Karnataka

Mysuru, Jan 20: The Karnataka government’s revision of guidance value of properties has hit the real estate market across the state. The growth of real estate sector had seen flat growth since the time of demonitisation and now even the registration in the Sub Registrar offices across the state has come down. However, the officials has dismissed the allegations and claimed that it was only 5 to 25

Kolkata, Jan 20: Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday hit out at BJP for speaking about fighting corruption and resorting to horse-trading on the same day in the southern state. Kumaraswamy was referring to a recent political situation in Karnataka when two independent MLAs announced on January 15 they were withdrawing support to his government, leading to the ruling Congress-JD(S)

Bengaluru, Jan 20: In an ugly turn to the ongoing political drama in Karnataka, a Congress MLA has been hospitalised after being allegedly injured during a brawl with a party lawmaker, who is reportedly under the BJP radar, at a resort on the city outskirts. The incident occurred late Saturday night at the resort where the Congress MLAs are hunkered down since Friday in a move to keep the flock

Bengaluru, Jan 20: Karnataka BJP leaders on Saturday claimed that the resort where Congress MLAs were staying fearing poaching owes Rs 982 crores to the Karnataka government as a penalty in a land encroachment case, asking the Congress leaders to recover the due amount from the resort and spend it in waiving off the loans of farmers. "Eagleton resort owe GOK Rs 998cr Penalty amount in land

Bengaluru, Jan 20: The Congress will issue showcause notice to MLAs Ramesh Jarkiholi and Mahesh Kumatalli under the anti-defection law which sets the provisions for disqualification of elected members. An elected member can be disqualified on two grounds: if he/she voluntarily gives up the membership of a party on which the person had got elected or if the MLA votes or abstains from voting

Bengaluru, Jan 20: The ‘Operation Kamala’ still continues to haunt Congress in Karnataka as the as the four of its rebel MLAs who were absent at the CLP meeting on Friday are still elusive. Meanwhile, few media reports, quoting unknown sources, claimed that the quartet is "almost certain" to join hands with the saffron party. Congress will issue show-cause notices to MLAs Ramesh Jarkiholi and

Mysuru, Jan 20: Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday admitted that sequestering MLAs to resort is not a good political development, but blamed political exigencies in Karnataka for it. He said there’s no need for the JD(S) to ‘protect’ its MLAs, but defended the Congress’s move to shift MLAs to a resort in Bidadi. “The BJP has created confusion which forced the Congress to protect its MLAs,”

Bengaluru, Jan 20: Congress MLA from Hebbal Byrathi Suresh has given a 2019 Mercedes-Benzcar to former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. Sources close to Siddaramaiah said that the car was not a gift as was done by minister KJ George. In June 2018, George had lent a Toyota Land Cruiser to Siddaramaiah with fuel coupons for a year. George had explained that he had given the SUV to Siddaramaiah as the

Coorg, Jan 19: Fast-improving rallyists Ashima Duggal and navigator Amrita Shergill rode on their opening day’s advantage to capture the challenging Divas on Wheels all-women’s car rally here on Saturday evening. Ashima and Amrita had a rough second and final day, picking up 3 minutes and 28 seconds penalty points in their run from Chikmagaluru to Coorg. But their near faultless driving on Friday

Kolkata, Jan 19: Questioning Narendra Modi over his claims of fighting corruption in the country, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that on one hand, the prime minister was talking about fighting corruption and, on the other, his party was trying to poach Congress legislators by using money. "What you have been watching for one week, (is) how the BJP is trying to destabilise the