Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 4: Venur Dhananjay Kumar, a Vajpayee-era Union Minister who worked in all of Karnataka's three main parties, including the Congress, died in Mangaluru on Monday. He was 68, and suffering from a prolonged illness. V Dhananjay Kumar held the civil aviation and tourism portfolios as a cabinet minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee (16 May 1996 - 2 June 1996), and later, handled finance

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Rebel Congress MLA from Chincholi, Umesh Jadhav, early on Monday tendered his resignation to his Assembly membership, bringing down the party’s number to 79 in the Legislative Assembly. Jadhav, who has decided to defect to the BJP, travelled all the way to Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar's residence in Srinivaspura taluk in Kolar district to tender his resignation. Jadhav’s

Shivamogga, Mar 4: Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday exuded confidence of the country electing a government at the Centre that would heed former Prime Minister and JD(S) president HD Deve Gowda’s counsel. “When this happens, we will find a solution to the problems of farmers, who, under the Forest Act, are staring at the prospect of eviction,” said Kumaraswamy. The CM, who laid the

Mangaluru, Mar 4: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has lost credibility. Gowda told reporters that none of the promises that Modi had made has been fulfilled. He also lambasted BJP for politicising the recent airstrike against terrorists. “Wherever Modi goes, he speaks about strongest nation. He wants to say that he is the

Mysuru, Mar 4: Karnataka BJP president and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has alleged that chief minister H D Kumaraswamy led government has been “prejudiced” against the officers belonging to the Veerashaiva Lingayat community and hence the latter have been sidelined in transfers. “The government cannot listen to our voice as it is deaf. There is a conspiracy to marginalise Veerashaiva

Udupi, Mar 3: Continuing to take political advantage of recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir wherein over 40 CRPF jawans were martyred, a senior leader BJP said that all Indians should be behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi at this juncture. Meenakshi Lekhi, MP and national spokesperson of BJP, who addressed the Panchajanya Samavesha, a public meeting organised by the Namo Bharat

Mangaluru, Mar 3: Traffic on National Highway No 75 was diverted after a bullet tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Mangaluru to Bengaluru overturned at Lavatadka, near Nelyadi, at about 4 p.m. on Sunday. Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police B.M. Laxmi Prasad has in a communique here said that the area was cordoned off following a gas leakage. The safety team of Mangalore

Mangaluru, Mar 3: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (S) supremo H D Devegowda on Sunday said that to defeat the BJP in Karnataka in the coming Lok Sabha elections his party will take a flexible stand on seat sharing formula that is being worked out between his party and the Congress. ‘’The talks are in final stages and we will come to a definite understanding within two weeks,’’ Mr Gowda said

Puttur, Mar 3: A fight between two relatives over a trivial issue resulted in the death of a teenage boy at Karaya village in Uppinanagady of Puttur taluk today morning. The victim has been identified as Yashvant (19), son of Monappa, resident of Kallapu near Karaya. The accused is his relative Anand, a resident of nearby Vagga village. It is learnt that Anand fled the spot after attacking

Madikeri, Mar 3: The construction of 770 houses for the affected families in the last year august natural calamity are in different stages expected to be complete before monsoon begins in Kodagu district. The construction work of 55 of the total 770 houses for those who have lost their homes in the flood is in the completion stage and each houses cost Rs 9.85 lakh, Deputy Commissioner Annies