2013 polls: BJP woos backward classes
With its eye on significant number of voters among backward classes ahead of next year’s elections to the Legislative Assembly, the ruling BJP carved a separate department for their welfare on Thursda
Cross voting: CM, BSY camp spar
The ruling BJP might have ensured the win of all its six candidates in the legislative Council polls from the Assembly constituency but that has not made Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda’s job of ensuri
Rains play truant, CM plans cloud seeding
With the monsoon playing truant, the state government is planning to induce rains by carrying out cloud seeding in drought affected areas. Speaking to reporters after a review meeting on the drought s
Welcome to MG Road: Boulevard of broken dreams
In a city getting crowded by the day, MG Road once provided relief. A long, broad stretch with a pretty boulevard running partially down its length, it was Bengalureans’ pride. Shopping and sipping t
Court turns down BSY, kin plea for anticipatory bail
The CBI special court on Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail applications of former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his kin. The CBI special court judge D.R. Venkata Sudarshan, in a 75-page
JD(S) gets caste combine right
Enthused by the success in the Legislative Council elections from the Assembly constituency, where it managed to ensure the victory of two candidates—its own Mudir Agha and Independent candidate Bhai
BJP wins but lotus has its revenge
The ruling BJP which had engineered Operation Kamala to lure MLAs from the Congress and JD(S) to come to power in 2008, got a taste of its own medicine on Monday when as many as 12 of its MLAs cross-v
Vokkaliga seer faces land grab probe
The Lokayukta special court on Tuesday ordered a police investigation against Adichunchanagiri Math seer Balagangadharanatha swami for allegedly encroaching 15.31 acres of government land through forg
Students slam KEA on Facebook wall
The Karnataka Examination Authority’s (KEA) Facebook page has opened a flood of comments from students, who slam the authority for faulty evaluation, problems with answer scripts and other issues. The
Litigation over land continue to hinder Metro progress
Work on the underground section of Namma Metro’s Phase-1 has hit a hurdle with litigation over land acquisition. Work on some of the crucial stretches has been affected and this could delay the launch