Karnataka

Mysuru, Jun 12: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that it’s still a puzzle why the people of Chamundeshwari did not vote for him when he honestly worked for the development of the State and welfare of all the people, especially Dalits, OBCs and the poor. He was speaking at a programme organised to thank the people of Varuna for electing his son Yathindra from the constituency, here on

Bengaluru, Jun 12: The special investigation team (SIT) of Karnataka police probing the murder of journalist-cum-activist Gauri Lankesh has arrested two saffron extremists – one from north Karnataka and the other from Maharashtra. 26-year-old Parshuram Wagmare, son of Ashok Wagmare, was arrested by SIT and produced before the 3rd ACMM court. He has been sent to 14-day police custody for further

Mangaluru, Jun 12: A married couple was killed after a reckless trucked rammed into a scooter at Nanthoor junction in the city today. The deceased have been identified as Muhammad Sameer Kaup (30), who was riding the scooter and his wife Amreen (26), who was riding pillion. According to sources, the cement-laden Eicher truck hit the scooter from behind a few meters away from Nanthoor Circle. The

Bengaluru, Jun 12: A young software professional jumped to his death from his workplace on the 12th floor of a building in ITPB, Whitefield in Bengaluru yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Bhavesh Jaiswal (23), a native of Madhya Pradesh, who was a trainee decision scientist at data analytics firm MU Sigma. Police are clueless as to why he took the extreme step. Police said a security

Bengaluru, Jun 12: Nearly two weeks after Congress candidate N Munirathna registered thumping victory in Rajarjeswari Nagar (RR Nagar) assembly seat in Bengaluru, two voters in the constituency have lodged complaint against defeated BJP MLA candidate Muniraju Gowda for collecting their voter IDs and not returning them. With this the case of illegally collecting over 10,000 voter ID cards ahead of

Udupi, Jun 12: BJP leader and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has claimed that the welfare programmes launched by the prime minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the centre has reached all communities and development has reached all the villages in the country. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Mr Kateel said that the country had seen rapid progress in the last four years of

Badami, Jun 12: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah has lamented that the people of Karnataka defeated Congress though it had given priority development works and launched several welfare schemes. Speaking during his last day of visit to Badami yesterday, he said that his party has joined hand with the JD(S) only to keep the communal and extremely corrupt BJP away from power. Stating that he

Bengaluru, Jun 12: Brooding former minister M B Patil decided to keep the Congress on tenterhooks as he is slated to hold a meeting with disgruntled legislators later this week, where he will take a call on his next move. This comes after he was reportedly snubbed by Congress president Rahul Gandhi. “I have told Rahul Gandhi everything. I will wait for a week. On June 14 or 15, I will consult my

Bengaluru, Jun 12: Higher Education Minister G T Devegowda on Monday said Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has agreed to change his portfolio. Devegowda, who belongs to the JD(S) and was keen on getting PWD or Energy or Transport portfolio, has been sulking ever since he was allotted Higher Education. Speaking to reporters here, Devegowda, an 8th standard pass, said, “It’s not that I am incapable of

It isn’t any gaping matter to have a food outlet providing dates, fruits and samosas for free during iftar in the holy month of Ramadan. Such outlets won’t come across as a wonderment given charity and public service are the central themes of Ramadan. However, the intention behind setting up a ‘Free Iftar Point’ at Jeppinamogaru, before Netravathi Bridge on the outskirts of Mangaluru city, wasn’t