districts account for nearly half of total SIR exclusions in Karnataka

India, Oct. 27 -- Four electoral districts in Bengaluru, including Bangalore Urban district, BBMP North district, BBMP Central district, and BBMP South, accounted for nearly 47% of the 61,867 electors... Read More


Karnataka's final electoral roll published, nearly 1 crore names deleted

India, Oct. 27 -- Karnataka's final electoral roll lists 4,55,00,011 voters, nearly 99.32 lakh fewer than the 5,54,32,314 registered before the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The final list adds 8.... Read More