Mangalore:  If some reports are to be believed JR Lobo, former Mangalore City Corporation commissioner and executive director  of Pilikula Nisargadhama Society who has voluntarily retired from administrative services, was planning to plunge into active politics by joining the Congress party. Reports say he is expected to join the Congress in the next few days. […]

Bangalore: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has informed that there would be an expansion of the state cabinet in a week’s time. A cabinet expansion is expected to give some relief to the chief minister who is overburdened with the responsibility of as many as 21 portfolios. However, the chances of him being able to […]

Bangalore: In the bitter power struggle between an ex-CM and present CM, B.S. Yeddyurappa carrying on a fight for his right to be reinstated, arranged a morning breakfast party to BJP MLAs on his side, at his Racecourse road home, as an MLA. Several ministers in Gowda cabinet were present. Yeddyurappa later told waiting newsmen […]

Udupi: In Udupi Ashta Math Paryaya(Changeover)Durbar festival, it is inner politics that is more interesting than Sode Mutt monk succeeding Shirur Math seer Laxmivara as the next Pontiff for 2 years. Why? No Sooner than Puthige Mutt Swami Sugunendra hurt by both Sode Monk and Pegawar Seer in their disregard for him, and undertook a […]

New Delhi: Madhu Bangarappa who inherits late S. Bangarappa’s legacy at home and in a career of politics, has spelt out his future policy of never joining the Congress Party ever, as his father had left it. He was in Hardwar to consign his father S. Bangarappa’s ashes to the Ganga river, and returned to […]

Bangalore: It is either resort politics, or free breakfast for MLAs voting for DVS Gowda, to make him MLC. Now that Yeddyurappa being out of consideration both as BJP state chairman or come-back Chief Minister, and RSS as also BJP high command both pleased with 125 days of DVS Gowda’s rule, without complaints or corruption, […]

Bangalore: On an urgent call from the BJP top leadership, B.S. Yeddyurappa air-dashed to New Delhi early this week, and returned to Bangalore on Thursday, Dec 15. He met several leaders including party national president, Nitin Gadkari, who asked him to meet L.K. Advani, after hearing his stand about returning to the chief ministership in […]

Bangalore: Will they give him some more good parts to enjoy the work he was doing, or will be take leave? That’s Sudeep for you, contemplating like Buddha, on gutting his roles in films and pursue a new passion that could excite him elsewhere(in hotels?). Sudeep does not wish to flit from one set to […]