Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 15: Two Karnataka legislators announced withdrawal of their support to the Congress-JD(S) coalition on Tuesday . Independent H Nagesh, who represents the Mulbagal constituency and Karnataka Prajnavantha Janata Paksha’s (KPJP) Ranebennur legislator R Shankar, a former minister in the HD Kumaraswamy cabinet, have written to Governor Vajubhai R Vala about their decision to withdraw

Bengaluru, Jan 15: Union Minister and Senior BJP leader D V Sadananda Gowda has said that it was Congress-JDS Coalition Government in Karnataka that is in need of major 'Operation' to bring it out of slumber, and not the BJP. Talking to newsmen here on Tuesday, he said, "since coming to power the Coalition government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is ailing and failed to meet the

Malappuram, Jan 15: Kanakadurga, who created history by entering the Sabarimalatemple recently, was assaulted by her relatives when she returned to her husband’s home on Tuesday. According to police, Kanakadurga was beaten up by her mother-in-law by a wooden plank. She was taken to the Government District Hospital at Perinthalmanna in the Malappuram district of Kerala after she suffered minor

Udupi, Jan 15: It’s just a case of hoping, a relative of the one of the missing fishermen said. Hope is tenacious but it is starting to fade now for the families of seven fishermen on board Suvarna Tribhuja boat that ventured into sea from Fisheries Harbour on December 13 and went missing off the Goa coast on December 15. Two fishermen on the boat are from Udupi, the remaining five are from Uttara

Bengaluru, Jan 15: A 34-year-old woman was cheated of over Rs 25 lakh by a man she met on a matrimonial website. According to police, Rekha (name changed), a resident of Sarjapur Road, came across Ronith Malhotra on the portal in January 2018. Ronith claimed he was a software engineer in Delhi. Within a few days, the two decided to tie the knot. In February, he flew down to Bengaluru and met the

Sabarimala , Jan 14: Thousands of Lord Ayyappa devotees on Monday witnessed the auspicious ‘makaravilakku’, the ritualistic ‘deeparadhana’ (aarthi) held at Ponnambalamedu, the hill facing the shrine, as part of the annual festivities. Braving heavy rush, the pilgrims queued up for hours to have a glimpse of Lord Ayyappa, carrying the ‘irumudi kattu’ (the traditional bundle a devotee brings to the

Bengaluru, Jan 14: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have nabbed 16 people who had indulged in allegedly leaking question papers of written examination for Police Sub-Inspector (Civil) post Scheduled for Jan 13 and seized from them Rs 41.20 lakhs cash, Cheques for Rs 3 lakhs, Laptop, Printer, Car. Police said on Monday that on getting definite clue about the possibility of leakage of question

New Delhi, Jan 14: Alleging that the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition was trying to lure its MLAs in Karnataka, state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said its 104 legislators are "united" and will camp in the national capital. Yeddyurappa assertion comes hours after Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy stuck to his allegation that the BJP was trying to lure MLAs of the ruling combine

Bengaluru, Jan 14: As Karnataka's ruling coalition constituents Congress and JD(S) get down to brass tacks for the Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said his party should not be treated as "third grade citizens" and that both the partners adopt a "give and take policy" to put up a united fight against the BJP. With the coalition partners expected to hold talks on the tricky seat

Davanagere, Jan 14: MB Patil, who was recently allotted the Home portfolio in the Karnataka government, had won elections by spending crores, former state minister and senior Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa has alleged. In a veiled attack on Patil, Shivashankarappa, who is the All-India Veerashaiva Mahasabha president, said that some people in the Lingayat sect are trying to destroy the