kKoppal: In a controversial statement, BJP's senior leader KS Eshwarappa has said "Chairperson of the Co-ordination Committee Siddaramaiah is a self-proclaimed Kuruba leader and a great communalist.

Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed concern that the democracy is being ruined and the Constitution is not safe in the country in the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar Monday accepted the resignation of rebel Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav, who is taking on party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge as the BJP candidate from Gulbarga constituency in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Bengaluru: BJP president BS Yeddyurappa today challenged the AICC president Rahul Gandhi to prove the allegations he leveled against the former.

Mandya: The nomination papers filed by Nikhil Kumaraswamy from JD(S) party for the Mandya constituency have been approved by the Deputy Commissioner and local Election Commissioner Manjushree. The Chief Electoral Officer Ranjith Kumar gave clean chit to Manjushree in the matter.

Madikeri: The people died Monday in what is suspected to be an incident of electrocution. The incident was reported from Arwathoklu here in the Madikeri.

Bengaluru: Predicting defeat for BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Monday mockingly said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the fate of 'India Shining' due to his anti- poor policies.

Two people were murdered when they were sleeping at their farm house on Sunday night at Chandakawet village in Sindagi taluk in Vijayapura district here.