Karnataka

Mysuru, July 3: Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader and JDS-Congress Coalition Government Coordination Committee Chairman Siddramiah today clarified that formeer Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has not resigned. Speaking to newsmen here he said that Anada Singh has resigned over Cabinet's decision to sell land to steel giant JSW, where as Ramesh Jarkiholi has not resigned as reported in the media

Bengaluru, Jul 3: Showcasing Karnataka as a favourite investment destination in India, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday invited US businesses to invest in the southern state. "I seek your investments in our state, which offers huge opportunities in manufacturing and services sectors for US businesses," Kumaraswamy told investors at a seminar in Maryland's Silver Spring near Washington

Chintamani, Jul 3: Twelve people died after a mini goods vehicle and a bus collided in Chintamani on Wednesday. Officials said over 20 people sustained injuries in the accident. The accident took place at Murugamalla near Chintamani town under the Kencharlahalli Police Station, police said, adding that the goods carrier was reduced to a mangled heap of metal. The injured have been admitted to a

Mysuru, Jul 3: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and higher education minister G T Devegowda has raised eyebrows by warning Congress against accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP supremo Amit Shah of trying to topple H D Kumaraswamy-led government in Karnataka. The minister’s comments come in the wake of several senior Congress leaders accusing the BJP of engineering the resignations in a bid to

Bengaluru, Jul 3: A gentleman, who refused to hug his friend due to latter’s bad breath was brutally stabbed by him in a fit of rage in Mavalli near Kalasipalyam in Karnataka’s capital. The man’s younger brother, who rushed to his help, too was attacked by the friend. Shoaib Pasha, 23 and Shahid Pasha, 21, residents of Wilson Garden, were treated at a private hospital and are out of danger. The

Bengaluru, Jul 3: A 29-year-old married woman, who had a dream of becoming a Chartered Accountant, fell to death along with her 2-year-old son from the balcony of their seventh-floor flat in RT Nagar II Stage, off Ballari Road in the city yesterday. Police suspect that A Bhavana, wife of Arihant, a manager with a private agency, jumped to her death at Shriram White House apartment, carrying her

Mangaluru, Jul 3: A local court has sentenced a 34-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and cheating a woman after convicting him for the crime nearly a decade after it took place. The convict is Umesh, a resident of Narimogaru. He was also a Hindutva activist having close links with several saffron groups. Umesh, who was employed in a hotel, had befriended a 24-year-old

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Asia’s largest liquor shop is coming up right in front of statue of the Father of the Nation Mahathma Gandhi in the heart of the city near Karnataka State Cricket Association's (KSCA) M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium. According to sources here 'Tonic' a largest chain of liquor store has plans to open the Liquor Shop at Kasturba road overlooking the Gandhi Statue. Strongly opposing

Mysuru, Jul 2: Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Tanveer Sait today said that though he was unhappy with party MLAs tendering resignation he will not quit the party. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, he said though he was unhappy for not included in the Cabinet he will remain in the party and even he was not a rebel MLA. He had never thought of leaving the party, he added

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah today blamed BJP supremo Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the defection of two Congress MLAs, Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi. Speaking to media persons, he said that the saffron party has been trying to topple the Congress-JD(S) coalition government but won’t succeed. “Amit Shah is directly involved in this, Prime Minister also