Karnataka

Shivamogga Mar 24: JD(S) leader Geetha Shivarajkumar has said that she would support her younger brother Madhu Bangarappa in the upcoming Assembly elections in Sorab constituency on JD(S) ticket. Madhu Bangarappa's brother Kumar Bangarappa is likely to face the election from the same constituency as the BJP candidate. "I am now in JD(S) and I will fight for the victory of party candidate - Madhu

Hosapete Mar 24: Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Theertha Swami has said that he favours unity among Veerashaivas and Lingayats and that both should stay together. "Politicians are attempting to create a divide in Hindu religion. Veerashaivas, Lingayats, Shaivas and Vaishnavas are like brothers. They all accept Shiva and those who accept Shiva are Hindus. Hence they should not go out of Hindu religion

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Cubbon Park Police regarding the bail plea filed by Abhishek, one of the accused in the pub attack case at Farzi cafe on February 17. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar who was hearing the petition issued directions to Special Public Prosecutor Shyam Sundar to file his objections on behalf of the respondent. Abhishek, a

All three Congress candidates - Nasir Husain, L Hanumanathaiah, G C Chandrashekar - and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday emerged victorious in the Rajya Sabha elections from the state amid a boycott by JD(S) legislators, who cited violation of electoral rules. A candidate required around 38 votes to win the elections. Members of the Legislative Assembly form the electoral college for

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Business magnet and JD(S) chief general secretary B M Farooq, who had tasted defeat in 2016 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka thanks to the cross voting by party rebels, today got only two votes! When JD(S) state president and Assembly floor leader H.D. Kumarswamy realized that his party’s candidate cannot win the polls, he decided to boycott the elections. By the time two of the

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Just days after the Karnataka government accepted the recommendation to recognise the Lingayat as a separate religion, the community was given minority status on Friday. Ignoring criticism from various political and religious sections, the Siddaramaiah government went ahead with its decision - one that was applauded by members of the Lingayat community. Friday's decision, much

Mangaluru, Mar 23: Yenepoya Institute of Technology, Moodbidri in association with APD Foundation and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board celebrated World Water Day 2018 on March 22nd 2018 at YIT campus. Dr Maheshwari Singh, Assistant Environmental Officer, KSPCB, Mangaluru and Sri Madhu S Manohar, Environmental engineer, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), Mangaluru inaugurated the event by

New Delhi, Mar 23: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the NIA, being a special agency to probe national and inter-state terrorism cases, cannot investigate the murder of noted scholar and rationalist M M Kalburgi in 2015 at Dharwad in Karnataka. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was hearing the plea of Uma Devi Kalburgi, the widow of the slain scholar, seeking a SIT probe into

Bengaluru, Mar 23: The Janata Dal (Secular), which is sure of the defeat of its candidate, has demanded countermanding of election to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka, alleging that the returning officer in 'collusion' with the ruling Congress in the state allowed two of its members to recast their vote after they 'cross-voted'. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, termed the charge as

Udupi, Mar 23: Brushing aside the rumours of his potential migration to Bharatiya Janata Party in near future, Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports has made it clear that he would be contesting from Congress in the forthcoming assembly elections and not from any other party. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, the minister said that he is the one who has