While Rahul Gandhi has neither condemned the CM nor offered support, Siddaramaiah’s supporters are peeved that even Mallikarjun Kharge has not publicly backed him BENGALURU : Though his colleagues insist chief minister Siddaramaiah has the backing of party brass in Delhi, speculation is mounting over the silence of Rahul Gandhi, opposition leader in the Lok…
The chain of a crust gate of the Tungabhadra dam broke, leading to the release of huge amount of water, on Sunday BENGALURU: The failure of the 19th crest gate of the 71-year-old dam across the Tungabhadra river on Sunday afternoon has put lakhs of people in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on high alert for…
MUNIRABAD (KOPPAL): Lakhs of people in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh braced for potential flooding after the 19th crest gate of the 71-year-old dam across the Tungabhadra river failed Sunday afternoon. The dam, about 350km from Bengaluru, saw water gushing out after the gate gave way, putting downstream districts in north Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has entrusted the administration of an ancient and unique Shiva temple in Gokarna, in Karwar district of Karnataka, to former apex court judge B N Srikrishna and the district judge, virtually resulting in the judiciary overseeing management of the temple as opposing groups had created an impasse.The Gokarna Mahabaleshwara temple, where…
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: In a dramatic U-turn, JDS on Thursday announced it will join BJP padayatra from Bengaluru to Mysuru, after the saffron party’s top brass moved quickly to pacify the regional outfit’s Karnataka chief, HD Kumaraswamy.The 7-day padayatra, to begin from August 3, was called to press for a CBI probe into the alleged MUDA…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said that illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the state will be relocated to detention facilities, and the government will take the required steps to send them back to their country of origin. Parmeswara said that the Bangladeshi high commission or ambassador will be informed if any…
Yashashri Shinde (Left), Dawood Shaikh in centre with crime branch cops (Right) NAVI MUMBAI: The Maharashtra crime branch on Tuesday arrested Dawood Shaikh, who allegedly stabbed 20-year-old Yashashri Shinde to death and dumped her body on the roadside in Navi Mumbai’s Uran area.He was arrested from his hometown Gulbarga in Karnataka. The police had formed…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka BJP on Wednesday declared to hold a “day and night” protest in the state assembly and council, alleging that discussion linked to the Muda “scam”, which involves CM Siddharamaih’s wife, was discouraged in the House. BJP accused the assembly speaker of “conducting” the state House proceedings in favour of the ruling Congress.Attacking…
PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam issued a personal note following backlash over his comments on Karnataka‘s job reservation bill. The controversy erupted after Nigam criticised the bill on social media platform X, questioning whether his children deserved jobs in their home city given his company’s pan-India job creation.“If my comments hurt anyone’s sentiments, I am truly…
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday is still responding to a fire incident onboard the merchant vessel Maersk Frankfurt, positioned 17 miles from Karwar, Karnataka. Despite initial progress in suppressing the fire in the forepart of the vessel, heavy smoke continued to emanate and the fire reignited in the midship area, twelve hours after…
