Karnataka

Belagavi, Apr 23: The Disgruntled Congress MLA, Ramesh Jarkiholi, who was recently sacked from the Karnataka Cabinet, is likely to desert the Congress and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and this may trigger serious trouble that may end up in collapse of the JD(S)-Congress alliance government in the State, sources said. Speaking to newsmen, after casting his vote for the Lok Sabha elections

Kannur, Apr 23: An unusual "visitor" in a polling booth in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency held up voting for a brief while on Tuesday. A small snake was found inside a VVPAT machine in a booth at Mayyil Kandakkai in the constituency, which is witnessing heavy polling, triggering panic among officials and voters. However, the reptile was soon removed and voting continued. The Kannur constituency

Mumbai, Apr 23: A Mumbai court on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against Sitharam Yechury after he failed to appear before it, in a case related to alleging RSS for Gauri Lankesh's murder. After issuing the warrant against the Communist Party leader, the Mumbai metropolitan court posted the matter for hearing on April 30. The court was hearing a plea filed by RSS worker and lawyer Dhrutiman

Shivamogga, Apr 23: Opposition Leadere in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, Today predicted fall of Congress-JDS Coalition Government in the State after May 23 when counting of votes polled for Lok Sabha seats is taken up. Speaking to newsmen at Shikaripur, his home town, after casting his vote in the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP leader on Tuesday

Kasaragod, Apr 23: It was a great disillusionment to Madhu M, the first time voter as she couldn't find her name in the voter's list in the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala which went to polls in the third phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. “This is the fate of the Kannadigas here for years. Their names are often excluded from the electoral rolls due to political

Mangaluru, Apr 23: C T Ravi, general secretary of the Karnataka state unit of unit of BJP has justified the party glorifying Prime Minister Narendra Modi during polls. Responding to a question of media persons on senior RSS functionary Kalladkka Prabhakar Bhat decrying the BJP’s current strategy of seeking votes in the name of Modi, Mr Ravi said that his party never worshipped the PM. He said that

Mangaluru, Apr 23: Toastmasters’ movement which began in Coastal Karnataka in 2002 with a single club in Mangalore has grown rapidly to install its 13th and 14th clubs of the Division in Bantwal and Shimoga respectively. The installation of these two new clubs in the hinterland settings indicates the growing popularity of Toastmasters clubs for enhancing one’s potential for success in personal and

Bengaluru, Apr 23: Sri Lankan authorities have confirmed the death of at least eight tourists from Karnataka including JD(S) workers in the serial blasts that ripped through Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Soon after the Sri Lankan foreign ministry announced details of Indian victims, the Karnataka government on Monday evening confirmed the death of six tourists and minutes later, External Affairs

Bengaluru, Apr 22: The fining of nomination papers for by-elections to Chincholi (SC) and Kundagol Assembly segments in Karnataka began today with issue of the notification by respective District Electoral Officers on Monday. While, the by-election for Chincholi Assembly seat was necessitated due to resignation of Congress member Umesh Jadhav, who has quit the party and joined BJP to contest

Mangaluru, Apr 22: As a part of a centuries-old tradition, hundreds of devotees here performed a spectacular fire ritual, to pay reverence to the Goddess Durga at a temple situated in the Kateel town, around 30 kilometers from here. Bare-chested, dhoti-clad men threw fire torches at each other in the compound of the Kateel Durga Parameshwari temple here in the unique age-old fire fighting ritual