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New Delhi, Jan 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Congress Party is confident of winning and serving a second term in office in the state. The chief minister, along with Karnataka Congress-in-charge K.C. Venugopal and others arrived here this morning to meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Siddaramaiah said the Congress

Bengaluru, Jan 13: Several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Sabha MP Shobha Karandlaje, were detained here on Saturday when they were protesting against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his remarks against the saffron terrorists. The protesters raised slogans against Siddaramaiah and called him anti-Hindu. They said that the CM is trying to woo

New Delhi, Jan 13: Congress president Rahul Gandhi will launch the first leg of his party's poll campaign in Karnataka on February 10, the state unit chief of the party, G Parameshwara, said here today. The Karnataka polls are expected to be held in March- April. The dates for polling to the 225-member state Assembly are yet to be announced by the Election Commission (EC). Parameshwara was in the

Within a day after four senior judges of Supreme Court broke their silence on alleged corruption in judiciary and warned that democracy in India is at stake, the mainstream media across India in general and poll-bound state of Karnataka in particular, have been successful in diverting the people’s attention by focusing on porn star-turned-Bollywood super star Sunny Leone. India Today on Saturday

Bengaluru, Jan 13: Not only previous governments, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah led Congress government too has indulged in rampant illegal mining, according to former chief minister and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, Mr Kumaraswamy, who is also facing illegal mining charges, claimed that iron ore wroth over Rs 5,000 crore has been illegally lifted

Mudigere, Jan 13: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has urged the police not to arrest “innocents” in connection with the death of Dhanyashree, who had committed suicide last week after being tortured and threatened by the goons of saffron outfits. Addressing presspersons during her visit to Mudigere, the hardline BJP leader said the police have arrested persons who had been to the girl’s

Hassan, Jan 13: At least eight persons including two women died and around a dozen passengers suffered injuries when a KSRTC Airavata Bus fell off a bridge near Karekere on National Highway 75 in Hassan taluk around 3.30 am on Saturday. The bus was heading to Dharmastala from Bengaluru. The police and ambulance reached the spot after nearby residents alerted them. Sources said that seven people

Mangaluru, Jan 13: The coastal city witnessed another coldblooded murder Saturday, when a gang of miscreants stabbed a rowdy-sheeter at a flat in Jeppu Kdupady area. The victim has been identified as Ilyas, who was part of notorious Target Gang which was functioning in Ullal region in the past. Though Ilyas was rushed to a hospital after the attack, he breathed his last without responding to any

New Delhi Jan 13: The Defence Ministry has released Rs 377 crore to Karnataka state authorities to pay compensation for the land owners at Karwar, who parted with their properties for the naval base. The payment in respect of at least 12 more cases would be released by January 31. The decision comes within weeks of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to the naval base on December 28 when

Bengaluru Jan 13: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar on Friday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should take the initiative for an out-of-the court settlement with Goa to resolve the Mahadayi river water disputes. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Kumar said the state government missed the opportunity when Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had expressed his willingness