Karnataka

Mangalore, May 19: Declining to take the responsibility of the defeat of Congress candidate B Janardhan Poojary in Dakshina Kannada constituency upon himself, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai said that anti-incumbency factor across the country was the reason for the overwhelming defeat of Congress in the parliamentary elections.Addressing a press conference here on

Chikmagalur, May 19: A local court has turned down the bail plea of the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) personnel who brutally gunned down cattle trader Kabeer at Tanigodu check-post near Sringeri last month.ANF constable Naveen G Nayak was arrested for murdering Mangalore's Krishnapur based Kabeer on April 19, when he and four others were transporting cattle. The cattle traders were stopped at a forest

New Delhi, May 19: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi himself has expressed his desire to deepen and develop ties with Israel."On Friday, I spoke with the PM-elect of India. There, too, is a clear expression of the desire to deepen and develop economic ties with the state of Israel," Netanyahu told his cabinet at its weekly meeting

Mangalore, May 19: The Karnataka Komu Souhardha Vedike (KKSV) has termed the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a fascist and a threat to democracy. KKSV State secretary K L Ashok told media persons that corporate companies and a section of the media had created a false image about Modi with the help of lies. “While we do not oppose Modi's electoral win, he should function as per the

Bangalore, May 19: Senior BJP MP's from Karnataka have intensified their lobbying for ministerial berths under Narendra Modi led government which will be officially assuming power in a few days. Former chief ministers B S Yeddyurappa and D V Sadananda Gowda, state unit president Pralhad Joshi, newly elected MPs Suresh Angadi, Shobha Karandlaje and Rajya Sabha member Ayanur Manjunath among others

Mandya, May 19: In a gut-wrenching tragedy a 16-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man drowned in kalyani', a step well, at Chaluvanarayanaswamy temple at Melkote in Mandya on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Ravikumar, a resident of Kamalapur Layout in Hassan and his relative Soumya. Ravikumar, who married Ranjitha from Channapatna Layout four days ago, had come for the wedding feast at

Mangalore, May 19: NaMo Brigade' has continued its campaign against literary personality and Jnanpith awardee Prof. U R Ananthamurthy asking him to leave the country. Prof. Ananthamurthy had earlier said that he may leave the country if a man like Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister. However, later he had withdrew this statement saying that it was an emotional outburst. Now the members of

Mangalore, May 19: An act of stopping a cricket ball heading towards the boundary at a cricket match sparked off clashes at Thokur under Surathkal police station limits near here on Sunday.At least six persons sustained injuries and five vehicles were damaged in this incident. It was a match between the Maradaguni and the Shediguri teams in a ground in Prem Nagar near Maradaguni. Members of the

Hyderabad, May 18: Bangalore police have busted a plot to assassinate MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi with the arrest of four gangsters, sources said. Two of the gangsters including their leader K. Giri was injured while trying to escape in Hindupur town of Anantapur district, bordering Karnataka. Karnataka police arrested the gangsters and shifted them to Bangalore. According to information reaching

Bangalore, May 18: Aam Aadmi Party that made its political debut in Karnataka aiming big has performed very dismally with its vote count in the state lesser than NOTA and votes secured here lesser than its membership base in the city. AAP's vote count in the state is 2,54,501, which is lesser compared to vote count obtained by NOTA-- 2,57,873. Similarly, AAP has a membership base of over one lakh