Karnataka

Panaji, Apr 7: The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea by Sri Ram Sene founder Pramod Muthalik challenging the extension of the ban on his entry into Goa by the state government. The bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Navin Sinha declined to entertain Muthalik’s plea and asked him to move the high court. The Goa government had banned the entry of Muthalik in 2014 and the orders

Bengaluru, Apr 7: A search by Income Tax Department officials of two bank lockers belonging to a person connected to former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda’s family has yielded over ₹6 crore, according to I-T sources. D.T. Paramesh, a distant relative of Mr. Gowda, owns automobile showrooms in Shivamogga and is suspected to have hoarded the money meant to be used during

Hassan, Apr 7: Echoing BJP senior leader L.K. Advani’s words, former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna said it was unacceptable to call those criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the BJP as anti-nationals. Speaking to presspersons here on Friday, Mr. Krishna said the Constitution had given the right to every individual to express his or her opinion. “Everybody has a right and we cannot compromise

Mangaluru, Apr 6: The city police have busted another online cricket betting racket and arrested three more persons including an elderly man. The arrested have been identified as B Ismail (26) from Mudebihal taluk of Vijayapura district, Ismail (65) from Adyar-Valachil, Mangaluru and Joseph (27) from Kayartadka, Belthangady. The arrests were made following a raid by the sleuths of Urwa police

Mysuru, Apr 6: In a major embarrassment to the JD(S), its workers raised slogans in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting chaired by two Cabinet ministers in Mysuru on Friday. The discord ahead of the Lok Sabha election worsened with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy accusing the Congress and others of creating a Chakravyuha — a reference to a deadly labyrinth from the Mahabharata — to

Bengaluru, Apr 6: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) today expelled two Congress leaders from the party for contesting against candidates put up by alliance Coalition partners in the Lok Sabha election. The KPCC General Secretary Shafulla on Saturday said that the party has expelled the AICC co-opt member Amrith Shenoy who is contesting as Independent candidate for Udupi

Bengaluru, Apr 6: CCB sleuths have nabbed a 32 year-old drug peddler, a native of Nigeria, and seized 10 kg ganja worth about Rs 5 lakhs from him during a raid conducted on his rented house in the city. Police said on Saturday that the arrested was identified as Yusuf Abdulahi, Anambra, Nigeria and staying in a rented house in the City at No 6, Second floor, Munithayappa Layout, Pooja Garden

Bengaluru, Apr 6: Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today warned Congress party leaders in the districts who indulge in anti-party activities and working against coalition partner JD(S) candidates in the ensuing Lok Sabha election. His warning comes on the back drop of several Congress leaders and workers openly expressing their disappointment

Kalaburagi, Apr 6: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar on Saturday said that Congress-JDS Coalition government in the State may collapse on its own after the Lok Sabha Elections. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Shettar said that " this 'Kichidi' government may not be in the political map after the BJP government retains power at the Centre after

Madikeri, Apr 6: An eight year-old elephant was allegedly shot dead at a village in Virajpet forest division in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. Forest department officials said the a male elephant’s carcass was found near Pallangala village on Friday and officials say they have zeroed in on the suspect, who is absconding. Though there is speculation that this could be the same elephant that was