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BSY is the next CM of Karnataka: Shobha Karandlaje

Hubballi: MP Shobha Karandlaje claimed that BJP's state president, B S Yeddyurappa, would become the next Chief Minister of the state after the bypolls which will be held next month. Address the media at Jamkhandi, claimed many Congress legislators would resign from the party to join the BJP afte

Centre not allocating coal, says HD Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru: As a power crisis looms large in Karnataka in the wake of acute coal shortage, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Tuesday said the Centre was not allocating the state’s share of coal despite repeated requests. Kumarawamy also pulled up the state electricity department officials for not act

After farm loan waiver, Karnataka govt mulls student loan waiver

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday announced that the state government is considering writing off education loans taken by students from economically backward families. Speaking at a press conference at the Press Club in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said he has directed officials to com

HC asks BBMP to fill potholes by Tuesday afternoon

The Karnataka High Court directed the BBMP to fill the 43 potholes at various places within the city limits by 1:30 pm today. The court expected the BBMP to complete filling up the potholes which was pointed out by the petitioner but since it failed, it had directed to fill the potholes by 1:30 p

Deve Gowda to receive Maharshi Valmiki Award

Bengaluru: The state government decided to confer the Sri Maharshi Valmiki award for the year 2018-19 to former prime minister H D Deve Gowda. Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will be presenting the award to H D Deve Gowda. The award also contains a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation during

Drug peddler arrested in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Police arrested a man and recovered 750 grams of opium worth Rs 3 lakh from him. The accused has been identified as Bera Ram (32) from Nayandahalli. It has been learnt that, based on credible information the police went near Gopalan Residency in Telecom Layout where Ram was waiting

CM HDK directs police to take strict action against anti-social elements

Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has directed the state police to take strict action against groups or people who indulge into anti-social activists and create communal tension in the society in the name of religion. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at

Only khaki pants and shirts for women cops in Karnataka

BENGALURU: Policewomen across the state will soon be seen sporting the standard khaki uniforms consisting of pants and shirts along with a belt and boots instead of the khaki sarees which are preferred by some serving police personnel. In a recent meeting chaired by Director General and Inspector

Karnataka to give land for new airport at Mysuru: Suresh Prabhu

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has agreed to give about 300 acres of land for building a new airport in Mysuru, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. "Met @CMofKarnataka and discussed issues related to aviation. He agreed to give about 300 acres of land for a new ai

Karnataka minister Zameer tips Rs 25k at Mangaluru hotel, gifts cook a pilgrimage

MANGALURU: It's not everyday that a happy customer leaves a Rs 25,000 tip. Haneef Mohammed of Boliyar, who is a partner in a fish restaurant here, couldn't believe his luck when minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan not only left a hefty tip, but praised his culinary skills and insisted on feeding him from

‘Common enemy is BJP’: HD Deve Gowda and Siddaramaiah bury the hatchet before bye-polls

To reaffirm the Congress-JD(S) alliance against the BJP in Karnataka, top leaders of the two parties, including JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda and ex-CM Siddaramaiah held a joint press conference ahead of the November 3 bye-polls. The dais included CM HD Kumaraswamy, Water Resources Minister DK Shiva

Third year in a row, Karnataka is India’s most attractive state for investments

For the third straight year, Karnataka has been touted as the best state in India in terms of attracting investment. Statistics published by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India indicate that Karnataka is well ahead of the second state on the list. Till August this

Dasara celebrations in Mysore Palace cancelled after erstwhile royal family member dies

Putta Chinnammani, mother of Pramoda Devi Wodeyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, passed away on Friday. Chinnammani was suffering from age-related illnesses and was admitted to the Shantavare Gopalagoda Hospital in Mysuru after coming down with viral fever. Putta Chinnammani was

Borewell pumps boiling hot water in Karnataka village

TADASA: For the past one week, BS Parameshwarappa, a resident of Tadasa village in Bhadravati taluk, has been getting hot water from a borewell situated in the premises of his house. Surprisingly, the family receives about 50 litres of fuming-hot water and thereafter another 200 litres of warm water

Karnataka hostel warden’s circular on suicide leads to protest

BELAGAVI: A circular issued by a government boys’ hostel warden for admission for students into the hostel has shocked and enraged parents in Vijayapura. Reason: The warden has asked parents of the students seeking admission to furnish a bond on a Rs 50 stamp paper declaring that their boy and his f

Swine Flu claims 2 more lives in Karnataka, death toll rises to 8

Bangalore: H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, claimed two more lives in Karnataka, taking the death toll in the state to eight. The two deaths was reported by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday, one from Ballary and another from Bengaluru. While the state had recorded only 20 po

Bengalureans stage protest against 'sudden' transfer of ACF Ravindra Kumar

Bengaluru: Nearly a fortnight after the state government ordered the sudden transfer of Assistant Conservator of Forests (Bengaluru Urban) Ravindra Kumar, Bengalureans staged a peaceful protest demanding that the government reinstate the officer. Recognising the yeoman service done by Kumar in re

HDK to hold Mahesh’s resignation until talks with Mayawati

Bengaluru: The resignation submitted by Minister for Primary and Secondary Education N. Mahesh, the lone BSP legislator in the coalition state government has been kept on hold by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Reportedly Mahesh tendered his resignation on instructions from Bahujan Samaj Party (