Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 6: A veteran leader and former minister R Ramalinga Reddy has embarrassed the Congress by questioning its leadership after the Lok Sabha polls debacle. In an early morning tweet followed by a letter to party high command, Reddy has lashed out at Rahul Gandhi, holding him responsible for the massive debacle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In an open letter, he said, "There has been

Bengaluru, Jun 4: Endorsing former minister Ramalinga Reddy's view that senior leaders are being ignored in the party, Karnataka Congress leader Roshan Baig on Tuesday said that the party will get into trouble if the state leadership is not changed. "I agree with the statement of Ramalinga Reddy. Congress should protect itself in the state. If it remains in their (the current leadership) hands

Bengaluru, Jun 4: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to recommend the name of late Lingayat seer Sivakumara Swami for the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (posthumously). The 111-year-old iconic seer passed away in January this year after a protracted illness. He was laid to rest with state honours at the Sidhaganga Mutt, which he

Bengaluru, Jun 4: Drought-hit Karnataka sought the intervention of the four Union ministers and newly-elected BJP Lok Sabha members from the state in securing funds from the central government earmarked for development works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), a senior official said on Monday. "Congratulating the four Union Ministers from the state, including

Kalaburagi, Jun 4: Five people, including two minors, were killed, when a heavy rain accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning stock them in different places in the district on Monday evening. Police said that two people were killed in Aland town when lightning struck them while returning home form the agriculture field. The deceased were identified as Abdual Gani (14) and Suresh Digambara (17)

Dubai, Jun 4: An Indian expat won a staggering USD 2.7 million in a monthly raffle in the UAE, a media report said Tuesday. Sanjai Nath R, who had purchased the ticket at Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, was announced the winner on Monday of the bumper prize, 10 million dirhams (USD 2.7 million), the Khaleej Times reported. While Nath won the first prize, five other Indian expats were in the top 10 winning

Bengaluru, Jun 4: Karnataka JDS chief H Vishwanath resigned from his post on Tuesday, accepting "moral" responsibility for the party's dismal show in the recent Lok Sabha polls. Vishwanath, an MLA, told reporters here, "I take moral responsibility for the (party's) defeat." The JDS chief was reportedly unhappy over being sidelined and not being taken into confidence by the party on key issues

Bengaluru, May 4: A Class 3 student of St Francis Convent School in Jambusavari Dinne here lost his life when he came in contact with a live wire on a flight of stairs in his school building. The 8-year-old Akshay M., was with his friends when he was electrocuted after touching the wire that had fallen on the railing of the stairs. It is said that while climbing the stairs, Akshay held onto the

Jun 4: The health ministry of Kerala on Tuesday confirmed that a 23-year-old college student has contracted Nipah virus. Kerala health minister KK Shailaja said that the person from Kochi's Ernakulam tested positive in the results that came from Pune Virology Institute. On Monday, Shailaja had said that a list of 86 people who have interacted with the student had been prepared and they were under

Bengaluru, Jun 4: In a first-of-its-kind move, Karnataka has brought the Telecommunication Infrastructure Towers Regulations 2019 into effect to prevent mushrooming of mobile towers. Announcing this, urban development minister UT Khader said the government had been considering the move for long. “The regulations came into effect as of May 29,” he said. Under the new rules, all mobile towers