More than 80 people are feared trapped after an under-construction multi-storey building collapsed in Kumareshwara Nagar in Dharwad district of Karnataka. Police sources confirmed the death of one person. According to police officials at Dharwad Suburban Police Station, the incident occurred at arou

The Congress in Karnataka on Monday formally invited All India Congress Committee President Rahul Gandhi to contest from Karnataka. In a letter addressed to Rahul Gandhi, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao said, “Your candidature from Karnataka will not only boost the rank and file of our party in t

Bengaluru: The state BJP unit on Sunday said that it has shortlisted candidates for all the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies and the party's central election committee would soon take a call on it. "We have shortlisted the names of all the candidates (in Karnataka). The central election committee will

Bengaluru: As Chief Minister, H.D.Kumaraswamy is hoping to launch his son, Nikhil, into politics from Mandy Lok Sabha seat, former external affairs minister SM Krishna on Saturday, March 16 advised state BJP state president B.S. Yeddyurappa to support Sumalatha Ambarish, wife of the late actor/polit

Bengaluru: A 50-year-old woman poisoned her two specially-abled children and later ended her life near Patalamma Temple in Dodddagogonoor on Friday, March 15. The deceased have been identified as Radhamma and her two specially-abled sons Harish (28) and Santosh (25), residents of Dodddagogonoor.

JD(S) General Secretary Danish Ali on Saturday quit the party and joined the Bahujan Samaj Party in Lucknow. Just days ago, he was involved in discussions that finalised the alliance between the Congress and the JD(S) in Karnataka for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “The JD(S) does not have a l

A major fire on board a research vessel with more than 30 people at sea was extinguished by the Indian Coast Guard on Friday night. An alert was sounded late Friday night after which the Coast Guard sent two of its ships to deal with the fire. The ships, named Sujay and Vikram, engaged in firefig

Bengaluru: With the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, citizens carrying more than Rs 50,000 cash or gifts worth over Rs 10,000 while travelling will need to carry suitable documents and present them for checking, said Chief Electoral Officer S

Udupi: The Congress offering the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru seat to its coalition partner JD(S) has not gone down well with the local party members. Close on the heels of AICC member Amrith Shenoy threatening to quit the party over this issue has now attracted opposition from the Udupi district Congress c

Bengaluru: The 74-year-old spiritual head of Basava Dharma Peetha and first female Jagadguru of Lingayats Mathe Mahadevi, passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday evening. "We regret to inform that 74 years old Dr. Jagadguru Mate Mahadevi who was critically ill and admitted on March 8 at Manipal Hosp

Mysuru: BJP MP Pratap Simha on Thursday walked out of a press conference in Mysuru after being asked questions about the saffron party and constitution. The question was asked in the wake of recent statement of Sangh Parivar leader against constitution. Pratap had called a press conference at Mys

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on Monday said he believes that Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister once again was "inevitable". The former external affairs minister also said he would campaign for the BJP in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls to ensure that more number

Bengaluru: Hundreds of Aadhar cards, bank cheque books and other letters and documents were found in the Mahadevapura Constituency’s Mandoor post office dust bin. Locals who found the documents in the dustbin alleged that the documents were meant to be delivered people and were sent by the respec

Belgaum: BJP’s State President and opposition party leader BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday, March 10 said that if the BJP manages to win 22 out of 28 seats in the state in the coming Lok Sabha elections then JDS-Congress coalition government will not survive. Addressing presspersons in the airport here

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Election Officer Sanjiv Kumar informed the elections will be held in two phases for the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka on April 18 and April 23. In the first and second phase, elections to 14 Lok Sabha seats each will be held on April 18 and April 23. For the first pha

New Delhi/Karnataka: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora today announced the Lok Sabha poll schedule that will be held in two phases in Karnataka. The polling will be held in two phases on April 18 and 23 for 28 seats in the state. And the results will be announced on May 23. Source: Varth

New Delhi/ Bengaluru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought early release of Rs 2,064.30 crore funds to provide relief to drought-hit farmers in the ongoing rabi season, an official statement said. Kumaraswamy informed Modi that the state faced dro

Haveri: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making fun of poor farmers by doling out only Rs 3.50 a day while waving loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of industrialists. Coming down heavily on the prime minister at an election rally in Haveri, the Congress