State news
Fear that Nipah Virus has crossed border from Kerala to Karnataka
KOCHI: Two people suspected to be infected with the brain-damaging Nipah virus are under treatment in Karnataka, a health official said. The rare virus has killed at least 11 people in adjacent Kerala, where medical crews are scrambling to manage the spread of the deadly disease - and to minimise pa
ICGS Savitribai Phule rescues stranded fishing crew
Mangaluru: A fishing boat with a crew of 11 members was rescued by the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Savitribai Phule after it got stranded near the Surathkal shore in the early hours of May 22. The ICGS was out on a routine patrol when it received a VHF call from the boat, St. Jude at 7.30 am.
Election for all 11 seats of LC on June 11
Bengaluru: The election for the 11 seats of Karnataka Legislative Council will be held on June 11. After completing 6 years, B J Puttaswamy, D S Veeraiah, Raghunath Rao Malkapure, M B Bhanu Prakash of BJP, C M Ibrahim, M R Sitharam, Motamma, Sayyad Mudeer and K Govindaraj of Congress will be retiri
Kumaraswamy sworn-in as Karnataka CM, Rahul, Sonia, Mamata, Mayawati, Tejaswi, Akhilesh and other senior leaders attend ceremony

Bengaluru 23 May 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) JD(s) state president HD Kumaraswamy sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, along with G Parameshwara who sworn in as his deputy on 23 May at Karnataka Vidhan Soudha here in Bengaluru. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath
Karnataka govt formation updates: Congress' G Parameshwara to take oath as deputy CM tomorrow
Bengaluru: The Congress has bagged 22 berths in HD Kumaraswamy’s Cabinet while the JDS will get to appoint 11 ministers, the two parties revealed on Tuesday after days of hectic bargaining over the power sharing formula in Karnataka. Ending speculation over the contours of government formation, C
Reddy, DKS, Parameshwara front-runners for Deputy CM's post

Bengaluru: There is a strong fight between three senior Congress leaders Ramalinga Reddy, G Parameshwara and D K Shivakumar for the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the Congress-JDS coalition government in the state. According to the sources, Parameshwara strongly demanded the deputy chief minist
Three students kidnapped by armed men for ransom in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Three management students were kidnapped by a gang of armed men on at 8 PM. The gang of five allegedly took the students from a restaurant in MSR Nagar, where they were having dinner to a house and tortured the trio, demanding a ransom of Rs 5 Lakh. The trio were assaulted with clubs a
Karnataka: 8 VVPAT machines found in labourer's house in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Amid allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering, eight voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were seized in northern Karnataka's Vijayapura district on Sunday evening. The machines, without batteries, were found from a labourer's house on the highway. Bengaluru
Gala ride on new bike turns fatal, biker charred to death in road mishap
Udupi: A biker, who had bought his dream bike only two days ago was charred to death after his bike collide head-on with a car on NH-66 at Maravanthe in Kundapura. The intensity of the collision was such that the bike caught fire in seconds charring the rider to death on the spot. The deceased is
Democracy saved in Karnataka, says DMK
DMK on Saturday said democracy in Karnataka has been saved by the actions of the Supreme Court and greeted the leadership of the JD(S) and Congress after BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa resigned as chief minister minutes before the scheduled trust vote. “...May this herald the coming together of se
To avoid poaching, Congress, JD(S) MLAs now holed up at Hyderabad resort ahead of tomorrow's floor test
HYDERABAD: A large group of MLAs belonging to the Congress and JD(s) reached Hyderabad in three buses on Friday morning amid fears of poaching by the BJP in an attempt to cobble up its numbers, especially in light of the Supreme Court ordering the floor test + to be held at 4pm on Saturday where the
BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Karnataka CM amid protest by Congress, Janata Dal-Secular

BENGALURU: BJP leader and Lingayat strongman BS Yeddyurappa was on Thursday sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka after the Supreme Court, in a rare overnight hearing, refused to stay the oath taking ceremony - a demand made by the Congress-Janata Dal-Secular combine. Yeddyurappa was ad
Yeddyurappa to take oath as CM tomorrow, tweets Karnataka BJP spokesman
The Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress combine and the BJP have submitted the list of MLAs supporting them. The JD(S) and the BJP have also completed the process of electing the leaders of their respective Legislature Parties. The day has also seen the JD(S) accusing the BJP of indulging in horse-trad
Karnataka: JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy accuses BJP of attempting to poach its legislators
Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to poach legislators from his party by offering them money, PTI reported. “If [Narendra] Modi is out to end corruption, then how do you explain the BJP coming to our MLAs and saying they will
BJP poaching Congress, JD(S) MLAs, claims Congress
A day after fractured mandate in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that the BJP, which emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats, has been poaching Congress and JD(S) elected members to form a government through the back door. Senior Congress
Chill in Gods Own Country: Kerala govt to Karnataka MLAs

The Kerala government today made an amazing offer to the newly-elected Karnataka MLAs facing the melee of a hung verdict -- unwind in Gods Own Country. Kerala Tourism made the offer on Twitter amid frantic efforts by the BJP, Congress and JD(S) to cobble up the numbers to form a government. "A
JD(S) accepts Congress' alliance offer; BJP to stake claim at forming government
Bengaluru 15 May 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) As the Karnataka assembly election is heading towards a hung assembly with no party reaching the magical number of absolute majority in the state, Janata Dal (s) according to reports has cracked a deal with the Congress party after agreeing to make a c
Congress leaders allege PM used ‘threatening’ language in Karnataka poll campaign
NEW DELHI, MAY 14: Top Congress leaders led by former premier Manmohan Singh have petitioned President Ram Nath Kovind alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had used “threatening and intimidating” language against them during the Karnataka poll campaign. In a letter to the president,