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Ballari, Jan 31: In a blow to Bharatiya Janata Party and Reddy brothers, former minister B S Anand Singh, who had recently resigned as an MLA, on Wednesday joined the Congress party along with 300 supporters. The Congress is learnt to have assured Singh to give the ticket to contest the coming elections from Vijayanagara constituency in Ballari district. State Congress president G Parameshwara

Bengaluru, Jan 31: Activist and Kannada Okkuta leader Vatal Nagaraj of on Wednesday said Bengaluru bandh will be observed on February 4 if the state BJP leaders fail to get an assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Mahadayi issue will be resolved. Speaking to reporters, Nagaraj said that if the BJP leaders fail to give the assurance by February 3, then the bandh will be observed the

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31: Sreejith who has been protesting for last 800 days demanding CBI inquiry into custodial death of his brother Sreejeev, ended his protest on Wednesday after the probe agency recorded his statement. Sreejith had been protesting outside the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. The CBI earlier this month had agreed to probe the alleged death of Sreejeev in police custody. The

In a shocking incident, a 3-month-old girl child choked and died while being fed an instant cereal by her mother at Hosapalya village in Madgadi taluk of Ramanagara district in Karnataka on Wednesday, January 31. According to reports, the mother had been feeding the child with Cerelac, a brand of instant cereal made by Nestlé, for past 15 days. In fact, such cereals are advised to give only after

Manjeshwar, Jan 31: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, three members of a family were crushed to death by the engine of a train while crossing railway tracks near Manjeshwar railway station on Wednesday morning. The victims have been identified as Aamina (45), her sister Ayesha (42) and latter’s three-year-old son Tameem. According to sources, the trio were knocked down by the engine of a train moving

Udupi, Jan 31: “It is the responsibility of the system to provide jobs to the educated youth. However, the educated men and women also should try to get self-employed,” said Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports. He was speaking after inaugurating the Udyog Mela organised by the Department of Employment and Industrial Training and other organisations at

Hassan, Jan 31: Led by Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri, a team of officials, conducted a raid on an illegal mining unit, under Chigalli limits of Shantigrama hobli in Hassan taluk on Tuesday. The mining leaseholder, C.K. Arunakshi, was conducting operations without obtaining the mandatory Clearance for Operation (CoP) from the Department of Mines and Geology, according to a press release

Koppal, Jan 31: More than 900 sheep and two buffaloes were massacred by “devotees” to appease goddess Dyamavva during a fair at a remote village in Karnataka on Tuesday. The fair is held once in five years at Malakanamaradi village in Gangavati taluk of Koppal district. As per tradition, initially two buffaloes were sacrificed and offered to the idol goddess in the wee hours of Tuesday. Later, at

BJP leader and MLC K S Eshwarappa has introduced a an interesting formula to find out where a Muslim is good or bad. According to him, if a Muslim is BJP supporter, then he is good. And if a Muslim is Congress supporter, then he is definitely a killer! Speaking to reporters in Tumakuru on Tuesday, the veteran saffronist alleged that Muslims who are with Congress have killed 22 RSS and BJP

Bengaluru Jan 31: The Karnataka NRI Forum has written to the state Home department seeking action against 13 illegal agents/agencies that have been found to be hoodwinking people seeking jobs in foreign land, especially the Gulf nations. Arathi Krishna, deputy chairperson of the Forum, on Tuesday told reporters that earlier this month, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had sought Karnataka's