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Bengaluru, Jun 1: BJP has decided against making more attempts to pull down the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, pouring cold water on B S Yeddyurappa’s ambition to helm the state again. After attending Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, Yeddyurappa told reporters in Bengaluru on Friday: “The party leadership has issued us a diktat not to destabilise the government.” The central

Udupi, May 31: Hindutva veteran and chief pontiff of Pejawar Mutt, Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swami has reiterated that he regarded Sage Veda Vyasa as the father of the nation, but had immense respect and regard for Mahatma Gandhi. Replying to the queries of presspersons in Udupi, the Pejawar seer said the country had not started with Mahatma Gandhi. The culture, tradition, and feeling of being one

Mangaluru, May 31: Even though the Congress has gained upper hand in recently concluded ULB polls across Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party has retained its hold over Sullia Town Panchayat and has wrested Moodbidri City Municipal Council from the Congress in Dakshina Kannada district. With no party getting simple majority, the Mulky Town Panchayat in the district faces a hung verdict. The BJP

New Delhi, May 31: Confirming unemployment rate projected in a pre-election leaked report, the government Friday said joblessness in the country was 6.1 per cent of total labour force during 2017-18, the highest in 45 years. The data released by the government on a day when Modi 2.0 Cabinet took charge showed 7.8 per cent of all employable urban youth being jobless, while the percentage for the

Bengaluru, May 31: Breaking his silence over his loss in the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy Friday greeted Sumalatha Ambareesh who defeated him by a margin of over 1.25 lakh votes. He also took "entire responsibility" for the defeat. Nikhil, the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, had lost to the BJP backed

Madikeri, May 31: A 23 year-old woman was killed and three others injured, while asleep when a huge tree fell on their house due to heavy rain at Tarikatte Village in Virjapet taluk in the district last late night. Police said on Friday that the victim has been identified as Riyanath. While her husband sustained severe injuries and was treated at a local hospital, their two-year old son and mother

Udupi, May 31: Thanks to severe potable water crisis, several government schools in Udupi district of Karnataka have discontinued serving mid-day meals to children. The school timings have been shortened to afternoon from early hours. 'Children had been asked to have lunch in their houses as there is no potable water is available to cook", a teacher said. When the situation was brought to the

Bengaluru, May 31: The Coalition partners in Karnataka--Congress and JDS, who had an intensive parleys in the last couple of days over working out strategies to save the one-year-old government, have decided not to reshuffle the Cabinet but to fill the three existing vacancies in the cabinet, by inducting two Independent MLAs. According to highly placed sources in the Congress, after two days of

Bengaluru, May 31: A high alert was sounded after a metal object resembling a country-made grenade was found on the tracks at Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway station in the city on Friday. Official sources said the canister resembled a country-made grenade but it was empty and there was no explosive material in it. Karnataka Railway Police Additional Director General of Police Alok Kumar said

Bengaluru, May 31: Four parliamentarians from Karnataka – three from lower house and one from upper house – have found a spot in the newly formed NDA government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bengaluru North MP D V Sadananda Gowda, Dharwad MP Pralhad V Joshi, and Belgaum MP Suresh Angadi were sworn in at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan along with Rajya Sabha MP Nirmala