Shivalinge Gowda

At 1.30pm on Tuesday a posse of bank officials along with policemen landed at Kempanna Building in Vinayaka Nagar and forced its occupants to vacate their homes.

The first class judicial magistrate court at Arasikere on Monday convicted JD(S) legislator KM Shivalinge Gowda and ordered him to undergo a jail term of one year, besides directing him to pay a penalty of Rs 1,000 for violating the election code of conduct during the 2009 parliamentary elections.

Kannada daily soap Nammane Yuvarani is getting interesting with each passing episode. The makers are leaving no stone unturned to introduce frequent tweaks and turns in the storyline.

JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda on Thursday indicated that the party’s two-time MLA from Arsikere KM Shivalinge Gowda could leave the party. While he pointed out that the disgruntled MLA has discussed the issues with former CM HD Kumaraswamy, he PM said the issues are not thrashed out.

Another debt-ridden farmer committed suicide near Mandya on Sunday by jumping into a well in his field.

Six inspectors, in charge of police stations in prime localities have been pulled up for negligence and dereliction of duty.

A division bench headed by Chief Justice P D Dinakaran allowed a PIL and quashed a 10-year quarrying lease for multi-coloured granite.

A local court on Monday found Karnataka JD(S) legislator K M Shivalinge Gowda guilty of poll code violation during the 2009 parliamentary elections and sentenced him one year jail imprisonment.

Two persons were arrested in connection with theft in the house of Phaneesh Murthy, CEO of the software firm iGate Global Solution.

While lobbying has intensified, party honchos have reportedly decided to fill only seven berths when the cabinet expansion happens on Wednesday. Congress, which has 22 portfolios, is likely to induct 11ministers in the first phase.

After creating a flutter in the last assembly session by attending the House wearing miners' helmets to protect themselves from belligerent BJP MLAs, the opposition JD(S) on Wednesday enacted another unique scene: they arrived in the assembly blowing conch shells, ringing bells and chanting `Govinda! Govinda! Govinda!'

Banavara police have registered a case against Arsikere legislator K M Shivalinge Gowda for violation of model code of conduct on Monday.

A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her west Bengaluru house on Sunday night after her mother refused to give her Rs 1,000 to party with friends.

Determined to ensure it wins a majority in the upcoming elections, Congress is making big efforts to woo ‘winnable’ lawmakers from BJP and JD(S), including some of those who deserted the party in 2019.

With the Lok Sabha polls looming large, and a day after former CM and MLC Jagadish Shettar returned to the BJP, chief minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government finalised the list of 34 MLAs for the posts of chairmans to boards and corporations and released them.

Minister for women and child welfare Umashree said the government is aware of the harassment meted out to women selfhelp groups across the state, and that the department is making all efforts to resolve the issue.

BANGALORE: A jeep driver died and two others escaped with minor injuries when a rashly driven lorry hit the jeep near Chikka Banavara Aiyappa Swamy Temple on Hesaraghatta Main Road on Saturday night.

Former chief minister and BJP patron BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday struck an emotional chord during his speech on the budget, announcing that it would be his last speech in the legislative assembly.

Anticipating a massive exodus from the party, JD(S) has begun scouting for fresh candidates to replace some of its sitting legislators ahead of next year’s assembly elections.

Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar and former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi, who jumped ship to join the Congress from BJP just before the recent assembly elections and helped tilt the Lingayat vote bank in favour of the grand old party, have notably missed out on cabinet berths.

Ten ministers, including CM Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar, were sworn in last week. This is the first time in recent times that a new government has managed to install a full-strength cabinet of 34 ministers in such a short time. Portfolios are likely to be distributed on Sunday.

Karnataka Higher Education minister C T Ravi on Wednesday assured the State Assembly that restriction on appointment of lecturers in unaided colleges would be lifted after consulting chief minister Jagadish Shettar.

HASSAN: The Zilla Panchayat has decided to spend Rs 1.22 crore to tackle the drinking water problem in the district.