BENGALURU: Just days after app-based cab aggregator Ola was issued a notice banning it for six months across Karnataka over government rule violations, Priyank Kharge, the minister for social welfare in the state tweeted that Ola will run their business as usual from today. The response comes after

Bengaluru, Mar 22: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna, multi-lingual actor Prakash Raj and two sitting BJP MPs P C Mohan and Shobha Karandlaje were among 35 candidates who filed their nominations in Karnataka on Friday for the first phase of LokSabha polls in the state. A tot

App-based cab aggregator Ola has been suspended from operating in Bengaluru for the next six months by the Regional Transport Office for violating its license conditions, an official notice said. The action is being taken after the cab aggregator operated illegal bike taxis, as per the Karnataka On

The Congress on Friday sought an investigation by the Lokpal into a Caravan report that alleged bribes of Rs 1800 crore were paid by former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to the BJP's top brass. The report says that the Yeddyurappa had recorded the alleged payouts in a Karnataka state as

A case has been registered against JD(S) MLA Narayana Gowda for intimidating Kannada actors Yash and Darshan for supporting independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh at a roadshow in Mandya on Wednesday. The case was registered in KR Pete Circle police station in Mandya on Thursday night after a

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday rubbished reports which claimed that food being served in Indira canteen is ‘poisonous’. “Have asked the commissioner to submit a report to me, taking samples from all 198 wards to get it examined from the lab. Some reports said it (food

The death toll climbed to 11 in the building collapse in Karnataka’s Dharwad, according to officials on the ground. Ten others are feared to be trapped inside. The under-construction building in Kumareshwara Nagar, located within Dharwad suburban police station limits, collapsed on Tuesday afternoon

Bengaluru: The Sadashivanagar police have arrested the chief of the input department of 'Public TV' for allegedly blackmailing Dr. Raman Rao. The arrested has been identified as Hemanth Kashyap. According to police, the accused was blackmailing the doctor, saying he had a video clip containing

Mandya: Sumalatha Ambareesh who is contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections as an Independent candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha seat, filed her nomination papers at Deputy Commissioner's office here on Wednesday Sumalatha, wife of late actor-turned-politician Ambareesh took the decision to co

Kundapur, Mar 18: A team of police, led by Karkala ASP P. Krishnakant, carried out raids on illegal mining in the limits of Kota and Shankaranarayana police stations on Monday afternoon. The police arrested eight people and seized vehicles and assets as well. Based on a tip-off regarding storage

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