Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 27: B.S. Yeddyurappa, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, who had apparently called for a state-wide bandh on Monday, now claimed that neither he nor his party called for a bandh, but they were just extending support to a voluntary bandh. “It’s not the BJP that had called for a bandh, but it’s only supporting a voluntary bandh call being observed by farmers over

Dharwad, May 26: The rise of fascist forces, who identify themselves as “nationalists” to fool people, are indeed a threat to the unity of pluralistic India, said noted Telugu writer and thinker Volga. Inaugurating the two-day May Sahitya Sammelana organised by Ladai Prakashana in association with various like-minded organisations such as Chittar Kala Balaga and Kavi Prakashana on Saturday, she

Bengaluru, May 26: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said there are some "issues" on portfolio allocation with his party's coalition partner Congress but it is not something that will pull down the government. He also said the expansion of his Cabinet would take place once state Congress leaders get an approval from their high command. "..Portfolios have not been allocated

Madikeri, Jul 26: The Karnataka Home Department is learnt to have given clean chit to IPS officer Vartika Katiyar, who was facing the charge of failing to control communal violence at Madikeri during celebrations of Tipu Sultan Jayanti on November 10, 2015. The then Congress government had ordered a magisterial enquiry into the violence. C Shikha, the then Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru, in her

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, May 26: Even though the families have been anxiously waiting for their homecoming, many senior Congress MLAs rushed to Delhi to lobby for cabinet berths after chief minister H D Kumaraswamy won trust vote on yesterday. Congress sources said most MLAs checked out of Hilton Hotel, where they were asked to stay before trust vote. “It’s up to them to decide where they want to go

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, May 26: Setting the stage for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Karnataka, the coastal districts and other parts of the state received heavy rain last night. At least five persons were killed due to lighting strikes in last two days in different parts. A powerful lighting strike claimed the life of a 36-year-old woman at Nellikaru village in Moodbidri of Dakshina Kannada

New Delhi, MAY 26: Girls outshone boys for yet another consecutive year in the Class XII board examinations held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The board announced the results of the examinations for all regions on Saturday. Ghaziabad’s Meghna Srivastava emerged as the country topper in the board examinations while Anouska Chandra from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh came second. The

Mangaluru, May 26: The police have arrested two persons for an irresponsible WhatsApp post wherein Muslim women were threatened to be murder if they ate at food stalls in malls during Ramadan fast. The controversial message was reportedly posted on a WhatsApp group on May 17, when the month of Ramadan started. When miscreants began to circulate it widely, a complaint was filed with the Manglauru

Mysuru, May 26: A 43-year-old techie murdered his wife and daughter before attempting to kill himself at his residence in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage, here on the eve of his 12th wedding anniversary. According to the police, Prajwal was under depression as he lost his job after the company locked out. Even Savitha resigned from her job. According to sources, joblessness had destroyed peace in their

Kasaragod, May 26: A court here has awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life to a 38-year-old man for strangulating to death his three-year-old son at Panathady here in July 2015. The District Additional Court (1) also slapped Rs. 50,000 on M.A. Raju, a resident of Myilatty Colony under the Rajapuram police station limits. The court ordered that the fine amount be paid to the boy’s mother