Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 16: Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy was elected as the parliamentary chief of the party on Wednesday at a meeting held at Shangri-La hotel in Bengaluru's Vasantnagar. Kumaraswamy alleged that BJP leaders offered JD(S) MLAs Rs 100 crore and a cabinet post each. When asked how many JD(S) MLAs have been approached (by the BJP), H D Kumaraswamy says, 'many of them'. He was

Udupi, May 16: After the Bharatiya Janata Party made a clean sweep by winning all the five Assembly Constituencies in Udupi district in the 2018 State Assembly elections, the new MLAs have vowed to give priority to the development works. K Raghupati Bhat, who defeated his classmate turned political rival Pramod Madhwaraj in Udupi Assembly Constituency, said that this election had given him a

Bengaluru, May 16: Amidst attempt by the Congress and Janata Dal to keep Bharatiya Janata Party away from the power by forming a coalition government, the saffron party has intensified its attempt to poach their MLAs on Wednesday. Several prominent leaders issued statements in this regard as they interacted with reporters while arriving at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office on

Dubai/ Mangaluru, May 16: The holy month of Ramadan will begin on May 17 (Thursday) in several middle eastern countries and coastal Karnataka. In Saudi Arabia moon-sighting committee met on Tuesday evening and were not able to sight the Ramadan crescent. Hence the committee decided to commence fasting on Thursday as Wednesday will be the 30th day of Shaaban. Shortly after Saudi announcement

Bengaluru, May 16: The Congress and the JD(S), which have come together to form a coalition government, are likely to shift their MLAs to a resort in order to prevent poaching from the BJP. Speculation is rife in the political circles that the BJP is planning an “Operation Lotus” to increase its numbers. Under Operation Lotus, rival party MLAs will be made to resign and face the byelections after

H D Kumaraswamy would be the chief minister of the JDS-led government supported by the Congress, outgoing chief minister Siddaramaiah said today after a meeting between the two parties over a power deal. Siddaramaiah and Kumaraswamy also dismissed reports that a section of MLAs of their parties were unhappy over their joining hands in government formation. "We have decided that Kumaraswamy will be

Mangaluru, May 16: Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party candidates won seven out of eight assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district, a clash erupted at Adyarpadav on the outskirts of Mangaluru thanks to a victory rally. A group of saffron activists, who were taking out a rally at Adyarpadav under the limits of Kankandy Rural Police Station, burst crackers in front of a mosque at around 8

Mangaluru, May 15: “Unexpected” was the first reaction from Dr Bharath Shetty when asked about his huge victory margin against Congress leader B A Mohiuddin Bava in Mangaluru North Assembly constituency. “My victory was expected, but this margin was unexpected,” the new MLA of the constituency, who defeated Mr Bava by a margin of 26648 votes told coastaldigest.com. The dentist-turned-politician

Bengaluru, May 15: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said if the Karnataka governor invites BJP to form the government, it would mean that he was "openly inviting horse trading, corruption and defection in the parties." Speaking to reporters after meeting governor Vajubhai Vala, Azad said the Congress and JD (S) have adequate numbers to form the government and that the coalition would

Varanasi, May 15: At least 16 people have died and several are feared trapped after a portion of an under construction flyover collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi today. Two pillars of the under construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi's Cantt area, bringing a huge slab of concrete down, crushing cars and a local bus under it. Many of those trapped are reported to be labourers who were working