Karnataka

Vijayapura, May 8: Karnataka Home Department will write to Navy urging for an inquiry into alleged collision by Navy Ship into fishing boat 'Suvarna Tribuja' which was missing since December 2018. Disclosing this to newsmen here on Wednesday, Home Minister M B Patil said that "we will press for immediate probe by Navy through Internal Security Director General and a decision in this will be taken

Bengaluru, May 8: Noting that many Congress leaders are pitching for making him the chief minister out of "affection", Siddaramaiah on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of any change in the top post held by H D Kumaraswamy of the JD(S). "They (Congressmen) are expressing their opinion, but is it possible now? The seat is not vacant now, Kumaraswamy is the chief minister. How can I become the CM

Kochi, May 8: A day after a Qatar-based Keralite was named by the NIA as an accused based on information from arrested alleged Islamic State operative Riyaz Aboobacker, he was picked up by the agency from the Cochin airport on his return on Tuesday. Faizal hails from Oachira in Kollam district. The National Investigation Agency, which had on Monday moved a special court in Cochin for custodial

Bengaluru, May 8: BJP Karnataka President B S Yeddyurappa has sought report from all party legislators in the State to submit reports about drought conditions in their segments within two days and it will be discussed during the meeting of Parliament and Legislature members to be held in the city on May 20. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he alleged that the JD(S)-Congress Coalition

New Delhi, May 8: Petrol and diesel prices may increase sharply soon after new government comes to power at the Centre with oil companies looking to raise the retail price of the two transport fuels between Rs 3-5 per litre in phases and make up for losses they incurred by keeping the prices at artificially low levels in the run up to elections 2019. Government sources said that oil companies sold

Kalaburagi, May 8: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundu Rao strongly criticized BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa and alleged that " he (Yeddyurappa) is completely embodied with self-centred politics forgetting all kinds of ethics and rules, his only aim to become Chief Minister once again". Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that " Yeddyurappa

Bengaluru, May 8: Rubbishing reports that Congress in Karnataka was preparing for assembly polls after the Lok Sabha election results, deputy chief minister G Parameshwaraon Tuesday said that the coalition government would complete its five-year-term. The senior Congress leader also termed as 'impertinent' at this point of time, statements by some party leaders pitching for Congress Legislature

Bengaluru, May 7: Karnataka Home Minister M B Patil on Tuesday made a pitch for Siddaramaiah "as chief minister again," but clarified the present coalition government under H D Kumaraswamy would complete its full term. "What's wrong in that? Siddaramaiah is our leader in Congress. People want to see him as chief minister again. "Even we too want to see him as chief minister again. He gave good

Kalaburagi, May 7: The Karnataka government has written to the Election Commission to relax the Code for taking up relief works in drought affected villages in the State. "The prevailing Election Code is coming in the way of taking up relief works in the affected areas and this year the State is experiencing severe drought condition. More than 157 Taluks were declared as worst hit," Deputy Chief

Kasaragod, May 7: A complaint was lodged with the police by Krishnan, father of Kripesh, one among the two victims of twin murder case, about life threat to him, on Tuesday. In a complaint to the police, Krishnan alleged that a few CPI(M) workers dashed into his house late on Monday and threatened to kill him, if he and his family moved out from Kallyat in Periya. Alleged to be by the CPI(M)