Mangaluru: The District Youth Congress condemned the Thota Bengre incident, where a woman was gang raped by seven men on November 18 and had demanded stringent action against the accused. District Youth Congress president Mithun Rai addressed the media on Wednesday and said, “We demand stern action against all the culprits. The police have managed […]

Bengaluru: Lashing out at the BJP for criticising his government’s performance, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy Tuesday said the ruling coalition will hold its performance to the party chief Yeddyurappa’s “face”, during the winter session of the assembly from December 10. The chief minister also asserted his government’s commitment in implementing farm loan waiver and effectively […]

Jabalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress Sunday for dragging his parents into a political slugfest, alleging that it was being done at the behest of party chief Rahul Gandhi. Calling the Congress a “burden on the nation”, he also justified his own tirade against the Nehru-Gandhi family, pointing out that unlike his parents, […]

Bengaluru: Rebel Congress leader and minister for municipal administration Ramesh Jarakiholi met BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa’s on Saturday, November 17. Reportedly, Ramesh Jarakiholi attended Yeddyurappa’s close relatives’ wedding in the city and both Jarakiholi and Yeddyurappa held a private meeting for about half-an-hour. The photo of Jharakiholi and Yeddyurappa meeting at Yeddyurappa’s relative wedding […]

Mysuru: Congress candidate Pushpalatha Jagannath was elected as the 21st Mayor of the Mysuru City Corporation while Shifa Ahmed of the JD(S) was elected Deputy Mayor. Pushpalatha defeated BJP candidate Sunanda Palanetra with a margin of 17 votes in the mayoral elections held today. The tenure of the previous MCC Council came to an end […]

Ambikapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday dared the Congress to make someone outside the Gandhi family the party president for at least five years. Modi said if Congress makes someone who is not from the (Gandhi) family as party president for at least five years, then he will believe that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru really created […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government Saturday celebrated the birth anniversary of the controversial 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom, Tipu Sultan, bringing the state under a thick security blanket amid threats of protest by the BJP and many Hindu outfits. Calling Tipu a “religious bigot”, the state BJP unit had urged the JDS-Congress coalition […]

Mangaluru: The District Congress Committee staged a protest in front of its own office on November 9, Friday on the occasion of the completion of second year of demonetization and to oppose the merger of Vijaya Bank. Former minister B Ramanatha Rai, MLC Ivan D’Souza, former MLA JR Lobo, former mayor Kavitha Sanil, Corporators Naveen […]

Mangaluru: The Congress and JD(S) leaders and workers celebrated the victory of their respective candidates in the by-polls held for three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies. The BJP has suffered a huge setback with the Congress –JD(S) coalition winning by a 4-1 margin. The Congress celebrated the victory of its candidates in Jamakhandi assembly […]

Mangaluru: The Congress party on Monday, November 5 suspended 19 office-bearers, including Dakshina Kannada youth Congress President Mithun Rai from their positions reportedly for being inactive in the party. Arun Kumar, Kiran R, Nasir Khan Pathan, Praveen Patil, Sandeep Naik are among those who have been suspended. The disclplinary action was taken against these office-bearers […]