Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 26: The Lok Sabha election results were not a referendum on the Congress-Janata Dal (S) coalition government in the State, said Ivan D’Souza, MLC and parliamentary secretary, on Saturday. Addressing presspersons here, he said that people have voted back Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power based on national issues, not as an assessment of the State’s administration. The Congress

Bengaluru, May 26: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday took responsibility for the crushing defeat of his party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but stopped short of offering to resign as the State party president. “I will submit a detailed report on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka to Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Let him take the

Bengaluru, May 26: Heavy rain, accompanied by lightning, thunder and strong winds, brought down many trees across the city. The downpour affected power supply plunging many areas into darkness. According to the Met Department, the city received 27 mm rainfall (from 9 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.), while the HAL airport received 14 mm. The BBMP control rooms were flooded with complaints from citizens

Bantwal, May 25: A 40-year-old theatre artiste and a 14-year-old fellow artiste, both from Kumble in Kerala, drowned in the Netravati at Kadavinabagilu of Barimaru village of Bantwal on Saturday. According to the police, Ajit, 40, who heads the Natu Polima Drama group, had come with seven children of his group to the house of a relative of his, Sanjeev Bhogi. They were to attend the wedding of one

Shivamogga, May 25: Farmers from Shivamogga and nearby regions in Karnataka on Saturday gathered at the memorial site built near Nagasamudra village in remembrance of the farmers killed in the 1980 police firing. Kodihalli Chandrasekhar, president of the state Raitha Sangh, said the Nagasamudra incident was an important date in the history of farmers' movements. He added that brutal suppression of

Seoni, May 25: Three youths were allegedly thrashed on suspicion of possessing beef by some cow vigilantes in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni city on Friday. The police said that they have arrested all the five accused who mercilessly had beaten up the victims with sticks. This is how Muslims are treated by Vigilantes created by Modi voters welcome to a New India which will Inclusive and as @PMOIndia said

Bengaluru, May 25: Congress Legislative Party leader in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah has convened a meeting of Legislators on May 29 to deliberate on the party’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha election. According to Party sources, Siddaramaiah has decided to convene the meeting in view of the reports of renewal of the 'Operation Lotus' by the opposition BJP to lure the Congress and JD(S) MLAs

Thiruvananthapuram, May 25: Kerala Coast was put on high alert following Intelligence reports that 15 ISIS terrorists set off to Minicoy island, Lakshadweep from Sri Lanka. The terrorist have been set off in a white boat to the island and the police were asked to prevent them entering Kerala coast, sources said here on Saturday. Coastal areas are under strict surveillance and patrolling was

Bengaluru, May 24: Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda on Friday dismissed as "not a big issue", his drubbing at the Lok Sabha polls. "As a former prime minister, I have been defeated twice. This is not a big issue," he told media persons here. The JD(S) leader who lost to BJP's G S Basavaraj from Tumakuru Lok Sabha seat by a 13,000 vote margin said his concern is to strengthen the base of his

Davangere, May 25: One person was seriously injured when an army-man opened fire at Bidarakatte Village in Honnali taluk of this district in Karnataka during the wee hours on Saturday over a love affair. Police said Devaraj, the army jawan, opened two rounds of fire on B M Prakash who was sleeping in his house. Devaraj was having an affair with Prakash’s daughter and later had opposed it, leading