Karnataka

Hubballi/Belagavi/Mysuru, May 14: Cracks in the JD(S)-Congress alliance appear to be widening by the day as a section of Congress leaders, who are rooting for the return of Siddaramaiah as chief minister, continued their clamour despite frowns from the JD(S) even while the Congress and BJP continued to squabble over the stability of the coalition. A day after state JD(S) president AH Vishwanath

Belagavi, May 13: Karnataka Minister for Forest Satish Jarkiholi, who is also District In-charge Minister, today ascertained that the Coalition partners Congress and JDS have full strength to save the government by launching 'Operation Hasta' (Operation Hand) to counter BJP's 'Operation Lotus' launched to woo the ruling party legislators in the State. Addressing a press conference here on Monday

Chamarajnagara, May 13: Five people, including two teen-aged boys drowned in three districts of Karnataka including Mandya, Chamarajanagara and Kodagu in the past 24 hours, police said on Monday. According to police, two youth drowned at Balamuri picnic spot near Srirangapatna in Mandya district, two youths met watery grave at Chiklihole dam in Kodagu district and one drowned at Suvarnavathi

Mangaluru, May 13: Francis John Musembi, a 58 years old man from Kenya was given a fresh lease of life after undergoing a successful kidney transplant at Indiana Hospital & Heart Institute, Mangaluru. A team of doctors led by Dr Pradeep K.J., Consultant Nephrologist and Dr. Abhijith Shetty, Consultant Urologist of Indiana Hospital & Heart Institute, Mangalore performed the transplant. This adds

Bengaluru, May 13: Taking strong exception to a statement by Coalition partner JDS Karnataka President H Vishwanath alleging that performance of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah during his tenure as Chief Minister was 'Nil', Congress leader and Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara warned him against repeating such remarks in future. Speaking to newsmen here on Monday, Dr

Kalaburagi, May 13: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also the BJP State President, today said that JDS State President A H Vishwanath's outburst against former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was not his own but that were words of Chief Minister H D Kumarswamy. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Yeddyurappa alleged that the misunderstanding

Mangaluru: Every mother has a special place in the heart of her children. She is always a best friend and is the only person in the world who never deceives her children. Mother is a great gift from God and no one can take the place of a mother. While every day is special with a mother in one’s life, Mother's Day is one such day, where children celebrate it gleefully for their mothers. Moms of

Hubballi, May 13: The victory for the BJP candidates in the Kundagol and the Chincholi Assembly seats for which by-elections are being held on May 19 will pave way to the party to form the Government in the state, BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa said here on Monday. Speaking after admitting a few Gram and Taluk Panchayath member from the Congress party into the BJP here, the former chief minister

Bengaluru, May 13: Bengaluru: Shares of Jet Airways Ltd fell as much as 11.4 per cent on Monday after media reports said a buyout offer from Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways was non-binding and might not guarantee a deal for the struggling Indian carrier. Etihad, which owns an about 24 per cent stake in Jet, submitted a bid for the airline, the unit of State Bank of India (SBI) overseeing the

Mangaluru, May 13: The sleuths of Moodbidri police station arrested a man from Pandeshwar in Mangaluru for allegedly sexually harassing his 14-year-old stepdaughter. The police said the 35-year-old man made the advances on the night of May 9 at the girl, who is one of the two children of the woman he has married, at their house in Moodbidri. The girl called the child helpline seeking help