Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 26: The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had sought clarification from the Election Commission of India on relaxing the pole code conduct to the State Government and allow it to float tenders for various developmental works. In a letter, Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, has stated that Karnataka

Belagavi, Apr 26(UNI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara expressed confidence that Congress MLA and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi will not go ahead with his proposal to resign to the party and the Legislative Assembly. Addressing newsmen here on Friday, he said that the senior party leaders will try to contact Ramesh Jarkiholi and pursue him not to leave the party. Stating that

Bengaluru, Apr 26: In a freak accident, a 17-year-old girl stumbled upon a water pipeline and fell to her death from the terrace of her nine-storey apartment. Deceased Priyanka Paul was on her morning walk in Surya Nagar, southeast Bengaluru, on the morning of April 24. Priyanka was a second PU student of the St Francis De Sales PU College in Hebbagodi, the police said. She was living with her

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 26: Sea will be rough during 1730 hrs (IST) of April 25 to 2330 hrs (IST) of April 26 due to the effect of high period (16-18 sec) swell waves, having 1.7-2.4 m height near shore of Kerala and Lakshadweep, according to an INCOIS forecast here on Thursday. Thunderstorm accompanied with rain and gusty winds, speed reaching 40-50 kmph, is likely in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam

Mysuru, Apr 26: A 25-year-old woman, who was four months pregnant, committed suicide after killing her two-year-old daughter in a suspected case of dowry harassment in Chamarajanagar district on Wednesday night. District superintendent of police Dharmendra Kumar Meena said Mahalakshmi first poured kerosene on Pranathi and emptied the can on herself before lighting a match in Doddamole village in

Mysuru/Bengaluru, Apr 26: The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) claimed they have arrested the prime accused in the murders and attacks on BJP members in Mysuru in 2009. Ateeq Shareefalias Timber Shareef, 39, was picked up on Thursday. Police said he was on the run for years. Shareef was wanted for the murders of Shashikumar in 2008, Ramesh Pai and Sathish in 2009 and Raju in 2016, besides

Bengaluru, Apr 26: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) is likely to announce SSLC results in the first week of May. Officials said evaluation workis almost over. Last year, the results were declared on May 7. This time, though the exams were held earlier than usual due to the Lok Sabha elections, the results are yet to be announced. According to officials, the delay is

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) bench here Thursday stayed the Election Commission order suspending IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin for checking prime minister Narendra Modi's helicopter in Odisha. The officer from Karnataka cadre, deployed in Odisha as a general observer, was suspended on April 17 for checking Modi's helicopter in Odisha's Sambalpur in "violation" of

Bengaluru, Apr 25: Police Commissioner Sunil Kumar said that high alert has already been sounded in the City following Easter Sunday blast in a Church in Colombo and all the concerned authorities have been instructed to maintain strict vigil. Speaking to newsmen after reviewing the steps taken, he said that instructions were issued to Temples/Masques/Churches trustees to install CCTV, engage

Belagavi, Apr 25: Countering his estranged brother and former Minister, Ramesh Jarakiholi, Karnataka forest minister Satish Jarakiholi, has claimed that his brother had no sufficient number of MLAs, to bring down the one-year-old Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka. Speaking to newsmen, the forest minister said that "The efforts of Ramesh Jarakiholi to topple the Coalition government