Karnataka

Mysuru, Apr 25: Fourteen members of five family of Geologists and BJP leader, who were on tour of Sri Lanka where series bomb blast claimed lives of more than 300 people, have returned safely to the city. BJP leader M V Ravi Shankar, also a Geologist, after his return to the city, said they landed in Colombo on April 19. Though we wanted to visit other Tourist places in Sri Lanka, we changed the

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karnataka State Core Committee today decided to recommend two names each to the Central BJP leaders to select party nominees for May 13 by-elections to Chincholi and Kundagol Assembly seats. Speaking to newsmen here on Thursday after chairing the meeting, State President B S Yeddyurappa said that "the Committee had shortlisted party nominees and

Mandya/Mysuru, Apr 25: Following the serial bomb blasts in Colombo, the Police department has stepped up security at vital installations and public places, including Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS) which is one of the must see tourist destination, Superintendent of Police D Shivaprakash, Additional Superintendent of Police Balarame Gowda, and other senior officials inspected several public

New Delhi, Apr 25: The security cover of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, was strengthened on Wednesday, officials said. The decision was taken a day after a man holding black flag approached Thakur while she was filing her nomination papers on Tuesday. Her supporters later thrashed the man. Besides heightening the

Bengaluru, Apr 25: Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare Priyank Kharge, who is also Kalaburagi district Incharge Minister today expressed confidence in Congress retaining both Chincholi and Kundagol Assembly seats after byelection on May 19. Speaking to newsmen, after attending a meeting of the senior Kalaburagi district Congress leaders with the KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao here on Thursday

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The environmental activists in Dakshina Kannada say that River Netravati, the lifeline of Dakshina Kannada, is drying up in recent years because of the ongoing Yettinahole project and hydel power projects on the nine tributaries of the river in a 120-km radius of eco-sensitive Western Ghats. Addressing a press conference here, Dinesh Holla, convenor of Sahyadri Sanchaya, said

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The high courthas dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking police action against chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and other public servants for holding an unlawful assembly outside the income tax office on March 28. A Mallikarjuna, a resident of Chelur village in Gubbi, Tumakuru district, had filed the PIL, claiming police have not taken any action in the matter

Bengaluru, Apr 25: Mahesh Vikram Hegde, the editor of Post Card News, which is notorious for producing fake news to promote BJP and to spread communal hatred, was taken into custody by the Karnataka police yesterday for circulating a fake and inciting letter that was falsely attributed to Karnataka home minister and Congress leader M B Patil to defame him and his party during Lok Sabha polls

Bengaluru, Apr 24: The Janata Dal(S) in Karnataka will not field its candidate for the Kundagol and Chincholi Assembly seats, for which by-elections will be held on May 19 as both the seats were won by coalition partner Congress and the party will support its candidate. Speaking to newsmen, the JD(S) National president and the former prime minister H D Devegowda, informed that “In both the by

Bengaluru, Apr 24: Amid reports of one year old JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka facing uncertain future due to dissident activities within, BJP state unit has called a meeting of its Core Committee meeting in the city on April 25. Party sources said here on Wednesday that State unit president, B S Yeddyurappa, who is also chairman of the committee, had convened the meeting