Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 8: Rubbishing reports that Congress in Karnataka was preparing for assembly polls after the Lok Sabha election results, deputy chief minister G Parameshwaraon Tuesday said that the coalition government would complete its five-year-term. The senior Congress leader also termed as 'impertinent' at this point of time, statements by some party leaders pitching for Congress Legislature

Bengaluru, May 7: Karnataka Home Minister M B Patil on Tuesday made a pitch for Siddaramaiah "as chief minister again," but clarified the present coalition government under H D Kumaraswamy would complete its full term. "What's wrong in that? Siddaramaiah is our leader in Congress. People want to see him as chief minister again. "Even we too want to see him as chief minister again. He gave good

Kalaburagi, May 7: The Karnataka government has written to the Election Commission to relax the Code for taking up relief works in drought affected villages in the State. "The prevailing Election Code is coming in the way of taking up relief works in the affected areas and this year the State is experiencing severe drought condition. More than 157 Taluks were declared as worst hit," Deputy Chief

Kasaragod, May 7: A complaint was lodged with the police by Krishnan, father of Kripesh, one among the two victims of twin murder case, about life threat to him, on Tuesday. In a complaint to the police, Krishnan alleged that a few CPI(M) workers dashed into his house late on Monday and threatened to kill him, if he and his family moved out from Kallyat in Periya. Alleged to be by the CPI(M)

Bengaluru, May 7: The BJP in Karnataka took potshots at the Congress-JD(S) coalition government dubbing it as "dead" over its "apathy" towards drought relief measures and warned of state-wide agitations if no action was taken in two to three days. Alleging that those in the government were immersed in dealing with coalition worries and infighting, the saffron party leaders also hit out at Chief

Chikkaballapura, May 7: Even as millions of people waste food every day in Karnataka, two young siblings from Gudibande in Chikkaballapura district lost their after they ate mud unable to tolerate hunger. Vennela, a seven-year-old girl, succumbed after allegedly eating mud to beat hunger last week. Around six months ago her three-year-old brother Santosh Babu had died due to the same reason. It

Kalaburagi, May 7: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara today said that the Coalition partners Congress and JDS have followed ethics of Coalition- 'Maitri Dharma'- during recently concluded Lok Sabha election in the State. "Former Prime Minister and JD S supremo H D Devegowda will win in Tumukuru Lok sabha seat with a thumping majority," he added. Addressing a press conference here on

Shivamogga, May 7: Congress leader Belur Gopalakrishna on Monday claimed that post Lok Sabha polls results BJP in Karnataka will witness a turmoil, which will force party's state chief BS Yeddyurappa to step down from his post. Gopalakrishna told ANI, "It is true that there will be turmoil within the BJP. BS Yeddyurappa will have to step down". Speaking further about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

Mangaluru, May 7: Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP of Dakshina Kannada has held Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy responsible for the water crisis in Mangaluru. He was speaking at a protest staged by BJP in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here on Monday alleging that Home Minister M.B. Patil is functioning in an autocratic manner and the State government is curbing the right to freedom of

Dharwad, May 7: It is Congressleaders who are giving deadlines for the fall of the coalition government in the state and BJP has nothing to do with it, said former chief minister Jagadish Shettar. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said forest minister Satish Jarkiholi had stated that the coalition government would not survive if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister again after May 23.