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Mysuru, Jul 4: Congress Legislative Party leader in Karnataka and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, reiterating that there is no trouble for the coalition Government, said "it is strong like a rock". Speaking newsmen here on Tuesday, he said it was only BJP which has been making unwanted statements and even trying to topple the government which is possible at any cost. Siddaramaiah ridiculed

Bantwal, Jul 4: With the collective efforts of students and staff, a government lower primary school in Ojala village of Bantwal city grew jasmine to raise funds for its two guest teachers. "As we are unable to pay a sufficient amount to our guest teachers due to lack of funds, we started planting jasmine in 2013. We sell jasmine flowers to raise funds for the two guest teachers," said the

Tumakuru, Jul 4: Four people were killed and two others injured when a auto-rickshaw, in which they were travelling was hit by a State-run KSRTC bus, near Mallasandra in the district, today. Police said on Thursday that the dead included Auto driver Harish and two women, who were going to General Hospital. The injured were admitted to the Hospital.

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Former Karnataka Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary C T Ravi today demanded an apology from former Chief Minister and CLP leader Siddaramaiah for allegedly making baseless charges against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National BJP President Amit Shah. Addressing newsmen here on Thursday, Ravi alleged that “It has become a habit for Siddaramaiah to hurl

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Five-time Janata Dal (Secular) legislator H.K. Kumaraswamy has been named the president of the party’s Karnataka unit, replacing A H Vishwanath, who had resigned following the Lok Sabha debacle. The announcement was made by party supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda here on July 4. Mr. Gowda also announced several other office-bearers, including Madhu Bangarappa

Newsroom, Jul 4: Three more major Airports of India including Mangaluru International Airport will now be run by the Adani group in public-private partnership for the next 50 years. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday “approved the leasing of (these) three airports of Airports Authority of India (AAI) through PPP to the highest bidder, Adani Enterprises, for operation, management and development for a

Bengaluru, Jul 4: After Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of Congress president, Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar has said that if the party is united then even the country will be united. "Without the Gandhi family, Congress can't be united, without Congress being united, country can't be united. Gandhi family is the only strength to keep this party strong, united and rebuild this party to

New Delhi, Jul 4: The formal stepping down of Rahul Gandhi as Congress president will create a rare situation where the party will go for a non-Gandhi as the chief, the last being election of PV Narasimha Rao and then of Sitaram Kesari after Rajiv Gandhi. Senior Congress leaders started holding meetings on Wednesday to decide the future course. Veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is seen as a strong

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Mining baron and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directoratefor questioning in connection with a multi-crore ponzi scam case, agency sources said. "Yes, the quizzing is in relation with Ambidant (Marketing Private Limited)," a source in ED confirmed. Sources in the ED told PTI that the questioning began in the afternoon

Bengaluru, Jul 3: The Karnataka police Wednesday took custody of Telugu poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, in connection with the 2005 Tumkur Naxal attack case. Rao is currently in judicial custody here. A senior police officer said the Bengaluru police took Rao's custody. On February 6, 2005, naxal leader Saket Rajan alias Prem was killed in an encounter in