By saying that the doors of the BJP are open to the dissident Congress and JDS MLAs if they are willing to join the party, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa once again started to lure the disgruntled MLAs of the coalition government.

Tumkur: Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Minority Welfare, and Wakf board Zamir Ahmed Khan said that he would seek apology to the people of the state for taking oath in English.

The fledgling JD-S-Congress coalition government in Karnataka would start working from Monday, as most of the cabinet ministers went to their constituencies for the week-end, said an official on Saturday.

Bidar: No one can sideline former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. If Siddaramaiah wishes government will be dissolved within two minutes, said Basavakalyan MLA B Narayana.

The conspiracy to tag dalit movement leaders Dr. Prakash Ambedkar and Jignesh Mevani of Gujarat as naxals is highly condemnable, said senior rationalist A.K Subbaiah.

The murderers of senior scholar M.M Kalburgi will be arrested soon said deputy chief minister and home minister Dr. G. Parameshwar.

Badami: Former Chief Minister, Badami MLA Siddaramaiah stated that no schemes including Annabhagya, Indira Canteen implemented by the previous government would be canceled.

Chikmagalur: The monsoon is actively making its presence in the land of coffe-Chikkamagaluru.