Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 25: Karnataka assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, who is yet to decide on the resignation and disqualification of the rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs, said on Thursday that he would use his discretion and uphold the faith the Supreme Court has placed in him. He said there was no further opportunity for the rebel MLAs to appear before him and it was a closed chapter now, adding, "law is

Belagavi, Jul 25: The Fact Finding Committee appointed by the KPCC to find the reasons for the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha election in the State will be submitting its report to the party High Command during first week of October, Committee head and senior Congress leader Basavaraj Rayareddy said here today. The Committee, which has prepared a questionaire, discussed the reasons with the

Bengaluru, Jul 25: The Karnataka care taker Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today felt that in the present political scenario it is difficult to expect a stable government in the State. Speaking to newsmen after meeting with the senior Congress leader and former Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Thursday, he said that “no political party in a position to provide a stable government”. Referring to his

Mangaluru, July 25: A 16-year-old boy, who was kidnapped while on his way to school on Monday in Kasaragod district, has been found at Mangaluru bus stand on Thursday. Police said, the boy, a plus-two student of Majeeerpalam in Manjeshwar near here, was kidnapped as part of blackmailing the relatives of the boy. However, the quotation team, which contracted the crime for their gulf-based client

Bengaluru, Jul 25: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed two Independent MLAs from Karnataka to withdraw their plea seeking a direction to state assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to conduct "forthwith" floor test on a trust motion moved by the H D Kumaraswamy government. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submissions of the senior lawyers representing the speaker and

Bengaluru, Jul 25: BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, minister in the outgoing Karnataka coalition government, has been issued notice by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the IMA multi-crore fraud case. The minister has been asked to appear before the investigation officer as part of the probe on Monday. It may be recalled that Khan was also issued a notice by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED)

Mangaluru, Jul 25: Two youngsters were sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by the district principal and sessions court on Wednesday for drug peddling. Judge Kadlur Sathyanarayanacharya, who pronounced the judgment after finding the duo guilty of committing the crime, also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the duo. The jailed youths are Mohammed Tauseef, 22, and Abdul Sinan, 24, residents

New Delhi, Jul 25: A meeting of the Karnataka BJP delegation with Home Minister Amit Shah is underway here on Thursday to discuss the future course of action in Karnataka. Among those present at the meeting are Jagadish Shettar, Basavaraj Bommai, Arvind Limbavali, and JC Madhuswamy. Speaking to news agency before going for the meeting, senior BJP leader Aravind Limbavali said, "We are here to take

Gurugram, Jul 24: Private airline SpiceJet on Wednesday announced the launch of a new daily flight connecting Mangaluru, the port hub of Karnataka, with Delhi. The airline will be operating the new flights effective August 4, 2019. To celebrate the launch of the new sector, the airline is offering tickets at an all-inclusive introductory fare of Rs 5599 on Mangaluru-Delhi route and Rs 5499 on the

Bengaluru, Jul 24: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to Karnataka Government's Debt relief Act, which is aimed releasing small farmers and agricultural labourers from clutches clutches of Money Lenders and Pawn brokers who earn nor more than Rs 10,000 per month, Karnataka caretaker Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said today. Addressing a press conference, Kumaraswamy, who relinquished