Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 30: Two former ministers who have turned rebels - Ramesh Jarkiholi and R Roshan Baig - skipped the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting on Wednesday, conveying that they were still estranged and fuelling speculation that they were getting closer to the BJP. CLP leader Siddaramaiah, however, maintained that there was no disgruntlement in the party. “Ramesh and Baig didn’t come

Belagavi, May 30: Higher Education Minister and senior JD(S) leader G.T. Deve Gowda has attributed BJP’s victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “single-minded commitment to nationalism”. At his presidential address at Rani Channamma University in Belagavi on Wednesday, Mr. Gowda said: “He won because he is committed to the nation and national interest. From tea seller, he has risen to be the

Bengaluru, May 29: A head constable in Karnataka's Hubli rural police station turned his fibre-made lathi (cane) into a flute to play folk songs as a hobby. "Making musical instruments and playing them have been my hobby for long. I turned the fibre lathi, given to me for policing, into a flute to play folk songs when free from work, Chandrakant Hutgi told IANS. The 52-year-old Hutgi's skill and

Bihar, May 29: For two years, Abdul Aziz, a 53-year-old carpenter from Kashmir, had been on dialysis and was looking for a kidney donor till he found a match hundreds of miles away in Bihar -- a Hindu couple who agreed for a 'swap transplant'. The families of Manjula Devi (42), a housewife from Patna in Bihar, and Aziz from Kashmir's Baramulla district were looking for suitable donors since their

Bengaluru, May 29: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Wednesday he would request Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress president during his visit to New Delhi to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in as prime minister. Kumaraswamy joins the bandwagon of other leaders, including M K Stalin (DMK) and Lalu Prasad (RJD), who have urged Gandhi to not quit. "I will request him (Rahul) to

Bengaluru, May 29: Condemning the intolerance of the Karnataka government towards the media, BJP leader S.M. Krishna on Wednesday urged Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to withdraw the FIR filed against a Kannada editor over an article criticizing the Chief Minister's son Nikhil. "The FIR against 'Vishwavani' editor Vishweshwar Bhat should be withdrawn as it amounts to abuse of power and

Bengaluru, May 29: A meeting is underway between Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and other senior leaders of Congress including Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parmeswara, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah among others ahead of the cabinet reshuffle. Congress State Chief Dinesh Gundu Rao, Minister DK Shivakumar, Congress leader KC Venugopal are also present in the meeting. The

Bengaluru: Congress workers demonstrate outside party office urging Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress President in Bengaluru on Wednesday. They said the worker's decisions need to be considered too in the process. Tamil Nadu Congress Committee will also pass a resolution asking Gandhi not to step down, and to lead the party with a firm hand. Gandhi had offered to step down from his post at the

Bengaluru, May 29: Karnataka Public Education Department has decided to postpone reopening of Schools for the Academic year 2019-2020 to June 14 due to severe drought condition prevailing in Hyderabad-Karnataka region. The Schools should have started functioning from today but in the interests of School going children and to protect their health, it was decided to postpone the reopening to June 14

Bengaluru, May 29: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, dismissed reports appearing in a section press today clarified that his party will try to form the government if the JD(S)-Congress coalition government fell apart following internal differences. Speaking to newsmen here on Wednesday, the former Chief Minister said "On our