Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Social media can not only unite people but also can lead to murders. A team of Bidadi police, with the help of forest officials, are combing the Kumbalagodu Reserve Forest in search of the body of a three-month-old infant who was killed, along with his mother, by his father on January 19. The accused, S. K. Raju, is a warehouse employee. He had met his wife Sushma on Facebook

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Despite a gag order issued by KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao on statements to the media, Congress legislators on Thursday continued to praise and swear allegiance to former chief minister Siddaramaiah, stoking discomfort with coalition partner the JD(S). Rajashekar B Patil, mines and geology department minister, and Koppal MLA Raghavendra K Basavaraj Hitnal on Thursday hailed

Mangaluru, Feb 1: The temple town of Dharmasthala is gearing up for the Mahamastakabhisheka of the 39-foot-tall Bahubali at Rathnagiri scheduled from February 9 to 18. A large group of Jain monks, led by Acharya Vardhamana Sagar Muni Maharaj, arrived in Dharmasthala yesterday. They were welcomed at the entrance to the temple town and taken in a procession to the Chandranatha Swamy Basadi by D

Bengaluru, Jan 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Karnataka twice in February to put the stage the BJP Challenge against reported combined fight by ruling coalition JD(S)-Congress combine ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in April-May. Talking to newsmen after preliminary meeting of the party leaders selected as members of the various LS election committees, Opposition leader in the

Bengaluru, Jan 31: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Karnataka State President and former Minister N Mahesh, advised the Congress MLAs, not to make any statement, which would put the 7-month-old JD(S)-Congress coalition government on tricky wicket. In a statement here on Thursday, Mr Mahesh, who had to quit the Coalition government, following a directions from the BSP supremo Ms Mayavati recently, has

Mangaluru, Jan 31: Master Shan Mohammed Shareef, an 8-year-old Mangalurean boy, has bagged first place in national level Abacus competition held in Thane, Mumbai recent. Son of Hasan Shareef and Rasheeda Shareef couple from Bardila Kuppepadav in Mangaluru, Master Shan is currently a Class 3 student at Mirambika School for New Age in J P Nagar, Bengaluru. In the past, Master Shan has won state

Bengaluru, Jan 31: Charging that all the developmental works in Karnataka has come to standstill after JDS-Congress Coalition Government came to power, former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar predicted that this coalition government will collapse on its own weight. Speaking to newsmen here on Thursday, he said that “the Karnataka Government, which has already raised about Rs

Belagavi, Jan 31: Congress in Karnataka have plans to bag maximum number of Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Health minister Shivanand Patil, informed here on Thursday. Speaking to newsmen, after holding a consultative meeting with the party leaders in Belagavi district, he said that Congress-JD(S) coalition government is doing well in the state and the combine will

Mandya, Jan 31: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of IT major Infosys, on Thursday announced its plans towards conservation and restoration of the Panchakalyani, the largest ancient lake in Melukote, in the Mandya district of Karnataka. The Foundation will restore the lake by cleaning the tank, removing silt and waste deposit, ensuring structural and chemical conservation of the

Bengaluru, Jan 31: Amidst the reports about the growing rift between the Coalition partners, JD(S) and the Congress, former Chief minister Siddaramaiah, met AICC president Rahul Gandhi, and reportedly petitioned that the JD(S) is not showing the spirit of ‘coalition dharma’. According to reliable party sources, Siddaramaiah, who had rushed to New Delhi on Wednesday following an urgent meeting with