Karnataka

Bangalore, May 9: Congress has set the ball rolling for picking its Chief Minister in Karnataka by convening a meeting of its newly-elected MLAs here tomorrow with senior leaders Mallikarjuna Kharge and Siddaramaih being considered front runners in the race for the top post.The observers are slated to elicit the MLAs' views on the leadership issue in Karnataka where the party was swept to power

Mangalore, May 9: Unknown miscreants stole a cow and a calf from a house and allegedly planted severed feet of cow in the 'Tulasi Katta' located in front of the same house near Someshwar-Uchil on the outskirts of the city. The incident, which might have taken place last night, came to light on Thursday morning when a family member approached Tulasi Katta. Mangalore MLA U T Khader, upon learning

New Delhi, May 9: Congress is sending four AICC observers led by A K Antony to Karnataka tomorrow to elicit the views of newly elected MLAs on the issue of Chief Ministership. "Senior minister A K Antony, AICC general secretary in-charge of the state Madhusudan Mistri, Luizinho Faleiro, who was Karnatataka's screening committee chairman, and Union Minister Jitender Singh are going as AICC

Bangalore, May 9: Even though BS Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janatha Paksha failed to make a big splash in the Assembly elections and could win just six seats, the former chief minister boasted that he was responsible for Bharatiya Janata Party's rout in the state. Declaring that he would not return to the BJP, Yeddyurappa on Thursday said the party has "no existence in Karnataka" without him. "I hope

Mangalore, May 9: By voting wholeheartedly for the Congress, Muslim voters of Dakshina Kannada district have proved that they will not fall prey to the tactics of PFI and SDPI, said K Ashraf, former mayor of Mangalore City Corporation. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore, Mr. Ashraf said that Muslim voters of the district are intelligent enough to weigh their options and

Bangalore, May 9: Pitching himself as the next chief minister of Karnataka, Congress leader Siddaramaiah said Thursday that all 120 of the party's newly elected legislators were with him. The Congress, he added, was sending observers from Delhi to ascertain from them their choice for chief minister. "The observers will brief the party high command (on legislators' choice) which will take the

Mangalore, May 9: While the Congress leadership is doing the last move to form the government, here in Dakshina Kannada district there are speculations doing rounds with regard to that one leader who will be given the responsibility of the district in-charge minister from the lot and also the possibilities of Muslim MLA getting a ministerial berth. With this three names - Bantwal MLA B Ramanath

Bangalore, May 9: By garnering an estimated ten per cent votes, former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janatha Paksha spelt doom for the ruling BJP and catapulted the Congress to power in Karnataka. A preliminary analysis suggested that the Congress gained some two percentage points compared to the 2008 figure of 34.59 -- taking its tally from 80 then to 121 now. In some sense, it has

New Delhi, May 9: Over 18,000 Indians have approached the Indian embassy in Riyadh seeking 'emergency certificate' to leave Saudi Arabia amid concerns about possible job losses due to implementation of a new labour law "Nitaqat" that seeks to reserve 10 per cent jobs for locals. The Indian workers have applied for issuance of Emergency Certificate (EC) to leave the country as they had given their

Bangalore, May 9: Karnataka Wednesday avoided the dubious distinction of delivering a fractured mandate for the third time in a row by giving clear victory for Congress and remained true to its reputation as a graveyard of regional outfits. Two regional parties were founded in just over a year by two former Bharatiya Janata Party leaders with the aim of ousting the "corrupt" national parties, the