Karnataka

Udupi, Feb 21: Amit Shah and Yeddyurappa, the national and state presidents of Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday held interactions with seers and mutt heads form undivided Dakshina Kannada district at Sri Rama Vittala Hall on the premises of Pejawar Mutt here. Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt, Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Palimar Mutt and about 15 seers participated in the dialogue

Bengaluru, Feb 21: The state government on Tuesday launched one more Bhagya scheme - Anila Bhagya (free LPG connections to BPL families) - ahead of the Assembly elections. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who inaugurated the scheme, said Anila Bhagya was better evolved than the Centre's Ujjwala scheme, which also envisages providing free LPG connections to the poor. He claimed that unlike the Ujjwala

Bengaluru, Feb 21: The state government on Tuesday came under attack from the Opposition BJP in both Houses of the legislature over two public brawls involving Congress functionaries. The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar, who sought to move an adjournment motion in this regard, described the state government as "a goonda sarkar" and accused it of trying to

Bantwal, Feb 20: Accusing Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government of being the "most corrupt" in the country and pursuing "appeasement politics", BJP president Amit Shah today asserted the countdown for its exit has begun. Launching his tour of the communally sensitive coastal region in poll-bound Karnataka, Shah said if there was to be a competition for the most corrupt government, the award for

Bengaluru, Feb 20: Ruling Congress MLA N A Haris today apologised to the state legislative Assembly about his son's involvement in an assault case at an upscale pub-cum-restaurant that has stirred a huge political row. Mohammed Nalapad Haris, son of Haris, has been booked for attempt to murder for allegedly assaulting one Vidwat at the pub-cum-restaurant here on Saturday night. He surrendered

Mangaluru, Feb 20: In yet another crime of passion, a jilted lover stabbed a girl to death in broad daylight and then allegedly attempted to kill self before being caught at Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Akshata, a second year BSc student of NMC College in Sullia, and a native of Kasaragod in Kerala. The accused, identified as Karthik, son of

Mangaluru, Feb 20: Hours after calling UB City assault victim a ‘BJP worker’, the saffron party supremo Amit Shah on Tuesday candidly admitted that his statement was far from the truth. Shah, who is touring coastal Karnataka as part of BJP’s campaign for upcoming Karnataka assembly polls, earlier in the day had referred to Vidwath, who was thrashed by Shantinagar Congress MLA NA Haris’ son

Mangaluru, Feb 20: BJP supremo Amit Shah, who is touring coastal Karnataka as part of the Navashakti Yatra, on Tuesday added UB City assault victim to the list of BJP workers attacked by Congress in the state during Siddaramaiah rule. Vidwath, an MBA graduate and son of a businessman was on Saturday night thrashed by Shantinagar Congress MLA NA Haris’ son Mohammed Nalapad and others at Farzi Café

The government today approved a Rs 2,920-crore project for widening a section of national highway-275, connecting Bengaluru and Mysuru, in Karnataka. "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for six-laning of Nidagatta - Mysuru Section of NH-275 from km 74.2to km 135.3 on Hybrid Annuity Mode in Karnataka," Ministry of Road

Bengaluru, Feb 20: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday continued his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he was "unfit to continue" as the prime minister. Speaking to media, the Chief Minister said Prime Minister Modi is overlooking many key issues concerning the state and the country. "Narendra Modi is not speaking like a prime minister. There are so many issues