Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 28: A day ahead of seeking the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly, Chief Minister B SYediyurappa on Sunday expressed confidence about proving themajority. He also said that the finance bill prepared by the previous Congress-JD(S) government would be tabled by him in the assembly on Monday, without any changes. "On Monday hundred per cent I will prove the majority," Yediyurappa

Bengaluru, Jul 28: A day after it came to power in Karnataka, the BJP is contemplating bringing a no-confidence motion against assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, if he does not voluntarily vacate the post, party sources said Saturday. The message has been discreetly conveyed to Kumar to give up the post, which is conventionally held by a member from the ruling party, the sources said, ahead of

Bengaluru, Jul 28: A day ahead of the confidence motion in the Assembly, Speaker Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs from Congress and JD(S). With the disqualification of the 14 MLAs and three other legislators on July 25, the effective strength of the 225-member Assembly has come down to 208, which also includes the Speaker. Currently, BJP has 105 members supported by an

New Delhi, Jul 28: Three disqualified Karnataka MLAs will move the Supreme Court on Monday to challenge the Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar's decision to disqualify them under the anti-defection law. Congress legislators Ramesh Jarakiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli and Independent R Shankar were disqualified by the Speaker on June 25. Other 14 MLAs, who were disqualified by the Speaker earlier today

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday broke down while recalling his "mentor" S Jaipal Reddy, who passed away in Hyderabad earlier today. "Jaipal Reddy has been my mentor and was personally very close to me. I considered him as my elder brother and have known him since the 1980s. He was an outstanding parliamentarian. It is a sad day for me," an emotional Kumar told

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified with immediate effect 14 rebel MLAs, days after the Congress-JD(S) government collapsed after losing the confidence motion. This is in addition to the three dissident MLAs he had disqualified on July 25. With the significant development, a total of 17 rebel MLAs from both parties have been disqualified by the

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Differences have cropped up in the JD(S) after the coalition government lost power, with a section of MLAs not averse to extending external support to the saffron party. The sentiment of some MLAs was more or less endorsed by former minister GT Devegowda, who, after a meeting late Friday night, said some party colleagues were considering “outside” support to the BJP. The JD(S)

Ankola, Jul 28: In a gruesome attack over a land dispute, Retired soldier kills sister-in-law, nephew over property issue in Matakeri. While the Anuj (9), died on the spot, Anuj's mother Medha Amitha Prabhu (40), who suffered severe injuries, she succumbed to her wounds on the way to the hospital Police have arrested the accused Havaldar Subraya (45) and further investigation is on.

Vijayapura, Jul 28: Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will not last long, former Home Minister M B Patil predicted. Speaking to newsmen here, Patil, who is also Senior Congress leader, predicted that “the life-span of Yediyurappa government would be around six months to One year”. Stating that Yediyurappa had come to power through

Bengaluru,Jul 28: JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda once again raised the issue of how his son, HD Kumaraswamy, was not at peace when he was the chief minister and had “cried at the party office for 15 minutes.” “I have no issues with the JD(S)-Congress government losing power. My son was never peaceful as the CM and I know he had cried for 15 minutes sitting in JP Bhavan,” Gowda told party workers on