Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 11: As the Congress is holding discussions on whether or not to support Shiv Sena in forming a government in Maharashtra, senior party leader and former union minister Pallam Raju on Monday said there was no question on compromising with principles that the party stands for. "There is no question of a compromise, we (Congress) act in a very very responsible manner and we do look to

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Congress leader BK Hariprasad on Monday said that to keep 'the arrogant' BJP out of power in Maharashtra', Congress may think of alternatives on government formation. "We will have to keep the arrogant BJP out of power in Maharashtra. Maharashtra is one of the worst-hit in terms of farmers' issues. In the interest of the farmers and the economy, we may have to think of

Bengaluru, Nov 11: In the wake of the upcoming by-elections in Karnataka, Congress leaders on Monday held a meeting here to discuss strategy and candidates for the respective seats. Present in the meeting were Siddaramaiah, Dinesh Gundu Rao, BK Hariprasad, Rahman Khan, Eshwar Khandre. KH Muniyappa, Saleem Ahmad and MM Pallam Raju. "We are ready to fight the by-polls. We have made all the

Bengaluru, Nov 11: The filing of nominations began on Monday for December 5 by-election to fill the 15 Karnatakaka Legislative Assembly seats, which has fallen vacant following the disqualification of MLAs by the then Speaker Ramesh Kumar on the complaint about violation of their respective party whips, even as the Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on petition filed by Legislators

Madikeri, Nov 11: The Kodagu district administration has permitted jeep owners to ferry tourists to Mandalapatti, with some conditions. Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has stipulated the hire charges and the vehicle parking slot at the tourist. She had convened a meeting of Jeep owners, villagers, Gram Panchayat and other officials at her office here recently, according to a statement here

Mandya, Nov 11: Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, where the world-famous KRS Dam is built across River Cauvery, received a record rainfall of 166.8 mm, after a gap of 34 years, within 12 hours from 1900 hrs on November 8 to 0700 hrs on November 9. Rain water measuring gauge installed near the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd (CNNL) Office at KRS recorded 166.8 mm of

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 11: In the wake of Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict, BJ leader and Karnataka minister CT Ravi has said the state government will soon attempt an out-of-court solution to decades-old Dattatreya Bababudangiri dargah controversy. The minister said he would invite all stakeholders, including the dargah’s Shakadri family, along with documents from revenue and endowment departments

Madikeri, Nov 11: The local unit of Vishva Hindu Parishad on Sunday observed ‘Martyr Day’, to commemorate the death of outfit’s former district general secretary Devappanda Kuttappa, who died during the riots on the occasion of Tipu Jayanti in 2015. VHP and Bajrang Dal leaders offered special prayers at Omkareshwara Temple in Madikeri to commemorate the occasion. Bajrang Dal district convener

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Alleging that there was complete breakdown of constitutional machinery in Karnataka, Senior Congress leader K Siddaramaiah has written to President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking an appointment to apprise him of the situation. In his November 8 letter, Siddaramaiah referred to a recent leaked audio clip of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa purportedly expressing anguish against his party

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Nikhil, son of former chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, was briefly lambasted on social media by his own partymen on Sunday for being an “absentee” politician. In Tweets and Facebook posts, which were deleted within hours of them being uploaded, partymen hit out at Nikhil saying he is not “fit” to be president of the JD(S) youth wing. The posts said Nikhil is only