Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Irked by Congress president Rahul Gandhi remark that the JD(S) is BJP's 'B' team, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday hit back, saying that the Congress in Karnataka is in reality 'B' team of the JD(S). Targeting the JD(S) in the H D Deve Gowda's fiefdom, Hassan, Rahul had on Wednesday accused that the regional party was in cahoots with the BJP. He had termed the

Bengaluru, Mar 23: A keen contest is on the cards for the Rajya Sabha elections on Friday, especially between Congress' third candidate G C Chandrashekar and B M Farookh of the JD(S). While the Congress is confident of support from the JD(S) rebel MLAs, it is jittery about cross-voting by its own legislators. Farookh is said to have approached six of the eight independents, seeking their support

Bengaluru, Mar 23: The special court for economic offences on Thursday granted bail to Energy Minister D K Shivakumar in the Income Tax case against him. The magistrate court had taken cognisance of a prosecution complaint filed by the Income Tax officials in February, and issued summons to Shivakumar to appear before the court. The minister appeared before the court on Thursday morning and his

Mangaluru, Mar 22: The first hobli level Indira Canteen in the state was inaugurated near Thokkottu bus stand in Mangaluru assembly constituency (erstwhile Ullal constituency) limits on Thursday. Minister for food and civil supplies and consumer affairs U T Khader, who is also the MLA for this constituency, dedicated the facility to the public. Earlier, speaking to media persons, he said all

Mangaluru, Mar 22: APD Foundation in collaboration with Karnataka State Forest Department, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) and Antony Waste Handling Cell Pvt Ltd. (AWHCPL) observed 6th International Day of Forests on 21st March 2018 (Wednesday) at Tree Park Tannirbavi, here. Mahesh Nayak, chief guest, inaugurated the event by planting a sapling along with Sri P. Shridhar, Range Forest Officer

Udupi, Mar 22: Accusing chief minister Siddaramaiah of dividing society and religion for political gains, BJP leader and Udupi Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has said that a government’s job is not to create new religion. Registering her protest against the state Cabinet’s move to accord minority religion status to Lingayat community in Karnataka, she said that former CM Yeddyurappa had never

Bengaluru, Mar 22: After chief minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government upheld the demand of Lingayats for separate religion status, Kodavas, a martial race from Kodagu district has demanded that they should too be declared as a religious minority. On Wednesday, a memorandum was submitted to state minorities department on behalf of the community by M M Bansy and Vijay Muthappa. The

Karnataka BJP chief and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has now denied that he had signed a memorandum submitted to the Centre by the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha (AIVM) in 2013 seeking independent religion status for Lingayats. However, documents clearly show he had indeed signed the petition. The copies of the memorandum bearing signatures of several BJP leaders including Yeddyurappa

Bengaluru, Mar 22: In an interesting development in Karnataka politics, A S Patil Nadahalli, a rebel Congress MLA from Devarahippargi, who had found place in the list of Janata Dal (Secular) candidates for Karnataka Assembly polls 2018, has embraced Baratiya Janata Party. The three time MLA from Devarahippargi in Vijayapura district, Nadahalli admitted that the prime reason for dissociating

Mangaluru, Mar 22: T R Suresh, Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police, has rubbished the rumours of action against a policeman for allegedly thrashing unruly mob during Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s recent Mangaluru visit, as false and baseless. Messages have been doing rounds on WhatsApp groups and other social media platforms that a police constable was suspended for thrashing members of the