Karnataka

Udupi, Jan 13: A woman lost her life and three of her family members suffered severe injuries after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) plunged into a river off the Shankalakariya bridge near Karkala in Udupi district. The deceased is Diana Mascarehnas, 45, a resident of Bola Village in Karkala taluk. Her husband Stany Mascarehas and two children are the injured. The family was on its way to Mangaluru

Mandya, Jan 13: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda’s grandson and incumbent Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Nikhil Gowda aka Nikhil Kumar is likely to contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls on JD(S) ticket from Mandya constituency. According to sources, JD(S) leader LR Shivarame Gowda, who won from Mandya in the recent bypolls, has already been convinced by Kumaraswamy to make way for his 28

Bengaluru, Jan 13: Calling it a “blatant lie”, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday refuted the allegation levelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said the KarnatakaCM worked like a clerk in the JD(S)-Congress coalition government. “I am amused to see Modi reacting to a statement which I never made. After the farmer loan waiver scheme, this is the second time that he’s reacting to false

Bengaluru, Jan 13: The Congress in Karnataka, the alliance partner with JD(S) in the Coalition government, is unlikely to field any of its sitting MLAs, to contest for the coming Lok Sabha elections. According to party sources, the decision not to allow any of the party MLA to contest in the Lok Sabha election was taken following the present status of the thin margin of numbers, enjoyed by the

Belagavi, Jan 12: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS-Congress coalition Government coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah today said that Chatrapathi Shivaji fought wars only to expand his kingdom and not to divide religion. Speaking after unveiling the statue of great Maratha ruler Chatrapathi Shivaji at Kadoli village, about 20km from here, he said that Shivaji, at the age of 44

Bengaluru, Jan 12: Strongly refuting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that Congress in Karnataka is treating Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy as a ‘clerk’ Congress leader in the Loka Sabha M Mallikarjuna Kharge said that “PM’s assumption is wrong”. Speaking to newsmen here on Saturday, Mr Kharge stated that “Prime minister is not caring the advise given by his own members in the cabinet”

Dubai, Jan 12: Indian students studying in the UAE will have an increasingly important role to play in shaping the future of India, according to Rahul Gandhi, present of All India Congress Committee. Interacting with the students at the Institute of Management Technology Dubai on Saturday, the second day of his two-day visit to the UAE, Gandhi said NRI (Non-Resident Indian) students’ knowledge and

Dubai, Jan 12: A placard demanding the arrest of a provocative television journalist in Karnataka caught the attention shutterbugs during the All India Congress Committee president Rahul Gandhi’s address at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai yesterday. Nearly thirty thousand Indian expatriates had gathered in the stadium. Among them, a handful of people, said to be hailing from coastal

Udupi/Bengaluru, Jan 12: Karnataka home minister M B Patil today said despite maximum efforts made by the state government besides the Indian Navy and Coast Guard launching separate search operations, there was no clue about the missing seven fishermen who took a voyage for deep sea fishing from Malpe fishing harbour in Dakshina Kannada on December 13. The last contact was made by the fishermen on

Bengaluru, Jan 12: The Karnataka government has signed an agreement with European Investment Bank (EIB) under which the Bank will be funding 200 million euros for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for Phase-2 Reach-6 project from Nagawara to Gottigere in the City. Thanking the EIB for funding the metro project, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said "I would like to reiterate our