Vijayapura: The driver of an oil-tanker killed on the spot in a head on collision between the tanker and a sugarcane-laden tractor on the outskirts of Yaragalla village near Sindhagi taluk on Friday morning.

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Bengaluru: The Congress ministers' portfolios have been reshuffled in the coalition government of the state. Following the recent cabinet expansion, eight new ministers have been inducted in the cabinet. Hence, the ministers with more than one account have been relieved of the additional posts.

Bengaluru: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Friday morning, conducted raids at 17 places in the state, including Mangaluru. The sleuths inspected property documents at the houses and offices of five officials accused of corruption.

“I have not insulted Rama. But I have clearly interpreted Ramayana written by Valmiki”, said noted writer Prof KS Bhagavan

The list of portfolios for the newly inducted eight ministers into the Congress-JDS coalition government is said to be finalized.

KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao said that as there were many able Dalit leaders in Karnataka who have the capacity to become chief minister, the Congress was committed to make a dalit leader as chief minister in coming days.

Transport Minister DC Thammanna said that as the transport corporations were incurring losses due to repeated increase in petroleum prices, it was inevitable for the government to hike the bus fares.

Slain journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh'ssister Kavitha Lankesh Thursday came out against any move to handover the probe in the case to the CBI, saying the Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka police had made a lot of progress, arresting 16 suspects.