Karnataka

Belagavi, Dec 23: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS-Congress Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that there is no dissatisfaction among Congress Legislators over Cabinet Expansion and BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa is only day dreaming about becoming Chief Minister. "It is only a rumour spread about former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi joining BJP quitting Congress

Kalaburagi, Dec 23: Congress leader in the Lok Sabha M Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that he was not satisfied with yesterday's cabinet expansion and it will give room for dissidence activities by the aspirants and those responsible for this should pacify the disgruntled Legislators. Addressing a press conference here, he said that "I also tried to bring another cabinet ministry to Kalaburagi

Belgaum, Dec 23: Congress president Rahul Gandhi will contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from Amethi in 2019, claimed former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday. Clearing the air over Rahul considering contesting from Bidar in Karnataka in 2019 General Elections, Siddaramaiah said: "Rahul Gandhi will again contest the Lok Sabha poll from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh." Notably, Amethi is

Bengaluru, Dec 23: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has written to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu requesting the union government to name Belagavi airport as Kittur Rani Channamma airport and Hubballi Airport as Sangolli Rayanna airport. The Chief Minister has said that this would be a befitting tribute to the well known freedom fighters citing the importance of both the freedom fighters of

Raichur, Dec 23: Manvi Police on Sunday arrested a sand transporting tipper driver 22 year-old Ranganna on charges of murdering a Village Accountant at Buddini Village in Manvi Taluk on Saturday. Superintendent of Police D Kishore Babu said that the Village Accountant Saheb Patel had stopped the tipper and asked the driver for licence to transport the sand which was loaded in the tipper. The

Bengaluru, Dec 23: Janata Dal (Secular) legislators, who have been lobbying for the two vacant Cabinet berths and posts of heads of boards and corporations, were disappointed on Saturday with the party deciding to adopt a wait and watch policy. Sources in the party said that the top JD(S) leaders, who strongly believe in astrology, are citing ‘Shoonya Masa’ (considered “inauspicious”) as the

Udupi, Dec 23: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will be introducing a Flybus service from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru to Manipal in Udupi district from January 3. According to a press release, the Bengaluru–Manipal service will depart from KIA at 10 p.m. and reach Manipal at 6.45 a.m. In the return direction, it will leave Manipal at 8.15 p.m. and

Riyadh: "Seeing to make divisions between Muslims & common Hindus, and creating constant fear in the minds of Muslims, Christians, Dalits, Adivasis and others is the main agenda of fascist forces in India; it shows pseudo ideology that would result in hate and animosity; political power is a big weapon in the hands of fascists to implement their devious ideology", Dr. Hussain Madavoor opined. He

Bengaluru, Dec 23: A 24-year-old youth from Nagaland, who allegeldy posed as an income-tax officer and swindled a businessman of Rs 2.2 lakh, was arrested on Wednesday. John Kajiche, a resident of Ejipura and from Dimapur, Nagaland, called a resident of Nobo Nagar on Bannerghatta Road on December 14 and introduced himself as an income-tax officer. John asked him to click on a link sent to his

Pamba, Dec 23: Tension prevailed at Pamba, the foothills of the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, on Sunday morning as a group of 11 women, below the age of 50 years, tried to trek the hilltop shrine, even as devotees protested against the move. Though they attempted to trek through the traditional forest path, about five kilometres from the temple complex, they could not go forward as devotees