Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 3: If the Congress MLAs not willing to extend their support to the JD(S)-Congress Coalition government, the BJP will take over the mantle and form the new government in the State, Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilisers and former Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said here today. Addressing a party workers here on Sunday, Mr Gowda said that "the Coalition government

Mangaluru, Feb 3: AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal, who is also in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka, said today that the Congress and JD(S) leaders will discuss seat sharing issue for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls after February 10. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said that here is no either difference nor factions in the Congress. “We are united in the State under the

Mangaluru, Oct 3: Miscreants vandalise the temporary bridge of the Pavoor-Uliya 'island village' in Mangaluru city, a week after the residents successfully draw the attention of the district authorities to the rampant and unauthorised sand extraction from the area. "Besides removing the planks from the temporary bridge, bending the support beams and metal joints of the structure, the miscreants

Kalaburagi, Feb 3: Disgruntled Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav today said that he is still in the party and he would be attend Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on February 6. Speaking to newsmen who met him on Sunday, he said that he was still not satisfied by the Congress party leader in the district and no one tried to communicate him. The problems in his

Mysuru, Feb 3: The principal of a residential school at Mangala village in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district was arrested on Saturday on the charge of sexually harassing girl students during a recent excursion. The accused, Lokesh, 38, has been booked under Section 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, said Superintendent of Police, Chamarajanagar, Dharmendra

Udupi, Feb 3: A four-year-old boy was killed when a lorry hit him at Goliyangady in Belve village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi on Saturday. According to the police, Amshik was standing by the side of the road when the accident occurred. Rash and negligent driving by the truck driver is said to be the cause of accident. A case has been registered at the jurisdictional Shankarnaryana police station.

Udupi, Feb 3: A foreign national has tested positive for the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD or monkey fever) and is receiving treatment at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal here. The hospital on Saturday said that the patient is 33 years old woman and is from France. Sources in the Department of Health and Family Welfare said here that the woman was visiting the tourist spot of Yana in Uttara Kannada

Bengaluru, Feb 3: Amid the looming threat of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy facing a no-confidence motion during the upcoming Budget session of the legislature, four disgruntled legislators have kept the Congress on edge as they remain incommunicado. Gokak MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, Athani MLA Mahesh Kumthalli, Chincholi MLA Umesh Jadhav and Bellary MLA B Nagendra have been under

Bengaluru, Feb 3: Three men were arrested on charges of murdering an autorickshaw driver who allegedly stared at them. The killing happened on January 24 at NGEF Layout in Nagarabavi. R Raghu of Mallathahalli was stabbed to death outside a bar and CCTV footage had shown the three men, sitting at the next table, had attacked him around 11.40pm. Sridhar alias Rowdy Sridhar alias Gorilla, J Manjesh

Bengaluru, Feb 3: A passenger, who attempted to slip away with over Rs 12 lakh worth of gold biscuits in the inner pockets of his jeans, was caught at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Saturday. The suspect, an Indian passport holder, had travelled on the Gulf Air flight GF 282 from Bahrain to Bengaluru. The aircraft landed at KIA at 3.45am on Saturday and the officials zeroed in on