Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 22: The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka can heave a sigh of relief as the BJP unit here has temporarily suspended its Operation Lotus aimed at toppling the coalition government. BJP sources said the party leadership in Delhi asked state BJP chief BS Yeddyuyrappa to wait for the outcome of the bid to topple the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh. Boosted by

Bengaluru, May 21: Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)s in Karnataka are well guarded and kept safely, state Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns over their safety. "As you know EVMs are guarded with multi-layer protection. So in the inner layer...core layer, we have got Central Paramilitary Forces. So, three sections of CPF are made available in each place

Abu Dhabi: The Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF), a social organization in the UAE respected for its philanthropic and charitable works, organized an ‘Iftar’ get-together at the India Social and Cultural Centre, on Friday, 17th May, 2019, and nearly 600 NRIs from Abu Dhabi, Dubai ,Sharjah and Fujairah besides prominent personalities from all walks and fields of life participated. Ahmed Wahabe of New

Bengaluru, May 21: Hours after Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) sent a show cause notice to Congress MLA Roshan Baig for speaking against Congress-JDS alliance leaders, Baig said he does not bother to read the notice as it was issued at "the orders of the people whose incompetencies were highlighted by me." "I've received the show cause notice sent to me by the KPCC. I'm not even going

Bengaluru, May 21: Continuing his efforts to unite opposition parties against the BJP ahead of Lok Sabha results, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda later in the day in Bengaluru. Naidu will later on Tuesday have a meeting with his son and Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, official sources said. The Andhra Pradesh Chief

Kalalburgi, May 21: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday rejected speculation of BJP forming a government in Karnataka. The senior Congress leaders also snubbed claims made by BJP state chief Yeddyurappa, that over 20 MLAs will leave Congress after Lok Sabha poll results. "They always keep dreaming. They were given a chance to form the government (in Karnataka). They were given a

Bengaluru, May 21: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday cancelled his scheduled visit to the national capital on a day when opposition parties will be meeting Election Commission officials over the issues of EVMs. The Janata Dal (Secular) leader is skipping a visit to Delhi at a time when opposition parties are in a huddle after exit polls predicted a victory of the BJP-led NDA

Bengaluru, May 21: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Roshan Baig for his claim that both state unit president Dinesh Gundurao and Congress Legislature Party CLP leader Siddaramaiah should be blamed for the "flop poll campaign" in the state. Parameshwara said that it is Baig's personal opinion and not the party's opinion or assessment. "As far as his

Bengaluru, May 21: Amidst turmoil in the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka, Congress leader Roshan Baig on Tuesday called his party leader KC Venugopal a "buffoon" and blamed Siddaramaiah for the "collapse" of the alliance in the state. "KC Venugopal is a buffoon. I feel sorry for my leader Rahul Gandhi ji. Buffoons like Venugopal, the arrogant attitude of Siddaramaiah and the flop show of

Mangaluru, May 21: City-based Derik’s Chess School prodigy Aaron Reeve Mendes has won Runner Up place in Ontario state Under 8 chess championship, Canada held on 11th & 12th May 2019. He scored 4 points in 5 rounds including victories against FIDE rated players and defending champions. With this performance, Aaron has qualified for Canada national championship in under 8 category to be held during