Karnataka

Even though the number of H1N1 cases have come down in the last two weeks, there seems to be no respite from the air borne disease in Karnataka. As many as 56 deaths and 1,556 positive cases have been reported in the first four months of this year. In the whole of last year, 87 deaths and 1,733 cases were reported. At 235, the highest number of positive cases are from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara

Bengaluru, May 13: Congress leader and Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday alleged that the BJP was trying to destabilise the Congress-JDS government in the state. "The BJP has been trying to destabilise this government from day one. They are not happy with the election results but the people of Karnataka are happy with our government," said Shivakumar while speaking to ANI. Replying to Karnataka

Mandya, May 13: Janata Dal (Secular) leader H Vishwanath hit out at Congress asking them to stop their 'mischievous attitude' and efforts to sabotage coalition government. "Congress leaders must stop their mischievous attitude. They must stop trying to sabotage the coalition government. They can do all this politics in 2022, this is not the time. We had brought Siddaramaiah to Congress, we created

Mangaluru, May 12: A city-based woman was murdered and her body parts were found in a gunny bag near a shop off National Highway 66 near Kadri Park on Sunday. According to the Mangaluru East police, the owner of a roadside fruit shop found the gunny bag and a helmet near his shop when he arrived in the morning. When the shopkeeper opened the bag, he found chopped parts of the body of a woman. Her

Bengaluru May 12: Taking a dig at Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for his stay at a resort, Karnataka BJP Sunday asked him to take time out and look at the citys collapsing infrastructure and drought situation in the state. "Welcome to Bengaluru @hd_kumaraswamy avare. Hope resort stay was relaxing. What next ? Some other resort visit? Foreign tour? Crying? Blaming BJP ? If you have some time from

Bengaluru, May 12: Once again triggering speculation about the longevity of the Congress-JD(S) coalition, Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa said Sunday there is an "atmosphere" for his party to form government in the state. Stating that his party workers are fighting the by-polls for Kundgol and Chincholi assembly constituencies unitedly, the former state chief minister predicted BJP's victory

Chamarajanagara, May 12: In order to bring back the greenery that was lost due to wildfire the forest department is gearing up to rejuvenate forest lands in Bandipur National Park and MM Hill areas in the district, which was ravaged during last month’s forest fires. The focus is around Gopalswamy Betta range where the vegetation cover was reduced to cinders. Around 400 acres has already been

Mysuru, May 12: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has identified Mysuru, which was recently adjudged the country’s third cleanest city, as one of the pilot cities for project titled ‘Sustainable Cities’ Integrated Approach’. The cultural capital is the only city identified in the State while four other cities selected in the country are Vijayawada, Guntur, Bhopal and

Bengaluru, May 12: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will organise a video conference of Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officers and the Deputy Commissioners on May 15 to take stock of the severe drought conditions prevailing in the state. According to official sources, the Chief Minister had sent a communication to all the Deputy Commissioners and the CEOs to keep him apprised of the

Shivamogga, May 12: K.S. Eshwarappa, Shivamogga MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister, has expressed confidence that B.S. Yeddyurappa, president of BJP State unit, will become Chief Minister after the announcement of the result of Lok Sabha election. “The major chunk of the leaders of Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress were unhappy over the seat sharing agreement for the Lok Sabha election. Owing to