Bengaluru : The BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa, who was sworn in yesterday as Chief Minister of a minority government in Karnataka, has to take a trust vote at 4 pm tomorrow, the Supreme Court said today, drastically slashing to 24 hours the time he has to win over more lawmakers. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala had controversially […]

Mangalore: Karnataka Speaker KG Bopaiah who was much in the news in the recent past, with none knowing about his whereabouts, ever since he was absent in his office when rebel BJPs had been to his office to tender his resignation, was spotted at the Mangalore Airport at around 7.30 pm on January 25, Friday. […]

Bangalore: The statement of Assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah placing forth the demand for a separate statehood for Kodagu, while criticizing the World Heritage site tag to the Western Ghats, has come under a lot of criticism. On Wednesday Bopaiah had challenged the government by stating “ Make Kodagu a separate state, we will protect its […]

Bangalore:  The staff of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretariat chose to kill a very much alive former MLA, by sending a condolence letter to the ex-MLA’s family, much to their horror. The  mix up came to light when the family of NV Patil, former MLA of Ramdurg received the condolence letter signed by the Under […]

Madikeri :  A meeting of the Bhagandeshwara-Talakaveri Temple Management Committee held here  on Thursday, has decided to enforce a dress code for devotees visiting the temple.The meeting was chaired by Speaker KG Bopaiah. It was decided that devotees particularly women have to follow the dress code and should wear only salvar kameez or saree while […]

Bangalore: A local court on Thursday dismissed a private complaint filed against three former ministers for allegedly viewing porn clippings on mobile phones during assembly proceedings earlier this year, holding that they were sitting MLAs and enjoyed immunity. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh Hulagi dismissed the complaint on the grounds that Lakshman Savadi, CC Patil […]

Bangalore: Three former Karnataka ministers have now been granted time till February 19 by Speaker KG Bopaiah to file their replies to the show-cause notices issued to them on the porn-watching episode in the Legislative Assembly. The three were to file their replies today but had asked for a week’s extension to submit their response […]

Bangalore:  Nearly a week after three Karnataka MLAs were caught allegedly viewing porn in the state assembly, the trio will give a written explanation today to the Speaker KG Bopaiah on the episode. Their version will then be passed on to the panel appointed by the Speaker probing the allegation. On February 7, CC Patil […]

Bangalore : Karnataka governor HR Bhardwaj was attacked by Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah today terming his offer to the BJP government to prove majority again in the House as unparallel and unconstitutional. In the history of India, the governor giving second opportunity to seek vote of confidence has never happened. There can’t be such an […]