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Bengaluru, Jul 28: Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday broke down while recalling his "mentor" S Jaipal Reddy, who passed away in Hyderabad earlier today. "Jaipal Reddy has been my mentor and was personally very close to me. I considered him as my elder brother and have known him since the 1980s. He was an outstanding parliamentarian. It is a sad day for me," an emotional Kumar told

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified with immediate effect 14 rebel MLAs, days after the Congress-JD(S) government collapsed after losing the confidence motion. This is in addition to the three dissident MLAs he had disqualified on July 25. With the significant development, a total of 17 rebel MLAs from both parties have been disqualified by the

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Differences have cropped up in the JD(S) after the coalition government lost power, with a section of MLAs not averse to extending external support to the saffron party. The sentiment of some MLAs was more or less endorsed by former minister GT Devegowda, who, after a meeting late Friday night, said some party colleagues were considering “outside” support to the BJP. The JD(S)

Ankola, Jul 28: In a gruesome attack over a land dispute, Retired soldier kills sister-in-law, nephew over property issue in Matakeri. While the Anuj (9), died on the spot, Anuj's mother Medha Amitha Prabhu (40), who suffered severe injuries, she succumbed to her wounds on the way to the hospital Police have arrested the accused Havaldar Subraya (45) and further investigation is on.

Vijayapura, Jul 28: Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will not last long, former Home Minister M B Patil predicted. Speaking to newsmen here, Patil, who is also Senior Congress leader, predicted that “the life-span of Yediyurappa government would be around six months to One year”. Stating that Yediyurappa had come to power through

Bengaluru,Jul 28: JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda once again raised the issue of how his son, HD Kumaraswamy, was not at peace when he was the chief minister and had “cried at the party office for 15 minutes.” “I have no issues with the JD(S)-Congress government losing power. My son was never peaceful as the CM and I know he had cried for 15 minutes sitting in JP Bhavan,” Gowda told party workers on

Mangaluru, Jul 27: Veteran Kannada litterateu and ‘soft Hindutva ideologue’ Erya Lakshminarayana Alva passes away today at a hospital in the city. He was 94. He is survived by wife Anandi Rai and daughter Sukhada. Sources said that Alva suffered a heart attack at his house at Eryabeedu in the evening. He was taken to Fr Muller Hospital in Mangaluru, where he breathed his last at 9.20pm. A

Newsroom, Jul 27: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Jharkhand urban development minister CP Singh yesterday apparently forced a Congress MLA Irfan Ansari to scream ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the presence of media persons outside the State Legislative Assembly. It all started when media persons posed questions to Singh and Ansari who were standing outside the Assembly. Replying to a question, Ansari said:

Bengaluru, Jul 27: A day after it came to power in Karnataka, the BJP is contemplating bringing a no-confidence motion against assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, if he does not voluntarily vacate the post, party sources said Saturday. The message has been discreetly conveyed to Kumar to give up the post, which is conventionally held by a member from the ruling party, they said. "We will move the

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday claimed that Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa took oath in an "unconstitutional way", adding that BJP "misused" the office of the Governor. Speaking to reporters here, Siddaramaiah said BJP does not have a majority in the Assembly, despite which Yediyurappa took oath as Chief Minister. "BS Yediyurappa has taken oath in an