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Belagavi, Oct 20: Former chief minister and opposition leader of legislative assembly in the state Siddaramaiah is an experienced politician, but his low statement is unfortunate related Veer Savarkar, Muzrai Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said here on Sunday. Speaking with media in Belagavi on Sunday, Mr Poojary said that Siddaramaiah is a senior politician hence he will not make any statements

Madikeri, Oct 20: The Kodagu District administration on Sunday sounded Orange alert following a depression over the Arabian Sea which was expected to result in heavy downpour coastal Karnataka, Malnad areas and Kerala from October 20 to 24. According the IMD, heavy rains between the range of 115.50 mm to 204.4 mm were to lash the district. They also predicted rainfall between the range of 64.5 to

Belagavi, Oct 20: Four members of a family allegedly committed suicide in this district of Karnataka, police said on Sunday. They were found hanging from ceiling of their house in Hosur village under Gokak Rural police station limits in the district on Saturday. The deceased were identified Bheemappa Choonappagol (30), his wife Manjula and children - Pradeep (8) and Mohan (6), Superintendent of

Bengaluru, Oct 20: Karnataka Police on Sunday nabbed one more person in the alleged connection in the murder case of former Vice-Chancellor of Alliance University, Dr Ayyappa Dore. The accused, identified as Ganesh, aged 30 years was nabbed early morning near Hebbal flyover in Sanjaynagar police station area. "Upon tracing him, Ganesh attacked two of our police personnel and tried to escape. To

Mangaluru, Oct 20: An elderly woman was crushed to death after she was run over by a KSRTC bus, while crossing the road, at Vidyanagar, Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district. The victim is Meenakshi,67, a retired teacher. Around 4pm, the victim and her husband had come home in an auto-rickshaw. The auto-rickshaw driver stopped the vehicle opposite to their house, on the other side of the road. Her

Mangaluru, Oct 20: Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple Committee has lodged with city police commissioner P S Harsha demanding action against accused those who spread fake news on social media about the temple’s chief patron B Janardhana Poojary. Temple committee treasurer R Padmaraj said, “Miscreants have been spreading fake news that Poojary is no more, and that Poojary is critical and hospitalised.”

Shivamogga, Oct 20: The Congress party leaders and workers here on Saturday staged a 'pakoda protest' against the alleged failure of BJP-led state and Central governments. Congress leaders made 'pakodas' and served them to the people at Shivappa Nayaka circle against rising unemployment and economic slowdown in the country. They also raised slogans against the state and the Centre, alleging that

Mysuru, Oct 20: Disqualified MLA A H Vishwanath, has blamed leader of the Opposition in the Assembly for his resignation as an MLA. “It has been projected that 17 MLAs were responsible for the collapse of the coalition government. But, greed for power by the leaders of both the parties was the real reason”. Speaking at a programme here, Vishwanath said, “I had to come out of the Congress party due

Mysore, Oct 20: Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Saturday accused the state Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa of indulging in vendetta politics and said that the central agencies were being misused to target opposition leaders. "Yediyurappa right after taking oath as the Chief Minister had said that he will not indulge in vendetta politics, but he is doing it very much from the beginning,"

Kalaburagi, Oct 20: Claiming that there would be a “surprising result” in these Maharashtra assembly elections, Senior Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that Balakot air strike after Pulwama helped BJP in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year but the revocation of Article 370 will not have same impact in state polls. Addressing the media personnel here, Mr Kharge said that out