Tag: Karnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday denied he was getting into a hospital to avoid the floor test in the state Assembly on Monday. “The news of Kumaraswamy being unwell and getting admitted in a city hospital is fake and based on rumours, which is being spread by those trying to topple the […]

Bengaluru: Amid late Monday night drama in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar directed Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to face floor test on Tuesday by 6 p.m. to prove majority in the House. “I am adjourning the House nearly at midnight to meet again on Tuesday at 10 a.m. for concluding the debate on […]

Bengaluru: The BJP in Karnataka will elect its state President B.S. Yeddyurappa as its legislative party leader and stake claim to form government in the state following the exit of the 14-month-old JD-S-Congress coalition government on Tuesday, a party official said on Wednesday. “All our 105 legislators are meeting later in the day at the […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar on Thursday disqualified two rebel Congress legislators and an Independent lawmaker with immediate effect. The Congress rebels are Ramesh Jarkiholi (Gokak) and Mahesh Kumatahalli (Athani) constituency in Belagavi district, while the Independent is R. Shankar (Ranebennur). “The 3 legislators have been disqualified under the Anti-Defection Law (10th Schedule […]

Bengaluru: A day before the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 rebel legislators of the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) for defying their parties to attend the House on July 23. The 14 MLAs had failed to attend the House on July 23, when former chief minister […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday proved his majority in the Assembly winning the confidence motion by a voice vote. With the numbers game favouring the BJP government, the Congress and JDS did not press for division on the one-line motion moved by Yediyurappa that the House expresses confidence in his three-day […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar resigned from the legislative post on Monday, 14 months after he was unanimously elected as the Speaker. “I am resigning from this august post as Speaker of the state legislative Assembly for personal reasons. I thank all the members for cooperating with me during my 14-month long tenure […]

Bengaluru: A day after Bengaluru overtook Mumbai in terms of registering Covid positive cases, Karnataka on Monday decided to opt for enforcing lockdown like restrictions for the next fortnight starting…

New Delhi: With a score of 12.66, Odisha was ranked 12th in Innovation in the India Innovation Index 2019 released by the NITI Aayog on Thursday. Odisha secured the 10th rank in the Enablers category while it was placed in 11th position in Performance with a score of 10.08, sources said. Odisha, however, performed well […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka by the then Assembly Speaker but paved the way for them to contest the December 5 by-polls on 15 seats in the state. While upholding their disqualification, the apex court set aside the portion of the orders by the […]

Bengaluru: Initial trends of vote count in 15 Assembly segments in Karnataka indicate that the ruling BJP government would continue in power in the southern state, a party official said on Monday. According to early trends over an hour after counting of votes began at 8.00 a.m. in all the Assembly seats, the BJP is […]

Delhi: Odisha emerged as the champions of the first-ever Women’s National T20 Tournament for Blind after registering a comprehensive 87-run victory over Karnataka in the final at the DDA Sports Complex Siri Fort here on Thursday. Odisha, after putting up a huge total of 218-8 in 20 overs restricted the opponents to a meagre total of […]

Mangaluru: Karnataka’s senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah has been barred from entering Mangaluru as the port city was under curfew after anti-CAA protests turned violent on Thursday, police said on Saturday. “Mangaluru Police Commissioner P.S. Harsha has advised Siddaramaiah not to visit the city till normalcy returns,” police officer Guru Kamat told IANS. Mangaluru is about […]

When was the last time one saw our intelligentsia out on the street on an issue – any issue? Or, at the very least, issue a statement or sign a petition on an issue – any issue? As one watched students, academics, writers, artists (even of the cinema variety) civil society members and others across […]

New Delhi: Srinivasa Gowda, a Kambala jockey from Moodabidri in Karnataka, has been called for trials by the Sports Ministry after he set a new record as the fastest runner in the history of the traditional sport of the coastal region. “I’ll call Karnataka’s Srinivasa Gowda for trials by top SAI Coaches. There’s lack of […]