Karnataka

Bengaluru,Dec 22: The long delayed cabinet expansion in Karnataka might take place next month, with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa indicating on Sunday that it may take place in mid January, around "Makara Sankranti." "The high command has asked me to come after a week.Maybe by the end of this month we will finalise the list (cabinet expansion)," he told reporters after the oath taking ceremony of

Mangaluru, Dec 22: In a startling revelation, former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today said that a few senior police officers from Mangaluru had been to the house of RSS leader Prabhakar Bhat in Kalladla a day before cops opened fire on people killing two of them and injuring many others. The revelation comes amidst sharp criticism from leaders and people alike, with commentators

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Scores of fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah today participated in a march in support of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the capital of Karnataka. The pro-government agitators also emphasised on the need to create awareness among others and said that the people who are protesting against this new Act are not familiar with the clauses of the Act.

Mangaluru, Dec 22: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation on Sunday resumed bus services after stone-pelting incidents occurred during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Mangalore. The situation is being closely monitored as Section 144 will come into effect from December 23 in Mangalore. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday stated that the curfew in

Udupi, Dec 22: The health condition of 88-year-old Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt who is being treated for extensive pneumonia at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal “is stable but continuous to be critical". "No further improvement. He continues to be on ventilator support," the Medical Superintendent of the hospital said in a statement on Sunday. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Home Minister

Mangaluru, Dec 22: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the next kin of the two deceased, who were killed in the police firing in Mangaluru recently. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, the Chief Minister said he had directed the Deputy Commissioner Dakshina Kannada district to pay the compensation to the next kin of the deceased. Replying to questions on

Bengaluru, Dec 22: The newly elected members of the Karnataka Assembly took oath as the members of the house here on Sunday. Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri administered them the oath. The two Congress members, who also got elected to the Assembly recently in the by-elections, remained absent. While 12 BJP MLAs and one independent were attended the house. The members who were

Mangaluru, Dec 22: In a bizarre development, the police have mentioned the names of two firing victims in the FIR related to December 19 violence in Mangaluru. 49-year-old Abdul Jaleel, a resident of Kanduka in Bundar area and 23-year-old Mohammad Nausheen, a resident of Kudroli were ruthlessly gunned down by the police while a few youths were protesting against Citizenship Amendment Bill. Both

Mangaluru, Dec 22: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today visited the aggrieved family members of the two victims of police firing and expressed condolences. 49-year-old Abdul Jaleel, a resident of Kanduka in Bundar area and 23-year-old Mohammad Nausheen, a resident of Kudroli were ruthlessly gunned down by the Mangaluru police on December 19 while a few youths

Mangaluru, Dec 21: CPI's Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam, who was detained by the Karnataka Police for defying curfew imposed in Mangaluru due to anti-Citizenship law protest, has been released and dropped to Manjeshwaram town in Kerala. "Binoy Vishwam, who was detained in Mangaluru, was dropped to Manjeshwaram in Kerala today evening," police said. Viswam and some party other protestors who staged a