Karnataka

Mysuru, Dec 10: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Saturday, said that a few BJP MLAs are willing to join the Congress party. However, the CM denied to name the MLAs. Speaking to reporters, near his residence in the city, Siddaramaiah said, the BJP MLAs have shown interest to join the Congress party and they are in touch with him. "We will decide whether to take them into the party or not, only

Bengaluru, Dec 9: The daughter of a leading Kannada tabloid editor, who was arrested for allegedly hiring a contract killer to eliminate his journalist colleague, on Saturday said that her father was "not guilty" and would come out of the case "safely". Ravi Belagere, who brings out 'Hai Bangalore', was arrested on Friday from his house here on charges of hiring a 'supari' killer from Vijayapura

Belagavi, Dec 9: Describing chief minister Siddaramaiah as anti-Hindu BJP national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Muralidhar Rao has accused him of joining hands with those who raise anti-nationals slogans. Speaking to presspersons on the sidelines of a cadre development camp of the party’s booth-level units in Belagavi, Mr Rao also claimed that Siddaramaiah was turning Karnataka into

Mangaluru, Dec 9: ‘Westline Splendid Homes’, a residential complex by Westline Builders Private Ltd was inaugurated by J R Lobo, MLA of Mangalore City South at Sequeria Lane, Kulashekhar on the outskirts of the city on Saturday, December 9. Addressing the gathering, J.R, Lobo said: “The promoter brothers Nasir and Yasir are very dynamic and innovative youngsters and are close to me. I have watched

Bengaluru, Dec 9: A Kannada serial actor’s car was vandalised by his ‘fans’ after he refused to oblige their requests to pose for selfies with them at Vijayanagar, here recently. Actor Deekshith Shetty, who has a prominent role in Nagini serial, has lodged a complaint with the Vijayanagar police after the incident. He stated in his complaint that he was driving near Maruti Mandir around 11pm last

Bengaluru, Dec 9: BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the death of Paresh Mesta, whose body was found in a lake in Honnavar on Friday. "Mesta was brutally killed by some ‘Muslim goons’, who had tacit support of the police. The killing was covered up because Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was touring the Uttara Kannada district,"

New Delhi, Dec 9: Karnataka Minister A Manju today called on Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma and sought central assistance for organising the biggest Jain festival, ‘Mahamastakabhisheka’, in Hassan district which is estimated to cost Rs 1,070 crore. Celebrated once in 12 years, the ‘Mahamastakabhisheka’ — the anointment of Gomateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola in Hassan district — will be

Mangaluru, Dec 9: Karnataka Bank on Saturday organized a walkathon in the city to create awareness about banking among the general public and popularise its financial inclusion initiative. The walkathon, aimed to popularise digital banking and other banking products, coincided with the bank's ongoing CASA Campaign from November 15, 2017 to February 28, 2018. “Though the country has completed more

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Expressing frustration over the rude behaviour and provocative statements of leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka Home Minister R Ramalinga Reddy has compared the saffron party to Islamic State, an anti-Islamic outfit which carries out terror attacks in the name of Islam. Reddy, a Congress leader, was speaking to the media when he made this remark on Thursday. "BJP is

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Home Minister Ramlinga Reddy has already clarified that there is no connection between journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh murder case and Ravi Belagere’s arrest. However, the police stumbled upon the plot to kill journalist Sunil Heggaravalli while interrogating suspects in connection with the murder of Gauri Lankesh. Indi in Vijayapura district is a hotbed of illegal gunrunners