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Karnataka government hikes DA for employees

Bengaluru: As Karnataka awaits implementation of five guarantee schemes and opposition expresses doubts, the new Congress government has given good news for the government employees by increasing their Dearness Allowances. Chief Minister…
Karnataka HC stays FIR against BJP MLA for remarks against Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed the FIR against former Deputy Chief Minister and Malleshwaram BJP MLA Dr C N Ashwath Narayan for four weeks. Narayan had approached the…

Won’t allow texts & lessons that poison children’s minds, Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: There is no question of compromising on the issue of protecting the harmony and secular heritage of Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday, asserting that hate politics will not be…
BJP MLA seeks quashing of FIR for ‘finish off’ Siddaramaiah remark

Bengaluru: BJP MLA and former minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him over his “finish off” statement against now Chief Minister…
Cong allots plum posts to Dalits, oppressed classes in Karnataka

Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka, which came to power following a shift of votes of Dalits and oppressed classes from the BJP, has not only given more number of Cabinet berths to…
345 Karnataka candidates face criminal cases: ADR report

New Delhi: Out of 1,001 analysed candidates in the recent Karnataka polls, 345 (34 per cent) candidates belonging to eight parties, including the BJP, the Congress, the AAP, and the JD-S, have declared…
YSR Telangana chief Sharmila meets Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar

Bengaluru: Y.S. Sharmila, sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Reddy and YSR Telangana Party President, called on Karnataka Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at his residence in…

‘What’s need of new Parliament if it can’t give justice to wrestlers’, asks Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: Criticising the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the way it handled the wrestlers’ protest, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday wondered “what’s the need for the new Parliament building if it…
‘Win 20 MP seats’: Karnataka CM sets target for 2024 LS polls

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has formed a full-fledged government, has fixed targets for all his Cabinet colleagues, saying they should all strive to win at least 20 of the total…
Karnataka: Congress MLA Puttarangashetty refuses deputy speaker post

Chamarajanagara: Senior Congress leader C Puttarangashetty, whose name has been cleared by the party for the position of Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, on Sunday refused to accept the post. The MLA,…
Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Protests break out as discontent spills out into the streets

Bengaluru: While joy swept Raj Bhavan as 24 ministers were sworn in on Saturday, the discontent among many senior legislators who were denied a ministerial position in the 34-member Cabinet of the…
Bengaluru-bound Nepal Airlines flight returns to Kathmandu after suspected bird strike

Kathmandu: A Bengaluru-bound Nepal Airlines aircraft was forced to return to the Tribhuvan International Airport here on Saturday after it reportedly suffered a bird hit. The plane landed safely at the Tribhuvan International…
‘Didn’t speak about RSS ban’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: After creating a furore with its proposal to ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) once it assumes power in Karnataka, the newly-elected Congress government on Saturday delivered a major a U-turn…
Karnataka cabinet expanded; 24 MLAs sworn in as ministers

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet was expanded on Saturday with new ministers taking the oath of office. Among those who were sworn in by Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot were N. Rajanna, Dinesh Gundu…
Bengaluru: Swearing in ceremony of new Cabinet Ministers; traffic diverted

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Traffic police have diverted traffic between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. around the Raj Bhavan area in Bengaluru, given the swearing in ceremony of 24 Cabinet Ministers on Saturday.…