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Karnataka: Senior BJP leaders Yatnal says “loafers” from his own party are creating CD scams

LAUDS SIDDARAMAIAH AS "GOOD POLITICIAN" Bengaluru: Senior BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Friday said “loafers” in his party were involved in making CDs, referring to the CD scandals that recently shocked Karnataka’s political circles. Speaking to reporters in the city on Friday, he said the

Karnataka: Senior lady police officer Shobha Khatavkar found dead in suspicious conditions

Bengaluru: Senior lady officer of Karnataka Police Shobha Khatavkar was on Friday evening found dead in her flat in suspicious conditions here in the city. She was 53. According to the reports, Shobha was found dead at her residence in Puttenahalli, around 8 pm on Friday evening. It further added

Eshwarappa's resignation cannot be considered a setback for the govt: CM Bommai

Hubballi(PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the resignation of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K S Eshwarappa, against whom police have booked a case for abetting the suicide of contractor Santosh Patil, cannot be considered a "setback" for the governm

BJP won't allow Congress to use Karnataka as its ATM: Arun Singh

Belagavi, Apr 12: BJP national general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh on Tuesday said the Congress party, which is losing ground across the country, is hoping to win the 2023 Assembly polls in the state, and use that as its ATM for funding in other states, but it won't be successful.

Lorry owners to go on strike from May 1

Bengaluru: Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents Association on Monday threatened to launch a transport strike from May 1 onwards if the state government does not roll back the “unscientific” price hike imposed on the transport sector before 30 April. Addressing a press conference

Police Commissioner, other officials did not lie in Chandru murder case: Karnataka Law Minister

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, JC Madhu Swamy on Sunday said that there was no point in believing that the City Police Commissioner had shared wrong information or had lied in the Chandru murder case that took place in JJ Nagar in the city. Speaking to media repor

Dharwad: Muslim vendors targeted by Sri Ram Sena, pushcarts vandalized

Dharwad: In the wake of prevailing communal tensions in the state, and ongoing debates over allowing non-Hindu traders in the vicinity of temples, four pushcarts owned by Muslim vendors near the Hanuman Temple of Nuggikeri Village were vandalized by the members of Sri Ram Sena here on Saturday, repo

Hindutva organization issues death threats to 61 prominent figures including HDK, Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: A right-wing Hindutva organization with no address has written a letter giving death threats to 61 prominent personalities of the state including writer Kum Veerabhadrappa (KumVee), Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and JDS leader and former

Congress files police complaint against Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, C T Ravi

Bengaluru: Claiming that the Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, had incited communal hatred over the murder of a youngster in Bengaluru, the Congress party on Wednesday filed a complaint against the Home Minister and BJP General Secretary CT Ravi. According to reports, under the leadership

HD Kumaraswamy accuses BJP of raising emotive issues

Bengaluru, Apr 4: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy on Monday alleged rampant corruption in the State and took a dig at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai by saying he should offer concession to "people's files" like the one given to 'The Kashmir Files.' You made 'The Kashmir Files'

Ex-Bengaluru top cop B Bhaskar Rao to join AAP

Bengaluru, Apr 3: Senior IPS officer B Bhaskar Rao, who recently resigned from service, will be joining Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi on Monday. The Karnataka government has accepted the resignation of Rao, who until recently served as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Railways.

We are with Hindutva organisations: Minister Shashikala Jolle

Bengaluru: Reacting to the recent debate over jhatka-cut meat in the state, Minister for Muzrai, Hajj and Waqf Shashikala Jolle on Saturday was observed backing the Hindutva organisations. In a clip shared by journalist Imran Khan on his official twitter handle, the minister was seen saying, “Hin

Karnataka reports no COVID-19 deaths for second consecutive day

Bengaluru(PTI): No fresh COVID-19 death was registered in Karnataka for the second consecutive day on Saturday, while 34 new cases took the cumulative tally in the state to 39,45,514. The COVID related fatalities remained 40,054 for the past two days, the health department said. Of the total i

Karnataka HC refuses expeditious hearing of hate speech petition against BJP leaders

Bengaluru, Apr 1: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday refused out-of-turn expeditious hearing of a petition seeking government action against BJP leaders, including Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje and Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa a

Shivamogga: Angry lecturer bites student for cheating during examination

Shivamogga: A verbal argument between a student and a lecturer over copying during an examination took an ugly turn when the angry lecturer reportedly bit the hand of the student resulting in an injury to the student. The incident was reported from Hosanagar on Friday at the First Grade College d

Karnataka Assembly adjourned sine-die, after special debate on electoral reforms

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Need for stronger anti-defection law, making voting compulsory, functioning of the Election Commission and ending nexus between political parties and corporate bodies, were among the issues that came up for discussion during a special debate on electoral reforms in the Karnataka L

Congress ready if early elections are held in Karnataka: D K Shivakumar

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said his party is prepared to face the electorate in case early assembly elections are held in the state, while cryptically mentioning November 27 as a possible date for announcement. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wil

Can’t be RSS & patriot at the same time: Priyank Kharge

Bengaluru: Reacting to a statement made by Karnataka Assembly speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri earlier Member of Legislative Assembly Priyank Kharge on Friday tweeted that [one] can’t be RSS and patriot at the same time. “While Constituent Assembly was debating the constitution, RSS held protests