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Karnataka political crisis: SC likely to hear petition against Speaker on Thursday
The cliffhanger surrounding the stability of the Karnataka government led by HD Kumaraswamy, entered the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This, after the 10 rebel MLAs of the JD(S)-Congress ruling coalition in the state represented by senior advocate and former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi app
Congress seeks disqualification of rebel MLAs, urges Speaker to debar them for 6 years
Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Tuesday said that eight of the 13 MLAs who submitted their resignations from the Karnataka Assembly have not followed procedure in their submissions. "Only 5 MLAs have submitted their resignations as per the format - Anand Singh, Ramalinga Reddy Pratapgouda Patil
All Karnataka Cong ministers to resign, BJP now has more numbers in Assembly
In the 14 months since the Karnataka Assembly elections, the state government has been in crisis countless times. But on Monday, it looks like the Congress-JD(S) combine in the state has lost its majority. With the resignation of 13 MLAs (yet to be accepted), and the defection of one independent MLA
‘Anybody but Kumaraswamy as CM’: What 11 Karnataka MLAs who resigned claim they want
The 11 Karnataka MLAs who submitted their resignations to the Karnataka Speaker on Saturday claim that they did so as they were unhappy with Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy’s leadership, sources told TNM. Former Karnataka Congress Minister and senior leader Ramalinga Reddy has however demand
IMA scam: SIT arrests govt official for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 4.5 crore
The Special Investigation Team probing the Ponzi scam perpetrated by IMA, on Friday arrested an Assistant Commissioner of the Bengaluru North sub division and a village accountant for helping IMA founder Mansoor Khan obtain a no objection certificate (NOC) in exchange for a bribe of Rs 4.5 crore.
Karnataka: Pregnant minor forced to marry rapist to avoid police case
Hassan: Arkalgud police along with child helpline staff on Tuesday rescued a minor girl who was forced to marry her rapist after she got pregnant in order to avoid a police case. In her statement, the 13-year-old victim who was produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) shortly after accus
Former MLA Gopal Bhandary passes away while travelling in bus from Bengaluru to Mangaluru
Former Karkala MLA Gopal Bhandary passed away while travelling alone in a multi-axle bus from Bengaluru to Mangaluru on Thursday. He passed away three days before his 67th birthday. Travelling alone in a KSRTC bus from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, the former Congress MLA alighted from the bus when it
Karnataka Class 10 state board final exams to have new question paper format
The Karnataka government has now decided to change the format of question papers for the class 10 state board. The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has decided to make these changes to discourage learning by rote and improve quality of learning. The Secondary School Leaving
Teenagers accused in Dakshina Kannada rape case are not our members: ABVP
The Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka issued a statement distancing the student organisation from the five men accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old student in the town. The incident came to light on Tuesday when a video of t
11 dead, 3 injured after private bus rams into mini truck in Karnataka
Eleven persons travelling to a dargah in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura died after a private bus collided with the truck they were in. At around 12.20 pm on Wednesday, a private bus owned by SKS Travels collided into a Tata Ace mini truck at Bagalahalli near Chintamani. The impact mangled the mini t
21-year-old youth stabs grandmother to death for retirement benefits of Rs 6 lac
Bidar: A 21-year-old youth stabbed and killed his grandmother on Tuesday, July 2 for refusing to part with her retirement benefits of Rs 6 lac. The accused is identified as Akash (21) and the deceased is Leelavati (62). It is gathered that Leelavati, who was working as an assistant cook in Kan
Siddu holds emergency CLP meet after two Cong MLAs resign
Bengaluru: In the backdrop of resignation filed by Congress legislators Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi from the Karnataka Assembly Congress leader Siddaramaiah had called an emergency meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) at his residence on Monday. As per the sources, Deputy Chief Mi
Congress MLA Anand Singh resigns from Karnataka Assembly, shocks party
Anand Singh, the Congress legislator and former Karnataka minister who has kept his party on the edge for more than a year, on Monday announced that he had quit his seat. Anand Singh’s exit would deplete the thin majority of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government that came together l
Seven arrested at Bengaluru airport after illegal stay in Malaysia
Immigration officials at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru arrested seven people who visited Malaysia on a tourist visa but overstayed for years. The arrests were made between June 26 and June 29 and in some cases, the arrested person overstayed in Malaysia for more than a d
Bengaluru bar raided: 74 women rescued and 53 others arrested
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) raided a bar in Bengaluru’s Domlur, and arrested 53 people, including two managers and a cashier. The CCB also rescued 74 women who were allegedly being forced to dance at the bar. On Friday, CCB officials conducted a raid at on Chef Regency Inn located in Domlur. T
BJP demands resignation of Zameer Ahmed Khan
Bengaluru: BJP in Karnataka Sunday demanded the resignation of state Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, days after he was summoned by the ED in connection with its probe into the IMA group ponzi scam. State BJP General Secretary Shobha Karandlaje alleged the minister wanted to save IMA group managin
No More Uber and Ola Carpooling Services for Bengaluru
Uber and Ola, the two leading taxi aggregators in India, have been instructed to remove their carpooling offering from their apps in Bengaluru. The ban imposed on Ola and Uber's carpooling service by the Karnataka Transport Department will come into effect immediately. The decision to disallow carpo
ED summons Karnataka Minister Zameer Khan in IMA scam probe
Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan has been summoned by the central probe agency Enforcement Directorate in connection with the IMA ponzi scheme scandal. The minister has been asked to appear before the investigators before on or before July 5. Zameer, in his 2018 Ass