Karnataka

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

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Saffron extremist Parashuram Waghmore, who was before the Additional Metropolitan Magistrate yesterday by the Special Investigation Team probing the Gauri Lakesh murder case, has been remanded in judicial custody. The SIT had arrested Waghmore on June 11 from his hometown Sindagi in Vijayapura district and produced him before the judge the next day. It was granted 14 days

Bengaluru, Jun 26: BJP leader and Belagavi MP Suresh Angadi has accused the Congress of conspiring to divide Hindus and Muslims by naming the Haj Bhavan in Bengaluru after Tipu Sultan. Angadi told reporters in Belagavi on Tuesday, that the Haj Bhavan was sanctioned by the Yeddyurappa-led BJP government and funds were also released for its construction then. However, now, the Congress seeks to

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Is Bharatiya Janata Party secretly planning to overthrow chief minister H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition government by snatching some of the disgruntled MLAs from Congress and JD(S)? Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa’s sudden visit to Ahmedabad to meet the party’s national president Amit Shah has sparked off such speculations in political circles. Rumours also doing rounds that

Hassan, Jun 26: IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri Dasari, who had challenged her “premature” transfer from the post of Deputy Commissioner of Hassan earlier this year, is back in the district as its DC again. The chief minister H D Kumaraswamy-led state government on Monday told the Karnataka High Court that she would be posted back to Hassan by withdrawing the transfer order of the previous government

Mangaluru/Bekal, Jun 26: A youth sustained severe injuries after he was shot at by a miscreant at Palakunnu, near Bekal police station in Kasaragod district. The incident occurred inside a leading shopping complex around 10 p.m. on Sunday. Fayiz, 19, son of Muhammed of Palakunnu, sustained injuries on the right leg. The police suspect a feud between two groups engaged in ganja peddling. Bekal sub