Soon after the Congress-JD(S) coalition lost the motion of confidence in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday, BSP chief Mayawati expelled Karnataka's Kollegal MLA N Mahesh for abstaining from voting. The coalition had 99 votes as opposed to the 100 they were expecting. N Mahesh, the BSP legislator,

Sullia: Train services between Bengaluru and Mangaluru will resume after removal of a boulder that was precariously placed and would likely to have fallen on the railway tracks, at Manibanda on the Subramanya-Sakleshpur route. As many as 80 labourers are involved in the work of blasting the bould

Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday commenting on his photograph with the prime accused in the multi-crore IMA Ponzi scam, Mansoor Khan, “I did not eat any Biryani.” Kumaraswamy during Assembly discussion on the trust vote siad, “I am accused of having Biryani at a particular perso

Police officials in Koppal district arrested six persons in connection with the incident of vandalism at the Nava Brindavana in Anegundi, which is the resting place of nine Hindu saints belonging to the Uttaradi Mutt located close to the heritage site of Hampi. T Balanarasaiah (42), Murali Manoha

In what seems to be strategy to bring 15 rebel MLAs who have been staying in Mumbai since July 6 to Bengaluru, Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar asked all rebel MLAs who petitioned the Supreme Court to appear before him on Tuesday. The rebel MLAs have now been asked to appear before the Speaker a

Bengaluru: Ahead of the floor test, the lone BSP MLA of Congress-JD(S) government, N Mahesh on Sunday informed that he will not be attending the floor test scheduled to be conducted on Monday, July 22. Addressing presspersons he said that party supremo Mayawati has directed him not to attend the

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday got three-day custody of IMA Jewellers' founder and prime accused in the multi-crore Ponzi scam Mansoor Khan from a Bengaluru court for a joint probe with the SIT, an official said. "Khan was flown to Bengaluru from Delhi on a transit remand by the ED

Structures at the Nava Brindavana in Anegundi, which is the resting place of nine Hindu saints belonging to the Uttaradi Mutt, found damaged on Thursday morning were restored by officials at the mutt along with devotees on Friday. Thousands of devotees of the Uttaradi Mutt arrived at the site to

Bengaluru: All vacant posts in the police department should be filled by the end of this year, directed the Karnataka High Court on Friday, July 19. The court, which was hearing suo motu public interest litigation based on directions of the Supreme Court, also asked the state government to inform

Bengaluru: In some relief to the embattled coalition government in Karnataka, Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy Wednesday said he has decided to withdraw his resignation from the assembly and will vote in favour of the trust vote to be sought by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. I will take part in the

Rotavirus is a known cause of diarrhoeal diseases in young children. Given this, several doctors have earlier expressed concern that a simple vaccine found to be effective against the virus has yet to be implemented into the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). Taking note of this, the Karnataka

In what is being seen as a balancing act, the Supreme Court allowed the 15 rebel MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka to not participate in Thursday’s trust vote, even while giving the Speaker the freedom to decide on their resignations and disqualifications as and when he wants. "We also ma

Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday awarded the Raksh Mantri Trophy for the Best Command Service Hospital to the Air Force’s facility in Bengaluru and urged that all hospitals under the armed forces should strive to be the best. The second prize was won by Command Hospital – Cent

Rebel Congress MLA Roshan Baig, who was detained on Monday evening by the Special Investigation Team probing the multi-crore IMA ponzi scheme, moved the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday challenging the SIT’s move. Baig had courted detention as he was set to board a chartered flight to an unconfirm

Mandya: As many as eleven students and two assistant cooks of the Government High School at Hulikere in Mandya taluk took ill on Monday, June 15 after drinking water laced with pesticide. Speaking on the issue Senior health and police officials of Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), said

In a last-ditch effort to save its shaky coalition government in Karnataka, Congress' trouble-shooter and senior minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday assured the rebel legislators of meeting their demands if they withdrew their resignations and attend the Assembly session underway. "The party is read

Bengaluru: A 42-year-old lineman, attached to Bescom was electrocuted to death while repairing a damaged wire in Thanisandra on Sunday morning. Family members of the deceased, Murali have alleged negligence on part of Bescom and demanded arrest of the guilt engineer. On Sunday, Murali had got

An upbeat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday dared beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to move a confidence motion in the state Assembly on Monday to prove that his shaky coalition government has a majority. "Since Kumaraswamy himself offered to seek a trust vote and no busi