Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Janata Dal (Secular) strategist Danish Ali today said that the sharing of Lok Sabha seats between Congress and his party and for this year's general elections should be on a 2:1 formula. The larger share should go to the Congress, said Mr Ali, who was one of the key interlocutors when the two parties forged a post-poll alliance in Karnataka in May to keep the BJP out of power

The index of health of democratic society is gauzed by the feeling of security experienced by the minorities. Similarly one can say that the degree of democracy in a society is reflected by the degree of ‘freedom of expression’ in the society. In India we see that both these indices have been slipping down during last few years. There are observations that the religious minorities are being

Bengaluru, Jan 1: With the mystery shrouds over the whereabouts of the Congress dissident MLA, Ramesh Jarakhiholi continues, former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa denied that the sacked minister had met BJP’s national President Amit Shah at New Delhi. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, B S Yeddyurppa, who is nursing ambition to get reinstated as the

Mangaluru, Jan 1: In a heartrending tragedy, three teenage college students met a watery grave in River Netravati in Uppinangady on the outskirts of the city on New Year’s Eve. The deceased are Mohammed Suhaid, Mohammad Shaeer and Firzan, all three 2nd PU science students of Uppinangady Government Junior College. It was Firzan’s birthday and hence the trio went to the bank of the river which flows

Mangaluru: Jamiyyatul Falah, a state government award winning charity organization, and Green View Primary, High School and College celebrated Green-Fest Annual day-2018 on Sunday, 30 December 2018 from 10:30am. at Green View sports ground at Adkare Padpu, Konaje, here. Annual Day forms an integral part of our school activities. It is an occasion of celebration, felicitation, feast and festivity

Newsroom, Jan 1: Multi-lingual actor and activist Prakash Raj aka Prakash Rai has decided contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate. Ra, whoj has been a vocal critic of the BJP government and participated in several protests after the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, said he would reveal details of the constituency he will contest from soon. Raj made the announcement on

Mysuru, Jan 1: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had commented that the State government has given a lollipop to farmers in the name of loan waiver. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said that “we have at least given a lollipop to our farmers. What has Narendra Modi government given to the farmers

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Sacked minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, an influential leader in border Belagavi district still remain out of bounds from party leaders after last week’s cabinet expansion in Karnataka. Mr Ramesh Jarkiholi is elusive to the discomfort of Congress state leadership for the last one week. His indifference to be in tough with the party leadership has caused much heartburn among the

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa on Monday said his party was not attempting to dislodge the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state but predicted that it would fall on its own before the joint session of the legislature likely to be held in February. “BJP is not making any attempt to destabilise the government. But we are definitely not sanyasis to sit quiet and watch

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Girls are always adored by parents and those who get to take birth at exactly 0000 hrs today will be special as they will return home as with a cheque of Rs one crore. But, these babies who take birth at the strike of the New Year have to take birth in a BBMP hospital, where all treatment and medical expenses comes free. Last year two girls shared the bounty as they took birth