Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 5: Even before political parties like coalition partners Congress and Janata Dal (S) begin finalising their candidates to defeat sitting two-time member P C Mohan in the BJP stronghold of Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha Segment, multi-lingual actor and activist Prakash Rai (Raj) today said he was ready to contest from this seat in 2019 General Elections. "Thank you for the warm and

Chamarajanagara, Jan 5: Karnataka government will soon take over the Kichuguthi Maramma Temple at Hanur Taluk in the district where 17 persons lost their lives in the incident of prasadam laced with pesticide caterted to devotees by vested interests within the temple administration. Muzrai minister P T Parameshwar Naik made the announcement on the take over after he visited the Temple along with

Bengaluru, Jan 5: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday offered its support to actor Prakash Raj, who will contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate. Prakash Raj, who has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, announced on Tuesday that he would contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate, without naming the constituency. "I welcome Prakash Raj's

Bengaluru, Jan 5: Taking a dig at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for staying away from Parliament during a debate on the Rafale fighter jet, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda said that “It will not augur well for the Parliamentary Institution''. Addressing a press conference here today, Mr Gowda said that “When the prime minister was facing a volley of charges from the Opposition on the

New Delhi, Jan 5: BJP president Amit Shah lashed out at the the Congress-JD(S) dispensation in Karnataka on Saturday after it hiked tax on petrol and diesel, saying why should the people pay such a heavy price for "corruption and inefficiency of the state government". "Under the present state government in Karnataka, farmers are dying. Dalits are being enslaved. Common man is being oppressed with

Tumakuru, Jan 5: In its bid to boost organic farming and providing nutritional food to the poor, Karnataka government is planning to introduce millet based meal in government schools and subsidised Indira Canteens in the State, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara today said. Speaking at the district-level Organic and Millets Mela being held here on Saturday he advocated that school children

Koppal, Jan 5: In a tragic incident, six members of a family allegedly committed suicide in Metagal Village of Koppal taluk of the district on Saturday morning. Koppal Superintendent of Police Renuka K Sumukar said that all six member of a family including four young daughters of Shekharayya Bidanal family and his wife found dead in their house on Saturday morning. Police said that Mr Shekharyya

Kasaragod, Jan 5: The police have arrested four people accused of duping over 400 job aspirants from south Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu of Rs 10 crore by promising jobs in Australia. The accused are identified as Arun Das, 28, of Thathamangalam in Kozhikode; Chitra C. Nair, 26, of Mankara in Palakkad; Shastha Kumar, 46, of Coimbatore; and Vishnu, 24, of Mattannoor in Kannur

Kannur, Jan 5: The house of CPI(M) leader and MLA A N Shamseer, at Thalassery came under bomb attack last night amidst Sangh Parivar sponsored violence across Kerala. According to the police, the attack happened around 10.15 p.m. The attacker came on a motorcycle and escaped from the scene after hurling the bomb. Thalassery and nearby areas have been witnessing tension for the last two days. The

Bengaluru, Jan 5: Karnataka Water Resource minister D K Shivakumar cried foul Friday after he and his aged mother were grilled by Income Tax department officials for six hours in connection with alleged tax evasion by him. "I have not done anything wrong. I am confident of getting justice. I am an accused in the case...My only anguish is that my 80-year-old mother was interrogated for six hours,"