Praveen Peter

The legislative council election in the Bengaluru Teachers’ constituency is being viewed as a direct fight between Puttanna of BJP and AP Ranganath of JD(S). Congress has fielded a political newcomer, praveen peter.

Central Crime Station (CCS) sleuths have arrested two members of a job consultancy gang, who had duped 70 persons to the tune of Rs 80 lakh, by promising lucrative jobs abroad.

Karnataka will go for its first elections on Wednesday for four legislative council seats amid the Covid-19 pandemic scare and the recent flood fury in several parts of the state.

Polls to the four vacant seats in the legislative council will be held on October 28, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday.