Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Congress leader Dr G Parameshwara on Tuesday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa stating that Karnataka for the first time is being "completely run by Delhi" and the way senior BJP leaders are being treated by their own party is not just an attack on their self-respect but on the whole state. "Karnataka has never witnessed state leadership being completely run

Mangaluru, Aug 27: In a heartrending tragedy, a youth riding a motorbike with a helmet on, but the chin strap unclipped, was killed today when the headgear flew off in an accident on the outskirts of the city. The victim has been identified as Abhish K Nair, 30, who was an amateur cricketer. He had participated in several local cricket tournaments. An alumnus of St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, he

Bhopal, Aug 27: The BJP in Madhya Pradesh is under fire from the Opposition since the arrest of five persons in Satna district in a terror-funding case as one of those arrested is a Bajrang Dal leader called Balram Singh. The Anti-Terror Squad of the Madhya Pradesh Police had last Wednesday arrested five persons in Satna for suspected links with a terror-funding racket managed by Pakistani

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Criticising that Chief minister B S Yediyurappa had created three Deputy Chief ministers post to serve political interest the Congress in Karnataka had said that “it was not done in the interests of the people”. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, the KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, said that “the posts of DyCMs were created in Karnataka to serve political interests

New Delhi, Aug 27: In a controversial move, the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) today decided to rechristen the iconic Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium in the memory of the late BJP leader who passed away on Saturday. The renaming will take place on September 12 at a function where a stand at the Kotla will be named after India captain Virat Kohli as announced earlier

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Ajjikuttira Kariappa Subbaiah, the first president of BJP in the State who later turned a bitter critic of the party, passed away here on Tuesday due to age related complications. Mr. Subbaiah, who started off as a firebrand politician, was a leading advocate and social activist. Doctors attending on him in Manipal Hospitals said he had suffered a renal failure two years ago and

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Congress legislators Ivan D'Souza on Tuesday expressed anger over the appointment of three deputy Chief Ministers in Karnataka saying, "this government is against the verdict of the people." Speaking to media in Bengaluru, the Congress leader said, "This is the first time in the history of Karnataka that three deputy Chief Ministers have been appointed. I believe that this

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Newly-appointed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Tuesday vowed to make Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stronger and said he will work hard to bring good name to the B S Yediyurappa's government. "National and state leaders made me Deputy Chief Minister, they have shown faith in me. I will make the party stronger and bring good name to the government. I did not ask

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday denied rumours of dissatisfaction amidst his ministers over the allocation of portfolios in his newly formed Cabinet. "There is no difference of opinion at all," Yediyurappa told ANI here after attending the ceremony in which he felicitated the new Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel. The Karnataka Chief Minister praised

Bengaluru, Aug 27: B Naga Maruti Sarma, former CBI special judge has deposed before the ACB court in Hyderabad principal special judge in the infamous cash-for-bail case and revealed he was offered Rs 40 crore for setting mining baron and former BJP minister Gali Janardhan Reddy free on bail. The alleged bribe offer was made by then AP High Court registrar (enquiries) K Lakshmi Narasimha Rao