Bangaluru: Karnataka gets a new Chief Minister as H D Kumaraswamy takes oath, administered by governor Vala. H D Kumaraswamy takes oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in the name of the people of Karnataka and God. Alongside, Congress’ Dalit leader Parameshwara is being administered oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. The […]

Bengaluru : The BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa Saturday quit as Chief Minister just before a trust vote that, many said, he had a good chance of losing. Till an hour before the Supreme Court-ordered floor test, there was commotion over two Congress lawmakers who were missing from the assembly in the morning. The Congress alleged that […]

Bangaluru: The ruling Congress in Karnataka, will start its poll campaign from December 27 in the Assembly constituencies held by opposition parties, KPCC president G Parameshwara said Tuesday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s government sponsored poll tour is scheduled to begin from December 13. It will cover Assembly segments represented by the Congress. “I will campaign in […]

Mangaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s visit to Sri Dharmasthala Temple in Dakshina Kannada on October 22 has grabbed public criticism after chief minister ate non-vegetarian food just minutes before his visit to the temple, media reports said. According to television reports, chief minister violated set of traditional beliefs, customs and entered into the temple soon […]

Mangaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate various development projects worth Rs 252.50 crore in Bantwal on October 22 during his visit to the taluk, said Dakshina Kannada Incharge minister B Ramanath Rai speaking in a press conference here in Mangaluru on Thursday. Chief Minister will lay foundation stone for Rs 104.21 crore projects while […]

Mangaluru : The State Government has appointed DK District in-charge Minister B Ramanatha Rai as the State Home Minister on Tuesday evening as an unofficial announcement. It is said, Rai accepted the responsibility of handling the home portfolio, which he was earlier in the same cadastre. The Home Minister’s post had remained vacant ever since […]

Mysuru : Former minister V Srinivas Prasad has said ,“Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has failed in handling police intelligence.” Instead of appealing to people for peace, he has been issuing provocative statements in connection with the Dakshina Kannada communal violence,” he said. Addressing reporters here, Prasad said that the Home department, which is very important for […]

Chennai: Ending a nine-day stalemate in Tamil Nadu, Governor C Vidyasagar Rao invited Edappadi K Palaniswamy to form the government and seek vote of confidence from the assembly within 15 days of taking charge. A Raj Bhavan release said that the Governor had taken into consideration the letter handed over by Palaniswamy on Tuesday. Palaniswamy […]

Imphal: Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist who didn’t eat for 16 years in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, burst into tears on Tuesday as she licked honey from her palm to end her fast. Making the first move towards a new life that will include politics and marriage, Sharmila said: “I am not […]

Mysuru : Thousands of people, including Karnataka Ministers, elected representatives of the region and across the State, cutting across party lines, today paid their last respects to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s elder son Rakesh Siddharamaiah (39), whose mortal remains were kept for public viewing on a specially-erected platform at the Ranga Mandira in the Dasara Exhibition […]