Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 10: Even as the southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of south Konkan area, the weathermen have predicted that coastal districts of Karnataka would receive heavy rains for next couple days. The conditions are favourable for the advancement of southwest monsoon into most parts of the Arabian Sea. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in coastal Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Amidst the hurly burly in Karnataka politics, former minister Dindesh Gundu Rao has all of a sudden emerged front runner to head the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). After becoming deputy chief minister, Dalit leader and educationist G Parameshwara had decided to quit as KPCC president, a post he has held for a record eight years. Rumours were doing rounds that

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today said he would talk to AICC President Rahul Gandhi on filling the remaining six ministerial berths allocated to the party in the Congress-JDS coalition government to prevent dissident activity. "Let me see. I will discuss with Rahulji, if I get to meet him in New Delhi, about considering immediate filling of the

Mangaluru, Jun 9: The state government has transferred T R Suresh back to Mangaluru as the Police Commissioner within two months. He had been transferred ahead of the Assembly elections as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Police Fire Services, Bengaluru. A government notification issued on June 8 said that Mr. Suresh has been transferred back with immediate effect. On April 18, Vipul Kumar had

Beluru, Jun 9: Two persons were charred to death in a car near Pushpagiri Hills in the Belur taluk of Hassan district on late Friday night. The victims have been identified as Girish (35) from Arehalli in Belur Taluk and Sandhya (28) from Balli village in Udupi district. The bodies in the I10 car were burned beyond recognition. Cause of fire and the identity of the deceased are yet to be

Mangaluru, Jun 9: Minister for Urban Development and Housing U T Khader has taken BJP leader and Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to task for his anti-constitutional and hate-filled remarks. What Yatnal said? A video of Yatnal instructing corporators to work only for Hindus and not for Muslims, has gone viral on social media. “I had called all corporators and have told them that they should

Bengaluru, Jun 9: BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa today claimed that several disgruntled leaders from the ruling Congress and JD(S) are eager to join his party. Yeddyurappa's comments come as dissident activities of the MLAs intensified in the Congress over not getting ministerial berths. The former chief minister, who is also the state BJP chief, asked his partymen to work as a strong opposition and

Bengaluru, Jun 9: "What have I studied? I'm working as the chief minister" - this was Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy response today as he dismissed questions on allocating Higher Education portfolio to a minister who has studied till class 8. Kumaraswamy, who holds a BSc degree, was asked about JD(S) minister G T Devegowda reportedly being upset at being given the higher education

Bengaluru, Jun 9: Speaking on the unrest in the Congressparty due to the allocation of portfolios, senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday stated that sacrifices are necessary sometimes in order to save the constitution and democracy. "To save the constitution and democracy, we have to sometimes make sacrifices. Some members are dissatisfied. The high command and their representatives will

Tumakuru, Jun 9: Zameer Ahmed Khan, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, has apologised for taking oath in English instead of Kannada. Speaking to media persons after seeking the blessings of the 111-year-old seer of Siddaganga Mutt Shivakumara Swami, here today he said: “I beg pardon of the people of the State for not taking oath in Kannada.” “It was not a deliberate attempt to