Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 27: Amid strains in the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, former PrimeMinister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda today said his son and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will present the budget on July 5 and there would be no danger to his government. "Kumaraswamy will present the budget on July 5. Thereis no anxiety, he will do it. The budget will get passed by

Sharjah, Jun 27: Anand Bailoor, M E Moolur and Noel D’Almeida have been elected the president, vice president and general secretary of the Karnataka Sangha Sharjah respectively. One of the oldest associations for Kannadigas in the UAE, Karnataka Sangha Sharjah has been serving for the past 15 years promoting Kannada in this part of the world through their various activities. The committee of the

Bengaluru, Jun 27: The police have managed to arrest two persons after a city-based software engineer fell victim to a scam on a dating website and was duped of Rs. 59.72 lakh. The victim, Sainath (name changed), had unsuspectingly transferred the above amount in instalments to his girlfriend, who had been fooling the former through constant WhatsApp chats for several months. According to the

Mangaluru, May 27: Ataullah Jokatte, who was serving as the interim president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) since February this year, has retained the post for the next three years. (From top left) Nurulla kulai, Sahul SH, Iqbal Bellare, Athaulla Jokatte, Ashraf Manchi, Antony PD, Iqbal IMR. The party’s district committee elections were held

Newsroom, Jun 27: In a major embarrassment for Malayalam film industry, four prominent actresses including the one who was abducted and sexually assaulted, have resigned from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), in protest against the organisation’s decision to reinstate actor Dileep. The four actresses who took a bold decision are Bhavana, Rima Kallingal, Ramya Nambeesan and Geetu

Mangaluru, Jun 27: A youth was killed and three others suffered injuries after a speeding car rammed into two stationary vehicles at Kannur on the outskirts of the city today. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Farooq (32), local resident. He and two other local residents – Junaid and Sarfaraz – were sitting inside the car parked near the mosque at Kannur, when the tragedy took place. It

Bengaluru, Jun 27: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda today rejected former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's suggestion that the new state government should present a supplementary budget, instead of a fresh budget, by citing a parliamentary precedence involving him as the prime minister. "I do not want to criticise Siddaramaiah's suggestion. He has presented several budgets before, but the Chief

Bengaluru, Jun 27: As rumblings in its Karnataka unit over the coalition government are getting shriller, the Congress high command has instructed its state leaders not to talk publicly about their differences with alliance partner the JD(S). Scotching speculation about the continuing support to the H D Kumaraswamy government, the party insisted that there is no instability in the JD(S)-Congress

Bengaluru, Jun 26: The BJP has decided to wait and watch the political developments in the state, instead of taking an immediate step over the turbulence in the Congress-JD(S) coalition. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday, state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa indirectly admitted that his party is not in a position to take advantage of dissidence in the ruling parties. “There’s no clarity on anything

Bengaluru, June 26: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday rebuffed the reports claiming his tiff with Congress leader and former chief minister Siddharamaiah. Kumaraswamy told media, "There is no difference at all." A video surfaced on social media of former chief minister Siddaramaiah, discussing politics and expressing objections to Kumaraswamy's plans of presenting a fresh budget