Mangaluru : The ruling BJP and the Congress on Wednesday won one seat each in the Legislative Council from the teachers constituencies, with the BJP nominee and former Chairman Basavaraj Horatti winning a record eighth successive electoral battle. The two parties were leading in one seat each in the graduates constituencies after the latest round […]

Udupi : ‎At a function held at a private hotel in Bengaluru on Saturday, former minister Pramod Maharaj, former MLA joined the BJP in the presence of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and state president Nalin Kumar Kateel.‎ Earlier today, Pramod Madhwaraj announced his resignation from membership of the Congress party. Varthur Prakash, Malur Manjunatha Gowda, Lakshmi […]

Mangaluru : BJP has won in the elections to the urban local body elections of Kaup, Kotekar and Vittal. In Kotekar, BJP won 11 seats while Congress won four seats. SDPI and Independents won one seat each. In Kaup, of the total 23 wards, BJP won in 12, Congress in seven wards and SDPI in […]

Haveri : Future of the state is decided by policy of those in power, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here on Monday. “The state is strengthened if the people are economically empowered. But there is no guarantee of people getting empowered if the state is empowered. During the Congress regime people’s income did not rise […]

Mangaluru: BJP has failed in governing the state. They are criticizing the police only because they are helpless and the administrative system has completely collapsed, Former minister Ramanath Rai on Monday. Speaking to the reporters, Rai said, “BJP is spreading hate in the state. Recently, home minister Araga Jnanendra addressed police as dogs. If Congress […]

Puttur: Former MLA Urimajalu Ram Bhat passed away on Monday, December 6. The 92 old Ram Bhat was also known as BJP’s Bhishma. Ram Bhat had served as MLA twice from Puttur Assembly constituency. The dissidence within the BJP 10 years ago had forced him to quit the party and float Swabhimani Vedike.

Mangaluru : Tthe State Cabinet deciding to establish a commission for delimitation of zilla and taluk panchayat constituencies by amending the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, is not in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The BJP-led government has taken the decision as it fears to face the elections to the zilla and taluk […]

Bengaluru : Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said that an expansion of the state cabinet will take place on Wednesday, once the clearance for the same is received from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership in the morning. The swearing-in of the new ministers, as part of the cabinet expansion, will take place at […]

Mangaluru : BJP legislators from the coastal belt on Monday sought an inquiry into the release of the audio clip of  BJP Nalin Kumar Kateel. Minister for Welfare of Backward Classes and in-charge of Dakshina Kannada Kota Srinivasa Poojary, speaking to reporters at Kalavara, near Kundapur, said that the clip has been released in the […]

Puducherry: Fifty days after N Rangasamy took over as the Chief Minister of Puducherry, five MLAs including two from the BJP are taking over as ministers in the Union Territory. The long power-sharing talks between the NR Congress and the BJP concluded earlier this week and the announcement was made on Friday, ending the suspense […]