Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Ruling BJP in Karnataka on Thursday expelled from its primary membership rebels Sharath Bachegowda and Kaviraj Urs, contesting the coming assembly polls as independent candidates, for anti-party activity. In separate letters to both Bachegowda fighting from Hoskote assembly constituency and Urs from Vijayanagara, BJP said, their contest against the party's official candidates

Mangaluru, Nov 21: The third cruise vessel of the season named "Silver Spirit" with 450 passengers and 300 crew members on board called at New Mangalore Port today. The passengers were welcomed in a traditional manner by showcasing local folk culture including Yakshagana. As many as 250 passengers had booked to visit various tourist destinations in and around Mangaluru. The vessel will be sailing

‘National Integration Day’ was celebrated by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Mangalore, Ministry of Youth affairs & sports, Government of India, in association with Father Muller Charitable Institutions and the Student Development Committee jointly organised program. This was followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp, lit by the dignitaries on the dais, who included, the Chief Guest, Lt.Col.Gracian

New Delhi, Nov 21: There were nearly seven lakh vacant posts in different central government departments as on March 1 last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Of the total of 6,83,823 vacant posts, a total of 5,74,289 are in Group C, 89,638 in Group B and 19,896 in Group A category, as on March 1, 2018, according to a data given in a written reply by minister of state for personnel

Mysuru, Nov 21: Claiming that the attack on Congress MLA Tanveer Sait was because of ‘ideological differences’ and ‘political rivalry’, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that the activists of a political party had plotted the murder of the former minister. Speaking to media persons, Mr Bommai said that preliminary investigation showed that the arrested assailant Farhan Pasha was an

Kushalnagar, Nov 21: There is a need to teach a befitting lesson to the disqualified MLAs through byelection results in the state, said former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy. Speaking to reporters during a private visit to Guggehosur in Somwarpet on Wednesday, he lamented that the anti-defection law has lost its power in a democratic set-up. “The people who have won after contesting from a

Nov 21: In a new development in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) match-fixing scandal, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao on Wednesday revealed that players had allegedly been blackmailed through honey-trapping tactics by bookies. The police commissioner shared new details of the scandal while announcing that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was being formed within the Central Crime

Bengaluru, Nov 21: The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Wednesday asked a party rebel to withdraw his candidature in the December 5 assembly by-elections to 15 constituencies as it expressed confidence of a clean sweep, citing internal reports. After a meeting of party election in-charges of all the 15 constituencies, BJP bypolls convener and party General Secretary Arvind Limbavali said minor

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the main objective of Congress and its erstwhile alliance partner JDS in the coming assembly byelections is to defeat defectors from the two parties who are now the BJP candidates. Making it clear that the path of the two parties in achieving the objective was different, He asserted the rebels who were disqualified

Mangaluru, Nov 20: A young cleric and religious teacher lost his life in fatal road mishap that occurred at Ujjodi near Pumpwell in the city today. The victim has been identified as Haafiz Tauseef Ahmed, a resident of Melkar-Rangelu near Panemangaluru in Bantwal taluk. He is son of Abdul Hameed, a resident of Aladka in Melkar and grandson of Late Mammunhi of Kumbra in Puttur. He was working as