Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 24: With none of the parties getting majority in 11 of the 30 Zilla Panchayats (ZP) and several of Taluk Panchayats (TPs), the ruling Congress on Tuesday said it was ready to join hands with the JD(S) to hold the reins of power. Speaking to reporters, KPCC president G Parameshwara said possibility of an alliance depends on the willingness on part of the JD(S) to cooperate with the

Mandya, Feb 24: Frustrated over domestic disorder a woman, said to be a school teacher, poisoned her disabled son to death before committing suicide along with her three daughters at their house in Maradevanahalli village in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district. The deceased have been identified as Meenakshamma (48), her daughters Yogashri (25), Padma (23) and Suchitra (21). They poisoned

Shikaripur (Shivamogga), Feb 24: A?BJP worker was reportedly killed in a group clash with Congress workers during the victory celebrations for panchayat polls at Bhadrapura on the outskirts Shikaripura, Tuesday night. According to sources, Ramchandrappa (40) died on his way to the hospital. The incident took place around 8:40 pm when the saffron party workers were celebrating the party's victory

Bengaluru, Feb 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress State president G Parameshwara on Tuesday received a jolt with the ruling party putting up a poor show in their respective home districts – Mysuru and Tumakuru. Congress candidate from Varuna zilla panchayat seat in Mysuru, Chandramma, was defeated by the BJP's H R Prema. Siddaramaiah represents the Varuna Assembly constituency in the

Hassan/ Mandya, Feb 24: The results of the elections have proved that former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his family members still have a hold on Hassan and Mandya districts with the party emerging victorious and gaining a majority. In Hassan, JD(S) has won the ZP and TP polls with a majority. But, compared to the previous elections, it has suffered a setback, losing a few seats to the

New Delhi, Feb 24: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans, have surrendered before police at a secret location in New Delhi after the Delhi High Court refused to provide safety until they surrender. JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar is already behind bars in Tihar Jail, again for

Mangaluru, Feb 23: Social Democratic Party of India, which had fielded a handful of candidates in Muslim dominant areas of Dakshina Kannada in just concluded panchayat polls, failed to open its account in Zilla and Taluk panchayats in the district. With this the second bid by the political arm of Popular Front of India to enter ZP and TPs proved to be futile in the coastal Karnataka, which has a

Bengaluru, Feb 23: Ruling Congress today edged ahead of BJP in the in Taluk and Zilla Panchayat elections in Karnataka, where polls were held in two phases. In keenly contested polls, Congress has emerged victorious in 498 out of the total 1,083 zilla panchayat seats for which elections were held on February 13 and 20. While BJP and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led JD(S) have bagged 408

Mangaluru, Feb 23: Expressing disappointment over Congress party's performance in Zilla and Taluk Panchyat polls in coastal Karnataka, UT Khader, health and family welfare minister, said that he and other party leaders would a self-introspection over the results. “I am disappointed. But, we (Congress leaders) accept people's mandate,” Mr Khader told media persons in the city after the announcement

Mangaluru, Feb 23: Even though Congress party failed to meet its expectations in recently concluded Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections in Dakshina Kannada, it managed to wrest two of the five Taluk Panchayats from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the district. BJP had wrested Mangaluru and Bantwal Taluk Panchayats from Congress in 2011. This time, Congress bettered its performance in both the Taluk